SAMPSON WHITE KNIGHTED 11 



for the Butler neer to the King's table carrying two golden 

 Bowles covered in his Hands w*^ w*=^ his Majesty was to be 

 served .... at which cubbard Mr. Mayor of Oxon : alone 

 waited in his scarlett gown, executing the ofifice of Buttler 

 while his Ma"® was at dinner only, when his Ma"® had neer 

 dyned the Lord Mayor of London presented his Ma**® with 

 a bowle of wine & claimed the bowle & had the same 

 allowed by his Ma"®. 



"And it is to be noted that the Friday Morneing Mr. 

 Mayor and the Cittizens attending on his Ma"® to kiss his 

 Eoyall Hand his Ma"® was graciously pleased to conferre the 

 hon"" of K"%ood upon Mr. Mayor." 



It is mentioned that on their application the 

 Mayor and his followers were permitted by the Lord 

 Mayor of London " to go down to Westminster with 

 his Lordshippe in his Barge " on the Coronation day, 

 after a "very free Treatment given them by his 

 Lsppe." They also dined with the Lord Mayor on 

 the day after the coronation, "where they had a 

 very noble & great feast & were entertayned by his 

 Lsppe w*^^ soe much and soe great respect that it 

 deserves to have a lasting rememberance for w°^ 

 purpose it is here entered." 



The "bowle," a large silver-gilt cup, which was 

 kept by Sir Sampson White, was bequeathed by 

 him to the Corporation of Oxford. 



A family tradition, which has descended to the 

 writer, records that the worthy Mayor, on hearing 

 Lord Eochester at Court remark on the recent 

 frequency of highway robberies, sagely observed, 



