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A. C. Loru Lovelace, Governor of Her Majefty's Pro1708. vince of New-York, fet out from London, in order in to embark at Southampton, and proceed to his GoThe Lord vernment; And on the 20th, her Majefty fign'd Lovelace two Proclamations, one against unlawful Intruders inGovernor to Churches and Manfes in Scotland; the other, For of New- putting the Laws in Execution against Popery, in the York, fets fame part of Great-Britain. The 29th of the fame on: Sept.7. Month, Sir Charles Duncomb, and Sir Jeffrey Jeffreys, having been return'd by the Common-Hall of the lating to City of London to the Court of Aldermen, they Scotland. chofe Sir Charles Duncomb Lord-Mayor for the Year SirC Dun enfuing. The Day before, the Queen, and Her combecho- Royal Confort, came to Kensington; where on, the Jen Ld May. 6th of October, by her Majefty's Command, James Sept. 29. Duke of Queensberry, James Earl of Seafield, RichThe Queen and Earl of Ranelagh, and Thomas Lord Coningsby, Kenfing. Were Sworn of her Majefty's moft Honourable Privy-Council of Great-Britain, pursuant to an Act Privy of Parliament paffed the last Seffion; And, at the Counsellors fame time, it was declar'd, that Her Majefty had Sworn, appointed the Earl of Cholmondeley to be Treasurer 08. 6h. of Her Majefty's Houfhold, in the Room of Francis Treasurer Earl of Bradford lately deceas'd; Sir Thomas Felton, Comptrol Comptroller, and Edmund Dunch, Efq; Mafter of ler, and the Houfhold. The fame day likewife a ProclaMaster of mation was order'd to be publifh'd, Declaring, That the Parliament, which ftood prorogued to 'the 21st of October, fhould be further prorogued to the 16th of November; and requiring the Attendance of the Members of both Houfes, for the mation for Difpatch of Important Affairs. The next Day, Proroguing her Majefty and the Prince, having put off their the Parlias intended Journey to Newmarket, return'd to Windsor, ment. from whence they came back to Kensington the The Queen 16th of the fame Month. A few days after, her MaWindfor jefty having been pleas'd to conftitute and appoint and comes Sir James Montague Attorny-General, and Robert to Ken. Eyres, Efq; Sollicitor General; they were Sworn into fington. thofe Offices by the Lord High Chancellor; And on Attorney the 23d of October, being the firft Day of the Term, General, Sir James Mountague, according to her Majesty's zor General Particular Directions given in Council on the 29th

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of July laft, exhibited in the Court of Queen's A. C. Bench an Information against Thomas Morton, Lace- 1708, man, and divers others concern'd in the Arreft of in the Mufcovite Ambaffador, which was try'd the Informati following Term.

on against the Perfons

concern'd in the Arreft of the Mufcovite Ambaffador,

On the 18th of October, Sir Richard Temple, Bri- Brigadier. gadier of her Majefty's Armies, arrived at Kenfing- Temple ton, from the Duke of Marlborough, with an Ac- brings the count of the Surrender of the Town of Lille, to the News of the Allies, and was receiv'd with particular Diftinction furrender by the Queen, in regard of the confiderable Part he of Lille. had in that Service. But the Joy occafion'd by the Death of News he brought, was foon allay'd by the Death Prince of her Majefty's Royal Confort, Prince George of Den- George of mark. His Royal Highnefs had been troubled for Denmark many Years with a conftant Difficulty of Breathing and fometime with fpitting of Blood, which of ten endanger'd his Life; and about three Months before, a dropfical Humour (with which his Royal Highness had been formerly afflicted) feized his Legs, and moft Parts of his Body. This was attended with a Sleepinefs, Cough, and an Encrease of his Afthma and on Saturday, the 23d of October, the Violence of the Cough produced a fpitting of Blood, and an Encreafe of the Coma, or Sleepinefs, with an Addition of Convulfive Motions of the Tendents; which Symptoms not yielding to the Remedies adminiftred by his own and feveral other Learned Physicians; on the 28th of the fame Month, Account of between ten and eleven, his Royal Highnefs fell in his Sick to a Suffocation, from which neither Bleeding nor a ". 28th. nefs. Vomit, both being adminiftred, could relieve him; her Majefty affifting in his laft Moments, as well as during his whole Illness in the most Mournful and moft Affecting manner, till he expired. His Royal Highness's Great Humanity and Justice, with his other Extraordinary Virtues, had fo highly endear'd him to the whole Nation, that all Orders of Men' discover'd an unfpeakable Grief for the Lofs of fo Excellent a Prince. His Royal Highnefs was Duke

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A. C. of Cumberland, High-Admiral of Great-Britain and 1708. Ireland, Generaliflimo of all her Majefty's Forces both by Sea and Land, and Warden of the CinHis Title que-Ports. He was born at Copenhagen in April and Cha- 1653 being only Brother to Chriftian V. late King of Denmark, whom he refcued from imminent Danger, in an Engagement between the Danes and the Swedes. On the 28th of July 1683, his Royal Highness was married to her Majefty, by whom he had Iffue of both Sexes, particularly the late Prince, William Duke of Glocefter, Great-Britain's Hopes, who, like the reft, was unfortunately nipp'd in the Bloom. His Royal Highnefs was eminently inftrumental in the late happy Revolution, conftantly attended King William at the memorable Battle of the Boyne, and during all that Year's Campagne, He fhew'd, on ail Occafions, his hearty Affection and Zeal for the Proteftant and British Intereft; and as he fet an illuftrious Pattern of Conjugal Love, fo was he the best of Mafters. Affoon as his Royal Highnefs had refign'd his laft Breath, which was at a Quarter past One in the Afternoon,her MaThe Queen jefty, drown'd in Tears, came from Kensington to comes to her Palace of St. James's, where the refided the St James's whole Winter.

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The fame Day, Sir Charles Duncomb Elected Lord Lord Mayor Mayor of London, was Sworn at Guildhall, and the Sworn next in the Court of Exchequer; But the publick Solemnities, which are ufual on that Occafion, were any Solem- omitted out of Refpect to her Majefty's juft Affliction, for the Death of her Royal Confort. On Oct. 29. the 30th of the fame Month, the Earl of Bindon, Deputy Earl-Marfhal, in pursuance of an Order in Orders for Council, gave Notice, That the publick Mournthe publick ing fhould commence on Sunday, the 7th of Novem Mourning.. ber; And by another Order publifh'd on the 2d, it

was declared, That it was excepted, that all Perfons on on this Occafion," should put themselves into the Deepest Mourning, long Cloaths expected; That as well all Lords as Privy-Councellors, and Officers of her Majefty's and his Royal Highness's Houfbold, fhould cover their Coaches and Chariots, and Chairs, and Cloath their Livery-Servants,

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with Black Cloth,by Sunday the 14th of that Month; And A. C. that no Perfon fhould ufe any Varnish'd or Bullion Nails, 1708. to be feen on their Coaches, Chariots, or Chairs. These Orders were readily complied with; and on the 11th of November, the Body of his Royal Highness was carried from Kensington to the Painted-Chamber, within the Palace of Westminster, where having lain Prince in State till the 13th, it was, that Night, privately George's interr'd, in the Abbey Church; the Proceffion, Body inwhich begun about Ten-a-Clock, being in the fol terr'd. lowing Manner:

Her Majefty's Foot-Guards lined the Way, between the Stairs, leading from the Painted-Chamber to the Door of the Abbey.

The Knight-Marshal's Men with Black Staves, two and two made way; after whom followed Gentlemen, Servants to the Nobility; Gentlemen, Servants to her Majefty; Gentlemen, Servants to his Royal Highnefs; Pages of the Back-Stairs to his Royal Highnefs; Phyfician to his Royal Highnefs; Auditor, Solliciter and Attorney to his Royal Highnefs; Houfhold Chaplains to her Majefty; Houfhold Chaplains to his Royal Highness; Equeries to her Majefty; Equeries to his Royal Highnefs; Pages of Honour to her Majefty; Pages of Honour to his Royal Highness; the two Secreta. ries to his Royal Highness; the Honourable the Council to his Royal Highness, as Lord High-Admiral; Barons younger Sons; Viscounts younger Sons; Purfuivants and Heralds of Arms; PrivyCounsellors not Peers; Barons eldest Sons; Earls younger Sons, Viscounts Eldeft Sons; Edward Griffith Efq; Comptroller of his Royal Highness's Houfhold; Walter Chetwind, Efq; Treasurer; Sir Sewfter Peyton, Bar. Steward; the Honourable Spencer Compton, Efq, Chamberlain to his Royal Highnefs, with their White Staves; Barons; Bishops; Marqueffes younger Sons; Earls eldest Sons; Viscounts; Dukes younger Sons; Marqueffes eldest Sons; Earls; Dukes eldeft Sons; Marqueffes.

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The Right Honourable the Marquis of Kent, Lord Chamberlain of her Majefty's Houfhold, alone.

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His Grace the Duke of Devonshire, Lord Steward of her Majefty's Houfhold, alone;

Two Officers of Arms.

Lord Privy Seal, Lord-Prefident of the Council.

Lord High-Treafuerer, Lord High-Chancellor.
An Officer of Arms;

The Earl of Bridgwater, Master of the Horfe to his
Royal Highness, alone;

A King at Arms, bearing a Crown, on a black
Velvet Cushion, between two Gentlemen Ushers;

The Body carried by Yeomen of the Guard, under
a Black Velvet Canopy, born by his Royal
Highness's Gentlemen, the Pall being fupported
by Six Earls;

Garter King of Arms, with a Gentleman Ufher on each fide;

His Grace the Duke of Smerfet the Chief Mourner, fupported by the Dukes of Ormond and Grafton, his Train born by a Baronet;

Ten Earls, Afliftants to the Chief Mourner, mov, ing two and two;

An Officer. of Arms.

The Right Honourable the Lord Delaware, Groom of the Stole, alone;

Gentlemen of the Bed-chamber to his Royal Highnefs, the Right Honourable William Lord Byron, the Right Honourable Thomas Earl of Westmort land, the Right Honourable Thomas Lord Howard

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