In short, they went out of _Konigsberg_ with all the Pomp and Apparatus that us’d to attend Public Entrys. When their Majesties were got a quarter of a League out of the Town, they alighted and went into their Travelling-Coaches, and there they received the last Compliments which were paid by the Echevins bare-headed and kneeling. Then the King and Queen return’d into the City through another Gate, and staid in their Palace till next day that they set out for _Berlin_. The Court was oblig’d to go by the way of _Dantzic_, because of the sudden Thaw of the _Weissel_, which render’d it impassable. The Magistrates of _Dantzic_ immediately sent out Deputies to their Majesties, to intreat them to permit their City to make a public Entry for them; but the King thank’d them, and was not willing they should be at any expence. Nevertheless at the Entrance of the Territory of _Dantzic_ two Burgo-Masters, four Counsellors, and the Syndic of the Town, at the head of the Youth on horseback, went and paid their Majesties a Compliment. He that spoke was the chief Burgo-Master, who pray’d their Majesties to suffer the City to defray their Expences, while they stay’d in their Territory. The King and Queen alighted at a House erected on purpose for their Reception, which was of Wood, and represented the Temple of Glory. There their Majesties found a magnificent Collation and a very fine Concert of Music. In other Rooms several Tables were set up for the Gentlemen of his Retinue. The King and Queen having spent the Night there, pass’d thro’ _Dantzic_ next day, and went over the _Weissel_, which at that part of it was still frozen. Yet as there was cause to apprehend that it was not froze hard enough to be pass’d with safety, the Magistrates, to prevent any Accident, had cover’d the Ice with Straw, Beams and Planks; and twenty-four young Men and as many Lasses, dressed like Sailors in Jackets of Velvet and Sattin, assisted the King and Queen in their passage; during which, the Girls presented them with Fish, Fruit, Sweet-Meats and Flowers, and the young Sailors play’d to them on several Instruments of Music. When their Majesties had passed the River, they dismiss’d the Deputies of the City, and made them each a Present of a Gold Chain and Medal, on which were their Effigies. On the seventeenth of _March_ the King arriv’d at _Potzdam_[3], and the Queen at _Lutzelbourg_. The King who had a Design to make a solemn Entry at _Berlin_, stay’d at _Potzdam_ till the sixth of _May_, to give time for making the necessary Preparations to receive him, and for the finishing one of the Fronts of his Palace, which he wish’d might be compleated by that day. Towards the latter end of _April_ the King set out from _Potzdam_ for _Schonhausen_, where the Queen met him some days after, and there their Majesties prepared to make their Entry into Berlin.