The Royall entertainment of the King of Scotland in France.
Their Majesties of France having taken that part which consanguinity & allyance
ingages them to, no sooner knew that Charles the II, (as they account) of Great Britain
and Ireland, was entring France by the way of Pierone, but they disdosed themselves to
render him all honour, sending first Le Seur Hocquencourt, after whom the D. of Vendome,
with his Maj. & Son Altessas Caroaches; in the first he was brought to the Castle
of Mouchi, two leagues from Compeign, richly hung with Tapistry for his more Princely
accommodation, where he staid that night, being himself & followers most splendently
entertained: In the morning the King & Queen Regent, accompanied with D.ds Ajou,
de Orleans, Madam Moselle, & Card. Mazaaini, in the Queens Caroath, with a very
great Train of Courtiers went to meet the young King, & about a quarter of a mile from
Monchi they abocated: their Coaches siding each other, all alighted, the K. of Scots clothed
in Purple, because a Mourner, the K. of France in rich apparell, embraced each other :
after mutuall salutes, they, with the rest, went back in the Queens Coach; the K. of
Scots sitting in the middle of the Boot; the Queen next the horses; Anjoy sate behind:
thus they came attended by the followers of both to Compiegne; through which Charls
the 5. Emperour, & K. of Spain, passing about 100 years since in disguize, said, it was the
pleasantest seated of any in the world. Coming thither & alighted, the K. of Scots led the
Queen Regent to her Palace, the people crying Vive la Roy; where having reposed a
while, notice was given of dinner. Entring the place, at the end of a long Table were placed
a Nef: for the King, with three Cadenats for three crowned heads, & four Napkins
curiously wrought for others were prepared: they washt all three together, & by the dexteriousness
of the Seur Gelliert, had one Napkin so presented, that they dryed at once.
The K. of Scots sate in the first place in a crimson velvet chair, the French K. in a yellow
one, the Qu. in a black one : after sat the Brother & the Uncle all of one side; the dinner
crooked a ra[unr]ir, the Desert excel'd where was all sorts of fruits raw & preserv'd contriv'd
into Pyramides & Castles, with such admirable art, that the Spectators were amazed:
the English Lords were nobly feasted in the Hall of the Switzers: the cast was not
only feasted, but the ears with an excellent confort of Violins of the Pr. of Coudy's Fifes.
Drums & Trumpets, answering their softer musick from the Castle. Rising from Dinner,
they went upon the Taryas, where they staid untill 3 of the clock & then the K. of Scots
took his leave being accompanied by the D. of Anville to St. Germans. This stately reception
& Royal Banquet was performed in [unr], that it in every thing equalled
the most glorious Feasts made by any of the Ro[unr] [unr]mperours in their greatest height.
The Weekly Ball Mortality for the City of London.
Buried within the 97 Parishes within the walls, of all Diseases, 66. plague o
Buryed in the 16 parishes without the walls, and at the pest house 88. plague O
Buryed in the ten out parishes in Middlesex and Surrey 50 plague o
The totall of all the Burials week in the places aforesaid 204 plague o
Increased in the Burials this weeke 17
The Assize of Bread set orth by Order of the Lord Major, and Court of Aldermen,
A[unr]ny wheat an leaf 20 contain 6 ounces and a half, and three half peny white leaves
[unr] like weight.