his table w^{ch} in all things is as good as Lord Major’s and he Entertaines all people at it, yet he himself must officiate at the Lord Majors table to see all things in order and Comes in at sett tymes accordingly to performe them and bring y^e Lord Majors Compliments to y^e Campanyes. He thus walkes before the Lord Mayor w^{th} y^e water Bayliff beareing a Gold Mace &c. At Fleete ditch they Enter y^e Barges w^{ch} are all very Curiously adorned and thus he is Conducted y^e river being full of Barges belonging to y^e severall Companyes of London, adorned with streamers and their armes and fine musick, and have sack to drinke and Little Cakes as bigg as a Crown piece. They Come to Westminster staires where they Land and are Conducted, the Lord Majors traines being borne up as well y^e old as new Lord Major, they Enter Westminster Hall and are Conducted to y^e severall Courts of justice where there is severall Ceremonyes perform’d. The new Lord Major is presented to y^e King or those deputed to act under him and then is sworne, all which being over they are Conducted back to their Barges and soe to y^e staires they took barge, where they are received by some of y^e nobility deputed by the king who make some Little speech of Compliment and Give y^e Lord Major and aldermen a treate of wine and sweet meates passant. They mount on horseback and returne only y^e new Lord Major takes y^e right hand and haveing by y^e sheriffs invited y^e King and Court to dinner, w^{ch} sometymes they accept but mostly refuse, because it puts the Citty to a vast Charge; they being then Conducted through y^e Citty w^{th} Greate acclamations their own habits and trappings of their horses being very fine, and they haveing all the Severall Companyes of y^e Citty w^{ch} walke in their order and gowns w^{th} pagents to most or many of their Companyes, w^{ch} are a sort of Stages Covered and Carryed by men and on y^e top many men and boys acting y^e respective trades or Employ^{ts} of Each Company, some in shipps for y^e Merch^{ts} and whatever Company the new Lord major is off his pageant is y^e finest and y^t Company has y^e precedency that yeare of all y^e Companyes Except y^e mercers Company, w^{ch} allwayes is the first and Esteemed y^e Greatest, and when there is a Lord Major of y^t Company their pageant is a maiden queen on a throne Crowned and with Royal Robes and scepter and most richly dressed, w^{th} Severall Ladyes dressed, her attendants, all on y^e same pageant and w^{th} a Cannopy over her head and drawn in an open Chariot w^{th} 9 horses very finely accouter’d and pages that Ride them all, w^{th} plumes of feathers. After being drawn through y^e Citty she is jnvited by y^e Lord major to a dinner provided on purpose for her, and soe many Rich Batchelors are appointed to Entertaine her that is a ranck among y^e freemen. She has her traine bore up and is presented to Lady Majoris that salutes her as