CHRONICLE.

to have been wrapt in white linen,
over which it feemed to have been
cloathed in a vell of white damalk,
with a mantle of fcarlet velvet em-
broidered. It is remarkable, that
not only the different veilrnents
were fiill difcernible, but alfo their
different colours. On his breafl
was fixed a leaden plate, on which
was engraven a Latin infcription.

A placart was this day
publilhed by order of the
States General, prohibiting for fix
weeks, all commerce by land and
water between the inhabitants of
the Republic and the {objects of
the Eleéior Palatine, the founda-
tion of which was owing to fome
contraband proceedings on both
fides in confequence of which,
much altercation has enfued. Su-
gars belonging to the Palatines,
have been detained at Rotterdam,
and in return, fome boats have
been flopt belonging to the Dutch
upon the Lower Rhine. The af-
fair is become ferious, and if not
{peedily accommodated, may pof-
fibly be productive ofa rupture.

0n account of the QICCIYS
fafe delivery, a little before
one, the Lord Mayor, the Alder-
men, the Sheriffs, and Common-
council, fet out from Guildhall
with the addrefs.

In going, after the Lord Mayor,
Sir Robert Ladbroke, Mr. Alder-
man Alfop, and Sir William Ste-
phenfon, had pafled through Tem-
ple Bar, the gates were fuddenly
fhut againlt Mr. Alderman Harley
(who was next in the procef-
50H) by a mob, few in number,
who directly began to pelt him
with {tones and dirt, and pulled
him out of his chariot, oppofite
to the door of the Sun Tavern,
into which he was forced to take

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to preferve his life. After con-
tinuing here fame time, he went
away in a hackney coach, with a
gentleman who had accompanied
him, but not without being fol-
lowed and inftzltcd by part of the
mob that at firli befet him.

As foon as the Lord Mayor heard
the gates were fhut, he fent Mr
Gates, the City htlarlhal, back,
who opened them without any ob-
Ptruftion, and the whole procellion
(Mr. Harley excepted) arrived at
St. ]ames’s about ten minutes be-
fore two, the time appointed for
their reception.

After the Lord Mayor had waited
in the anti-chamber at St. ]ames’s
a confiderable time, the Lord
Chamberlain came out with a pa-
per in his hand, and read to the
following elfeclz“ As your Lord-
lhip thought fit to fpeak to his
Majelly after his anftver to the late
remonltrance, I am to acquaint
your Lordfhip, as it was unufual,
his lVlajefiy defires that nothing of
this kind may happen for the fu-
ture.” The Lord Mayor then de-
fired the paper might be delivered-
to him. The Lord Chamberlain
faid he acted oflicially, and had it
not in orders to deliver the paper.
The Lord Mayor then delired a
copy: To which the Lord Cham-
berlain replied, he would acquaint
his Majelty, and take his direc-
tions; but he did not return untii
the order was brought for the whole
Court to attend with the addrefs.

Sir Robert Ladbroke complained
to the Lord Mayor, that {tones were’
thrown at his coach. The Lord
Mayor called Mr. Gates, the City
Marlhal, face to face with the F a-
ther of the city, and afked him, 
that was f0, who contradicted Sir
Robert; he then faid, dirt was

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