1606. } 
When the proceffion came to Temple-bar, 
the gates were fhut; they were, however, 
prefently opened, and the lord-mayor, mount- 
ed on horfeback, and bare-headed, took his 
place in the line immediately after the Prince 
of Wales. The court of aldermen followed 
in carriages, and thus by flow degrees the 
cavalcade attained the front of the cathedral. 
On the arrival of the proceffion at-St. Paul’s 
(which was filled. at an early hour by all 
tholfe who cauld obtain places), the cavalry 
marched of to their barracks ; tne Scotch 
regiments drew up in the area fronting the 
church, and marched in at the we(tern gate. 
The 48 Greenwich penfioners, with the 48 
feamen and marines trom the Victory, who 
formed part of the proceffion, entered the 
weftern gate, afcended tne fteps, and divided 
in a line on each fide under the great wefern 
portico. On the arrival of the body and the 
funeral car at the great entrance, it was drawn 
vp without the weflern gate. The body was 
taken from the car, covered with the pall, 
and borae by 12 men; and was received 
within’ the gate by the fupporters and pall- 
bearers, who had previoufly alighted for its 
reception. ‘The remainder of the proceffion 
entered the church, and divided on either 
fide according to their ranks; thofe who had 
proceeded firit remaining neareft the door. 
The chief muurner, and his two fupporters, 
were feated on chairs at the head of the body, 
and the fix afliftant mourners, and the four 
fupporters of the pall, on ftools on each fide. 
The relations of the deceafed alfo near 
them in the cheir. ‘The officers of the army 
and navy, who followed in the proceffion re- 
mained in the body of the church. The car- 
pet and cufhion (on which the trophies were 
aiterwards depofited) were laid, by the gen- 
tleman ufher who carried them, on a table 
placed near the grave, and beuind the place 
which was occupied by the chief mourner. 
The coronet and cufhion, borne by Claren- 
cieux king at arms, was laid on the body, 
and the canopy borne over it3 the bearers 
-of the bannerolls near thofe of the bunsers? 
At the conclufion of the fervice in the choir, 
@ procetlion was made from thence to the 
gtave, with the banners and bannerolls as 
deiore ; the officers or arms proceeding with 
the trophies; the body borne and attended as 
before ; the chief mourner, and his fupport- 
ers, placed themfelves at the head or the 
grave; andthe ailiftant mourners, and the 
telations of the deceafed, near them. Dr, 
Croft’s ‘* Man that is born,” was fung from 
a gallery, erected on the back of the organ 
Jott; and, after Handel’s divine anthem, 
*« His body is buried in peace!” the Bithop 
of Lincuin having read the fervice, except 
the lait prayer, the body was placed on a 
platform, and folemnly defcended by balance 
weights zo feet to the vault beneath, at 
thirty-three minutes and an halr paft five 
precifely. The laft prayer ended, a grand 
Solemn dirge wes fung, compofed for the ec- 
Incidents in and near London. 
_ Was a very numerous attendance. It 
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cafion by Mr. Atwood; after which the 
ftyle, title, and dignities, wf the deceafed 
peer, were proclaimed by the earl marfhal 
deputy, when the wands of office were brok- 
en, and the awiul ceremonial clofed by the 
colours of the Victory being depofited with 
the chieitain who fo glorioufly fell under 
them. The interment thus ended, the 
ftandard, banners, bannerolls, and trophies, 
were depofited on the table behind the chief 
mourner ; and the proceffion, arranged by the 
officers of arms, returned. 
Saturday the 22d February being the day 
appointed for the public funeral of the ree 
mains of the Right Hon. Wil iam Pitt, the 
firit regiment ef foot and feveral detaciments 
of herie-guards were ftationed, at aa early 
hour, at ali the different avenues round Weft- 
miniter-hall and the Aobey. About ten 
o'clock the perions who were te compofe the 
proceflion began to arrive in great numbers, 
The officers of the firft and fecond battalions 
of the Cinque Port volunteers, about fixty in 
number, who had come irom a ditance of 
feventy miles, to pay the laft mark of refpect 
to their lamented colonel, marched in files to 
the rear of the Houfe of Lords. At half pat 
ten the Dukes of York, Cambridge, Kent, 
and Suffex, arrived, as did foonatterwards the 
Lord Mayor, attended by the Aldermen, She- 
riffs, and all the city officers. At half pit 
twelve the whole procethon being completely 
arranged, began te move from Weftminiter- 
hall. ‘The officers of the College of Arms 
attended in their appropriate habi-s and cha- 
raCters, and the banners, banmerols, &c. were 
difplayed as uiual on fuch folemn occafions. 
The royal dukes preceded the body, which 
was followed by the Earl of Chatham as chief 
_mourner, fix affittant mourners, and a nu- 
merous train of the diftinguithed relatives of 
the deceafed. After thefe came his Majetty’s 
late miniitersas mourners, and the members 
of both houfes of parlivment, of whom there 
was 
about half an hour after the proceffion began 
to move before the body came out of Wef- 
minfter-hall, the part of the procefien which 
preceded the corpie having confumed that 
time in coming out. At half paft one the 
body entered Weftminfter Abbey, and about 
two the daft part of the preceffion entered the 
Abbey alfo. Whils the proceifion paifed the 
roof of the Home o:"Commons, tie ipires 
o: the Abbey, and the tops of rhe neigh- 
bouring houfes, were crowded with {pecta- 
tors. All the windows and balconies were 
alfo filled with fpectators, principally :emale 4 
elegantly drefled. Moit o¢ tre populace tu sk 
off their hats as the body paffed.. Ihe gre ut- 
eft order and regularity prevailed, ana the 
whole had a very iolemn- and awful appeir- 
ance. Arrived at‘the Abbey, the fix con- 
ductors and forry-feven poor men, who headed 
the procefiion, divided and ranged tuemfel ves 
on each fice, without the church door, as 
did the reft of the proceifien watuin tre 
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