King Williams return after y^e peace was Concluded w^{th} Ffrance and y^e Confederates, the Kings Entry was in this manner, y^e Lord Major in Crimson velvet Gown w^{th} a Long traine on horseback attended by all his officers y^e sword bearer and water Baily very well dress’d. Y^e Common hunt was Clad in Green velvet, thus with all y^e aldermen in their scarlet gowns they proceeding to receive y^e King just at y^e End of Southwark on y^e borders of Kent, the Lord Major Carrying a scepter w^{th} a Crown of pearle on y^e top. Y^e King was attended thus, ffirst of all his soldiers and officers marched in Ranke, y^e aldermen and Lord Major and officers, then all y^e nobillity in their Coaches, the Bishops and judges, then y^e first Coach of y^e King w^{th} his household, then y^e guards of his body, and then the Coach where in y^e King was, w^{ch} was a very rich and Costly thing all y^e fring Rich Gold, y^e Glass very Large, the Standards and all outwork Like beaton Gold, drawn by 8 very fine white horses with Massy Gold harness and trappings, the Ffrench kings present to our king when the peace was concluded, y^e first article of w^{ch} was owning King William king of England. After the kings Coach a troope of guards de Corps, then the third Coach of y^e Kings w^{th} his houshold, and other Coaches with Severall officers of the houshold; then as the king passed Southwarke the Baily presented him his mace, he returned it with y^e usuall Ceremony and Grattification; then at y^e bridge y^e Lord Major demands his place and y^e sword, w^{ch} is to March as Capt^n of y^e Kings guards just Imediately before y^e kings own Coach, w^{ch} accordingly was given him and he returns the said scepter to y^e proper officers who bear y^t and all y^e Maces before him, and he bare headed beares y^e sword on horseback just before the kings Coach. At y^e same tyme y^e water baily rides in the middle of y^e guards as their officer and is on horseback, two men Like pages Leading it, soe is Lord Majors in this order: they proceeding through the Citty w^{ch} from y^e Royal Exchange on Each side had placed the traine bands of the Citty with their officers, next them y^e 24 companyes of y^e Citty in their order and marks of their Honour and priviledges, w^{ch} reached to y^e Conduite in Cheapside, all w^{ch} paid their respective Homage and duty to y^e King who receiv’d it very kind and obligeingly, as he did y^e Generall joy and acclamations w^{ch} proceeded from thousands which were spectators. At Pauls Schoole y^e Schollars made him a speech and then he was Conducted to his own pallace at Whitehall. But before I leave the Citty of London I must describe its Building and treasure. Y^e Government as I said was Lord Major, aldermen, sherriffs, Recorder, and Chamberlaine, and other officers as Common serjeant, and other sergeants, sword Bearers, water Bayly, Common Cryer, and y^e town Clerke; all these with many other officers has