This Ceremony was perform’d with all the Pomp and Magnificence possible. The City had caus’d seven Triumphal Arches to be erected; the Description of one of those Arches may suffice to give an Idea of the Taste of our Court for Entertainments of this kind. This Arch, which was at the Bars entring the Suburb, seem’d to have been built by Gardeners. It was one entire Green-house with Pillars and Pilasters, adorn’d with Flowers. _Pomona_ and _Flora_ were seen to support the Pictures of the King and Queen. The _Spring_, attended by the _Zephyrs_, presented them with Fruits and Flowers, and a Row of Orange-Trees and Laurels in gilded Boxes lin’d the Way from that Arch to St. _George_’s Gate, which has ever since that Day been call’d the Royal Gate, because their Majesties enter’d thro’ it into the Town. Next day after their Entry the Deputies of the Provinces presented the King with Free Gifts on his joyful Arrival, and the Margrave _Philip_ Grand Master of the Artillery, caus’d a Fire-work to be play’d off, which represented the King’s Return to _Berlin_, by that of _Jason_, after the Conquest of the Golden Fleece. After some other Festivals of this nature, occasion’d by the public Joy, the Court separated, when the King set out for _Oranjebourg_[4], and the Queen to _Lutzelbourg_. The Prince Royal staid at _Berlin_ to finish his Exercises. Care had been taken to form a numerous Court for him, of all young Gentlemen of his own Age, of whom this young Prince had form’d two Companies, of which himself commanded the first, and the Duke of _Courland_ the second. I was of this second Company, and we went sometimes to perform our Military Exercises at _Lutzelbourg_ before the Queen, who lov’d to see the Prince her Son display the first Fruits of his Military Genius. We also acted some Comedies before her; for the Princess aim’d to inspire the Prince her Son with a delicate Taste, even in Pleasures.