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different houses for the grand pro- 

 cess on of Saurd.ij' were suffered 

 to remain, and, together with the 

 windows, were thronged with 

 spectators. The Heralds and the 

 different officers assembled at St. 

 James's about 11 o'clock, but were 

 detained till near 4, by the ab- 



sence of the militarj', who were to 

 accompany them, they being en- 

 gaged at the Review in Hyde- 

 park. The military having at 

 length arrived at St. James's, the 

 procession proceeded to the Palace- 

 gate, in the following order : — 



Knight Marshal's Men, two and two. 

 Knight Marshal. 



Drums. 



Drum-Major. 



Trumpets. 



Serjeant Trumpeter 



(with his Mace and Collar). 



Poursuivants. 



Heralds. 



Serjeants at Arms. < Kings of Arms, i Serjeants at Arms, 



mounted and habited in their respective Tabards. 



At the gate the Proclamation joined by that from Westminster, 

 was read by the Senior Officer of moved on to Charing-cross in the 

 Arms, and the procession being following order : — 



Horse-Guards, to clear the way. 



Beadles of Westminster, bare-headed, two and two, with staves. 



Constables of Westminster, in like manner. 



High Constable, with his Staff, on Horseback. 



Officers of the High Bailiff of Westminster, with White Wands, on 



Horseback. 



Clerk of the High Bailiff. 



High Bailiff and Deputy Steward. 



Horse-Guards. 



Then came the rest of the Pro- 

 cession in the order in which they 

 approached the palace-gate as be- 

 fore mentioned, fianked by de- 

 tachments of the Horse Guards. 



At Charing-cross, the Officer of 

 Arms next in rank read the Pro- 

 clamation, looking towards White- 

 hall ; after which the Procession 

 moved on to Temple-bar, the 

 gates of which were shut, and the 

 junior Officer of Arms, coming 



out of the rank between two 

 trumpeters, preceded by two Horse 

 Guards to clear the way, rode up 

 to the gate, and after the trumpets 

 had sounded thrice, knocked with 

 a cane. Being asked by the City 

 Marshal, from within, (who had 

 been there in waiting for some 

 time, with the Lord Mayor, She- 

 riffs, and Aldermen, attended by 

 the other city officers,) "Who 

 comes there?" he replied, «' The 



