The
Triumphs
of
London
,
For
the
Inauguration
of
the
Right
Honourable
Sir
Richard
Levett
,
Kt.
LORD
MAYOR
OF
THE
City
of
LONDON
.
CONTAINING
A
Description
of
the
PAGEANTS
,
together
with
the
Publick
Speeches
,
and
the
whole
Solemnity
of
the
Day
.
Performed
on
Monday
the
30th
Day
of
October
,
Anno
1699.
All
set
forth
at
the
proper
Cost
and
Charge
of
the
Honourable
Company
of
HABERDASHERS
.
Published
by
Authority
.
LONDON
:
Printed
for
A.
Baldwin
,
at
the
Oxford
Arms
Inn
in
Warwick-Lane
,
MDCXCIX
.
To
the
Right
Honourable
Sir
Richard
Levett
,
Kt.
Lord
Mayor
of
the
City
of
London
.
My
LORD
,
THE
City
in
their
Unanimous
Choice
of
their
Supream
Magistrate
,
have
put
the
Sword
and
Scales
into
so
tryed
a
Hand
,
already
so
fam'd
for
the
Administration
of
Justice
,
that
Your
Lordship's
Advancement
to
the
Praetorian
Chair
,
is
no
more
than
the
Lawrel
to
the
Conqueror
;
all
the
Heroick
Bravery
,
and
every
Meriting
Virtue
that
won
those
Bays
were
all
his
own
before
.
Never
was
this
Honour
more
Deserved
,
or
less
Coveted
than
by
Your
Lordship
.
The
Popular
Torrent
of
an
Universal
Esteem
and
Veneration
carried
their
Darling
Choice
to
the
Chair
.
Yes
,
Sir
,
it
was
their
common
Oblation
of
Gratitude
:
They
owed
it
,
and
they
paid
it
You.
In
which
Honourable
Dignity
they
Crown'd
Your
Virtues
,
not
Your
Ambition
.
And
to
compleat
that
truly
Excellent
,
that
Prideless
Character
,
so
wholly
Your
own
;
all
the
private
Satisfaction
Your
Lordship
shall
receive
from
that
Illustrious
Administration
,
will
be
Your
Glory
of
Serving
the
City
,
not
that
of
Commanding
it
.
And
indeed
that
which
has
attracted
Your
Lordship
so
general
a
Love
and
Respect
,
is
,
that
Moderation
that
has
always
governed
through
the
whole
Conduct
of
Your
Life
.
Your
Lordship
,
with
a
true
Judgment
,
and
right
Reason
,
has
ever
esteemed
Opinion
and
Faith
to
lie
only
before
a
Higher
Tribunal
,
and
consequently
to
be
only
Answerable
there
.
Under
the
Guidance
therefore
of
that
Golden
Mean
,
not
Byast
or
Warpt
by
Favour
or
Prejudice
,
an
Assent
with
You
never
heighten'd
Your
Smiles
,
nor
a
Dissent
from
You
ever
lessen'd
'
em
.
No
,
the
Difference
of
Persuasion
that
has
so
often
disturb'd
whole
Families
,
and
even
shaken
States
,
never
concerned
Your
Lordship
.
No
,
my
Lord
,
Humanity
and
Common
Right
have
ever
been
adjudged
by
Your
Lordship
the
only
Arbitrators
in
Humane
Society
.
And
therefore
with
a
Justice
without
Severity
,
and
a
Mercy
without
Fondness
or
Partiality
,
Your
Lordship
has
ever
held
the
Ballance
upright
and
even
to
all
Mankind
.
'T
is
with
this
Innate
and
Unchangeable
Principle
the
Chair
finds
You
,
and
the
World
shall
leave
You.
This
Due
all
Tongues
have
ever
paid
You
,
and
my
Pen
only
writes
after
'em
,
being
,
My
LORD
,
With
all
profound
Humility
,
Your
Lordship
's
most
obedient
Servant
,
E.
SETTLE
.
TO
THE
Worshipful
Company
OF
HABERDASHERS
.
Gentlemen
,
THo'
you
have
now
had
a
pretty
considerable
Interval
,
viz.
of
near
35
Years
,
since
the
Chair
has
been
fill'd
by
an
Honourable
Member
of
your
o�n
Society
:
However
,
your
Fair
Records
keep
a
Long
Roll
of
Honour
among
you
,
when
you
number
no
less
than
twenty
Lord
Mayors
of
your
own
.
But
tho'
,
't
is
true
,
the
Collar
of
SS
,
that
Honorary
Ornament
for
a
Year
,
has
not
so
lately
shined
among
you
;
however
't
is
not
so
long
since
you
have
received
that
Honour
that
will
shine
Ages
,
a
more
Lasting
Monument
of
the
Haberdashers
Glory
:
A
Pile
of
that
Illustrious
Charity
(
Charity
of
all
Honour
the
Brightest
)
that
we
need
take
but
a
very
short
Walk
to
see
as
fair
a
Structure
for
another
Inscription
of
a
Deo
Dante
dedit
Robert
Aske
Armig.
as
that
of
Thomas
Sutton
;
whilst
a
Hoxton
Foundation
may
even
bear
Head
,
and
write
Sister
with
a
Chartreux
one
.
But
indeed
't
is
not
a
single
Glory
of
that
kind
that
has
thus
shined
among
you
.
The
Charitable
Donation
of
Eighteen
Thousand
Pounds
from
one
of
your
Members
in
the
Reign
of
Queen
Elizabeth
(
a
pretty
round
Sum
in
those
early
Days
)
deserves
a
very
large
Page
in
the
Haberdashers
Register
of
Fame
.
And
really
the
Doners
of
Charity
are
the
only
Men
(
to
say
Truth
)
that
pay
their
Debts
before
they
die
.
They
owe
all
their
Riches
to
the
Smiles
of
Heaven
;
and
in
the
Provision
for
Fed
Mouths
and
Cloath'd
Backs
,
they
pay
it
all
Back
to
Heav'n
again
.
For
one
yet
Additional
Honour
more
to
your
Company
,
't
is
a
Numerous
one
.
So
large
a
Body
of
you
seems
to
say
,
you
have
some
extraordinary
Attractions
of
Worth
and
Honour
to
invite
and
draw
so
General
a
Conflux
to
you
.
And
to
make
it
yet
larger
still
,
we
must
consider
you
as
a
very
spreading
Root
,
when
no
less
than
the
whole
Foundation
of
so
Eminent
a
Society
as
the
Merchant
Adventurers
were
Originally
a
Branch
of
You.
Thus
wishing
You
a
daily
Accumulation
of
new
Honours
to
the
Rich
Portion
you
already
possess
,
I
am
,
GENTLEMEN
,
Your
most
humble
Servant
,
E.
S.
The
Movement
of
the
Morning
.
THE
whole
Company
selected
for
the
Management
of
the
Triumph
,
meet
at
Seven
in
the
Morning
at
his
Lordship's
House
,
viz.
-
1.
The
Wardens
and
Assistants
in
Gowns
faced
with
Foyns
.
-
2.
The
Livery
in
Gowns
with
Budge
,
and
their
Hoods
.
-
3.
The
Foyns
and
Budge
Batchelors
and
Gowns
and
Scarlet
Hoods
.
-
4.
Forty
Gentlemen
Ushers
in
Velvet
Coats
,
each
a
Chain
of
Gold
about
his
Shoulders
,
and
a
white
Staff
in
his
Hand
.
-
5.
Thirty
other
Gentlemen
carrying
Banners
and
Colours
.
-
6.
The
Serjeant-Trumpet
wearing
two
Scarfs
,
one
of
the
Lord
Mayors
Colours
,
and
the
other
of
the
Companies
,
with
36
more
Trumpets
,
whereof
16
are
His
Majesty's
.
-
7.
His
Majesty's
Drum-Major
,
wearing
a
Scarf
of
the
Company
's
Colour
,
with
four
more
of
His
Majesty's
Drums
and
Fifes
.
-
8.
Seven
other
Drums
and
two
Fifes
with
Scarfs
.
-
9.
The
two
City
Marshals
riding
on
Horseback
,
and
six
Persons
attending
with
Scarfs
and
Colours
of
the
Companies
.
-
10.
The
Foot
Marshal
and
six
Attendants
with
like
Scarfs
,
&c.
-
11.
The
Master
of
Defence
and
his
Retinue
in
like
Scarfs
,
&c.
-
12.
Several
Pensioners
in
Gowns
and
Caps
,
bearing
Standards
and
Banners
.
-
13.
Other
Pensioners
in
Gowns
and
Caps
,
carrying
each
a
Javelin
in
one
Hand
,
and
Target
in
the
other
,
having
the
Arms
of
the
Company
's
Founders
and
Benefactors
.
All
these
Rank'd
by
the
Foot-Marshal
,
marching
Two
by
Two
,
the
Company
's
Ensigns
leading
;
the
Pensioners
,
four
Drums
,
and
one
Fife
,
and
four
more
Drums
and
Fifes
bring
up
the
Rear
of
this
Division
.
After
them
the
Pensioners
with
Standards
;
four
Trumpets
,
the
Supporters
and
Crest
of
the
Company
,
six
Gentlemen
Ushers
,
then
the
Budge
Batchelors
concluding
the
Second
Division
.
Six
Trumpets
,
two
Gentlemen
,
one
bearing
the
City's
,
the
other
the
Company
's
Arms.
Then
eight
Gentlemen
Ushers
,
and
next
the
Foyn
Batchelors
make
the
Third
Division
.
Two
Gentlemen
Ushers
bearing
Banners
,
two
more
Gentlemen
Ushers
,
and
then
the
Livery
.
Next
the
City
Trumpets
,
then
two
Gentlemen
bearing
the
City
and
Lord
Mayors
Banner
.
Then
the
Gentlemen
and
Court
of
Assistants
,
&c.
Four
Drums
,
six
Trumpets
,
two
Gentlemen
bearing
Banners
,
four
Gentlemen
and
four
Pages
,
and
then
the
Wardens
bring
up
the
Rear
.
In
this
Order
they
march
from
Guild-Hall
,
his
Lordship
being
accompanied
from
thence
by
the
old
Lord
Mayor
,
whence
the
whole
Company
move
through
Cheap-side
to
Three-Crane-Wharf
,
where
the
Lord
Mayor
,
Aldermen
,
Livery
,
and
part
of
the
Gentlemen
Ushers
,
take
their
Barge
for
Westminster
,
whither
his
Lordship
is
attended
,
with
the
several
Barges
of
the
respective
Companies
,
with
Flags
,
Streamers
,
several
Pleasure-Boats
,
with
Hautboys
,
Flutes
,
Trumpets
,
and
all
manner
of
Musick
,
&c.
His
Lordship
having
taken
the
Oaths
before
the
Barons
of
the
Exchequer
,
returns
with
the
same
Attendants
and
Splendor
to
Dorset
Stairs
,
where
,
at
his
Landing
,
he
is
saluted
by
the
Artillery
Company
,
in
all
their
Martial
Ornaments
in
Buff
and
Silver
Head-pieces
;
and
thus
,
with
the
whole
Cavalcade
,
moves
forward
towards
Cheap-side
.
In
his
March
,
he
is
first
entertained
with
this
Pageant
.
The
First
PAGEANT
,
The
Triumphs
of
Honour
.
ON
a
stately
Pedestal
of
the
Compositive
Order
is
erected
the
Lyon
of
England
,
Passant
Or
,
being
an
Honourable
Addition
to
the
Arms
of
the
Worshipful
Haberdashers
,
by
the
particular
Gift
of
the
Crown
in
Reward
of
their
Great
Services
,
&c.
On
this
Lyon
sits
a
Figure
representing
TRIUMPH
,
with
the
Bannor
of
England
in
his
Hand
.
At
the
four
Angles
are
erected
four
flaming
Pyramids
fill'd
with
the
Coats
of
Arms
of
all
the
Worthy
Benefactors
of
the
Company
together
with
the
Escutcheons
of
20
Lord
Mayors
,
all
Members
of
their
Society
,
viz.
1.
Sir
Robert
Billisden
,
Anno.
1434.
being
in
the
First
Year
of
Richard
III.
2.
Sir
Stephen
Peacock
,
Anno
1532.
3.
Sir
William
Foreman
,
1538.
4.
Sir
George
Barns
,
1552.
5.
Sir
William
Gerard
,
1555.
6.
Sir
Nicholas
Woodhouse
,
1579.
7.
Sir
Thomas
Blanke
,
1582.
8.
Sir
George
Barns
,
1586.
9.
Sir
George
Bond
,
1587.
10.
Sir
William
Rider
,
1600.
11.
Sir
John
Gerard
,
1601.
12.
Sir
Thomas
Lowe
,
1604.
13.
Sir
Francis
Jones
,
1620.
14.
Sir
Hugh
Hammersley
,
1627.
15.
Sir
George
Whitmore
,
1631.
16.
Sir
Nicholas
Raynton
,
1632.
17.
Sir
Richard
Fenn
,
1637.
18.
Sir
Thomas
Fowk
,
1652.
19.
Sir
John
Lawrence
,
1664.
20.
The
present
Lord
Mayor
.
At
the
Basis
of
this
Pedastal
are
seated
four
Figures
,
representing
Charity
,
Liberality
,
Virtue
and
Honour
.
TRIUMPH
thus
Addresses
his
Lordship
.
The
Speech
of
Triumph
.
ON
my
triumphant
Golden
Lyon
crown'd
,
I
view
my
Pyramids
and
Trophies
round
.
These
Scutcheons
most
belong
to
the
Great
Dead
,
Whose
shining
Glories
,
Sir
,
before
You
led
.
Patrons
and
Benefactors
,
whose
warm
Smiles
Founded
their
own
Rich
Monumental
Piles
;
Structures
of
Charity
whose
proud
Roofs
shall
raise
To
endless
Time
the
Haberdashers
Praise
.
To
all
those
Worthies
in
the
Front
appear
,
T
is
You
,
Illustrious
Sir
,
bring
up
the
Rear
.
The
Second
PAGEANT
,
The
Temple
of
Time.
A
Stately
Dome
erected
upon
four
Columns
of
the
Dorick
Order
;
over
the
Etableture
of
which
are
planted
four
Pedastals
,
supporting
the
proper
Insignia
of
TIME
.
The
whole
Fabrick
of
Egytian
Marble
adorned
with
Gold
and
Precious
Stones
;
the
immediate
Attendants
are
Truth
,
the
Daughter
of
Time
,
with
this
Motto
,
Vincit
Veritas
,
Truth
overcomes
.
2.
Humility
with
this
Motto
,
In
terris
Corpus
in
Caelo
cor
,
The
Body
on
Earth
the
Heart
in
Heaven
.
3.
Constancy
with
this
Motto
,
Metam
tangenti
Corona
,
The
Crown
belongs
to
him
that
perseveres
to
the
End.
Four
more
Figures
are
placed
at
the
Angles
,
representing
Prudence
,
Patience
,
Temperance
and
Mercy
.
TIME
thus
Salutes
his
Lordship
.
The
Speech
of
Time.
TIme
measures
out
the
Globe
,
Life's
fleeting
Sands
And
the
keen
Scythe
of
Fate
are
in
my
Hands
.
But
tho'
so
swift
my
Rapid
Minutes
drive
,
I
keep
Records
that
shall
to
Ages
live
:
The
Memories
of
the
Great
,
the
Good
,
and
Just
,
By
me
enroll'd
in
Fame
,
by
me
embalm'd
their
Dust.
If
Time
is
that
Historian
,
I
have
here
A
glorious
Theme
for
my
Great
Register
.
Your
fair
Memoirs
,
my
Lord
,
th'
auspicious
Sway
Of
your
Pretorian
Pow'r
,
and
that
warm
Ray
Your
Virtues
,
Justice
,
Equity
display
,
Shall
in
Times
Annals
fill
the
noblest
Page
;
And
one
Years
Reign
find
Glory
for
an
Age.
The
Third
PAGEANT
,
The
Palace
of
Pleasure
.
A
Magnificent
Fabrick
supported
by
four
Twisted
Columns
,
and
as
many
Pillasters
of
Lapis
Lazuri
richly
adorned
with
Silver
and
Gold
,
the
whole
Structure
Roof'd
with
several
Intricated
Angles
,
all
centring
and
pointing
into
an
Octagon
Form.
The
principal
Figure
in
this
Pageant
is
the
Goddess
FLORA
,
whose
chief
Attendants
are
Ceres
,
Vertumna
and
Pomona
.
To
which
are
added
four
more
Attendants
,
expressing
Joy
,
Harmony
,
Love
and
Felicity
.
FLORA
thus
Congratulates
his
Lordship
.
FLORA
'
s
Speech
.
FLora
,
a
Goddess
of
that
sovereign
sway
,
I
cheer
the
Spring
,
I
dress
the
Fields
so
gay
;
The
Winged
Choristers
all
sing
to
me
;
All
Nature
only
wears
my
Livery
.
But
tho'
my
Hand
does
that
vast
Scepter
bear
,
I
view
that
Head
which
I
must
Homage
here
.
Here
The
Fourth
PAGEANT
,
The
Chariot
of
St.
Katharine
.
A
Stately
Chariot
all
enrich'd
with
Emboss'd
Work
of
Silver
,
driven
upon
four
golden
St.
Katharine
'
s
Speech
.
ST
.
Katharine
did
of
old
this
Claim
possess
,
Was
th'
Honour'd
Habardashers
Patroness
.
Tho'
The
Fifth
PAGEANT
,
The
Factory
of
Commerce
.
ON
a
very
large
Stage
are
planted
,
almost
all
round
,
several
Shops
,
viz.
Milliners
,
Hosiers
,
Hatters
,
Cappers
,
&c.
with
Indian
Planters
and
Cutters
of
Tobacco
,
&c.
The
whole
Pageant
in
some
part
Arch'd
over
,
and
in
other
parts
enrich'd
with
a
Cornish
of
Gold
over
the
several
Shops
;
in
the
Rear
of
the
Pageant
is
planted
a
stately
Throne
richly
gilt
and
adorned
,
on
which
,
under
a
Noble
Canopy
,
sits
a
Person
representing
COMMERCE
.
During
the
Movement
of
this
Pageant
,
several
Papers
of
Tobacco
are
given
among
the
People
.
At
his
Lordship's
Approach
,
the
Person
representing
Commerce
descends
from
his
Throne
to
pay
his
Homage
to
his
Lordship
as
follows
.
The
Speech
of
Commerce
.
HEre
in
my
Factory
of
Trade
I
stand
;
Trade
that
commands
the
World
,
You
Trade
command
.
All
Heads
,
all
Hands
,
to
dig
th'
Industrious
Mine
,
The
Product
of
the
Earth
,
Air
,
Seas
,
all
join
,
From
Trade's
Rich
Crop
to
make
whole
Nations
shine
.
Nor
shall
the
Virtues
of
this
Generous
[*](A59350-e2720-b)
Plant
,
In
Fame
their
just
Recorded
Glories
want
:
Yes
,
thou
dear
Plant
,
from
the
vast
Indian
Coasts
,
The
Richest
Flow'r
the
Royal
Garden
boasts
,
Advance
thy
Worth
,
and
raise
thy
Head
yet
higher
,
Till
even
proud
London
from
thy
Growth
aspire
,
To
gain
by
Smoke
what
once
it
lost
by
Fire
.
Here
his
Lordship
moves
forward
to
Guild-hall
to
Dinner
,
where
he
receives
the
Honour
of
Entertaining
the
Lords
of
the
Council
,
the
Judges
,
and
the
Chief
of
the
Nobility
;
the
whole
Magnificence
of
which
splendid
Entertainment
concludes
the
Solemnity
of
the
Day
.
FINIS
.
Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
Notes for div A59350-e2510
*
Taking
up
a
Hand
of
Tobacco
.