The queen being Come up to her table w^{ch} was a great rise of stepps she was seated on her throne w^{ch} was under a fine Cannopy. When King James was Crown’d he sate soe: at his Left hand sate his Queen under another Cannopy, but King William and Queen Mary being both principalls sate under one Large Cannopy on one Large throne, but our present Queen should have sate alone as she did in the upper End under y^e Cannopy, but she sent and did invite Prince George her Consort to dine with her. So he Came and at her request tooke his seate at her Left hand without the Cannopy. The first Course was served just before the Queen Came in, She being ushered in by the Earle Marshall, Lord High Steward, and Lord high Chamberlaine on horseback, their horses being finely dress’d and managed, and the Cookes Came up with their point aprons and towells about their shoulders of poynt; after w^{ch} Comes up the Lord high steward againe on horseback, with the other two Lords, and acquaints the king or queen there is their Champion without ready to Encounter or Combate with any that should pretend to dispute, after w^{ch} he is Conducted in on horseback by the Earle Marshall and y^e Lord high steward, and they Come up to the stepps of the throne, and there the Champion all dress’d in armour Cap-a-pe and declares his readyness to Combate w^{th} any that should oppose the Right of their Majestyes, and there upon throws down his guantlet w^{ch} is giving Challenge, after w^{ch} the King or Queen drinks to him in a Gold Cup w^{th} a Cover, y^e same w^{ch} is Carryed to y^e Champion and he drinks, and then he retires back and Carrys it away being his Due as is the best horse in the kings stable, y^e best suite of armour in y^e armory. This belongs to S^r John Dimmocks familly y^t hath a yearly salery from the Crown. My Lord Major here officiates as y^e kings Butler, and hath for a Reward such another Cup of gold Covered and thus the Ceremony Ends and they all retire. Westminster Hall is as full of spectatours sitting on scaffolds on Each side, under w^{ch} are severall Long tables spread and full of all varietyes prepared for the Lords and Ladies, others for the judges, aldermen &c.