Thursday June 8.
THe great Solemnity if the appointed Thanksgiving (this day) comes very
opportunely to be spoken of: Between 8 and 9 in the morning, the Lord
Major, Aldermen, and Common Councell, met together at Guild hall, where
they staid untill such time as they received intelligence the Lord Ocuerall, the
Judges, and many of the Members of the House were come to Christ church:
After which, they all hasted thither, and the Common councell men (in their
Gowns) walked two and two before the Lord Major; and after them, before
his Lordship, was carryed the Sword, Mace and Cap of Maintenance; the Lord
Major had a costly Collor of Esses, adorned with a very rich sewell pendant;
himself and all the Aldermen were gallantly mounted. and all in their Scarlet
Gowns. When boy came to Christ-church, Mr. Thomas Goodwin and Mr. Owen
of coxhall in Essex preacht before them, and applyed themselves notably to his
time and occasion incouraging all men to Love and Unity: Of which, here is a
rare and reall example in the happy Union betwixt the Parliament, City, and
Army. After the Exercise over, and some civill Ceremonies past they all went
to Grocers hath (the City Musick playing as they went through Cheapside) and
when they came there the Lord Major delivered the Sword into the hands of the
Speaker of the parliament, who after some civill respects shewed, and a short
speech, by way of acknowledgment of his Lordships care to preserve the peace
and tranquility of the City and his fidelity to the Parliament and Weal publique,
returned the Sword again to his Lordship. By this time are the Table most
plentifully and in a curious manner deckt and furnished with all kind of Delcates:
there is in the Hall one upper Table, two side Tables, and one in the midple:
the Speaker of the House takes place at the end of the upper table, where
are likewise placed the Lord Gen. the Lieu, Gen, the L. President of the Councel
of State, the E[unr] Pembroke, and many other chief members of the House & Officers
of the Army: At the other three tables sate the rest of the members of
Parl. In the dining Room over the Hall [unr] the Aldermen, and in the parlout
most of the Commission are Officer of the Army. A Bason and Ure of beaten
Gold was provided for the Lord Gen. and for the Lieu. Gen. two flowt
pots two [unr] ba k[unr]a warming pan and some other utensils of silver, which
they were desired to accept of as a pledge and token of the Cities unseigned acknowledgment
[unr] mercies and favours God hath bestowed up [unr]
by the th[unr] of these his Instruments; but its no known which [unr] they wil
a [unr]cpt of them, or whether they were presented The Co[unr]-councel men dined
a [unr] hall, and some of Mr. Cradock's church kept a Feast at Weavers
H[unr] And least in the midst of this publike rej[unr]vcing & abundance of all things
the poor should [unr] for want of bread, the sum of 400.l. was given, to be di[unr]
[unr] to the [unr] of every respective parish within the wel of London.
[unr] of Mr; Mabb re Rens[unr] the Diurn lias wil appear in the wri[unr]
[unr] bough not printed. I was desired (by a Messenger employed by he
councel of State rom u[unr]ge Advocated, to License this sree T. Jennings.
[unr] ruled The kingdom faithfull Scot, &c is appointed to
[unr] Authority, an [unr] into the Register Book of the Com.
D. BORDER. Cler.