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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69794	An accurate description of the United Netherlands, and of the most considerable parts of Germany, Sweden, & Denmark containing a succinct account of what is most remarkable in these countries, and necessary instructions for travellers : together with an exact relation of the entertainment of His Most Sacred Majesty King William at the Hague / written by an English gentleman.	English gentleman.; Carr, William, 17th cent.	1691 (1691)	Wing C631; Wing E3688; ESTC R20438	82,243	192

To this the King replied That he Thank'd his Electoral Highness That he should always endeavour to promote the common Interest and therefore would joyn with the Elector and that He was Oblig'd to his Highness for this Trouble and lastly that his Person was very acceptable Then the Envoy presented his Gentlemen to the King who kissed his Hand and afterwards the Envoy was carried back in the same manner to his Lodgings as he was brought up Then the Envoys of Mentz Cologne Munster and Hambourg had their publick Audiences after whom came the Elector of Brandenburgh who had a private Audience of near two Hours The Duke Administrator of Wirtenbergh with his Brother who were there incognito were admitted without Ceremonies Also the Deputies of the Cities and Countries who were obliged to go home to give an account of their Affairs had their Audience of Congé of His Majesty And afterwards the Pensionary Secretaries and Deputies of the States of Zealand had their Audiences and Complemented the King The Count of Erbagh came from Prince Waldeck and several Foreign Ministers from the Emperor the King of Spain the Duke of Savoy had their Audiences The 12th in the Evening Count Winditsgratz Ambassador Extraordinary from his Imperial Majesty arrived and had his Audience at Ten a Clock The 14th at Noon the King went into the Council of the States and after some Affairs were dispatched he went with the Lords Commissioners into the Assembly of their High and Mightynesses where the State of the War for the Year 1691. was presented which the Deputies were to send down to their respective Provinces afterwards the King went to Court and gave Audience to several Foreign Ministers and General Officers and among the rest to General Delwich The 15th the King with the Duke of Norfolk the Earls of Portland and Devonshire with several other Noblemen Dined with the Elector of Brandenburgh The Elector received the King without and Conducted him to the Dining-Room The King went away at Four a Clock and gave Audience afterwards to the Elector Palatine's Minister Mr. Berensdorff came hither also from the Duke of Zell and Mr. Klenck from the Duke of Hanouer to Complement His Majesty in their Masters Names Prince Waldeck came also to Court and had Audience of the King immediately And Mr. Cha●gagne came from the Elector of Treves The 16th the Elector of Bavaria arriv'd who acquainted the King of his arrival at Ten a Clock by one of his Gentlemen he Lodged in his Envoys House Next Morning my Lord Portland and the Elector of Brandenburgh went to Complement him The Elector was met at the Entrance of the House About five in the Evening he went privately to the King and staid about an Hour and half and the next day the King returned his Visit The 18th in the Evening the Marquis de Gastanaga Governor of the Spanish Netherlands arrived with a very splendid Equipage As soon as he arriv'd he went to Court and was Received with the Honour due to his Character the Swiss Guards being placed in Ranks with their Officer posted at the Head of them He had a particular Audience of the King an Hour long the Elector of Bavaria being by the Swiss Guards appeared then in Arms it being the first time that the Elector of Bavaria had appeared at Court publickly The same day also the Elector of Brandenburgh had his Audience Next Morning the Marquis de Gastanaga was at the Kings Rising and then paid a Visit to the Elector of Brandenburgh the King was that day above two Hours in the Committee of the Council of State and Dined with the Elector of Brandenburgh at my Lord Portlands Mr. Arnauld Preacher and Head of the Vaudois who Commanded them so bravely against the French last Summer came also to the Hague and had an Audience of the King concerning their Affairs The 19th in the Afternoon the King went a Hawking near Sorgvliet with the Elector of Brandenburgh and several other Persons of great Quality Next Morning he went a Hunting with the Elector of Bavaria and the Marquis of Gastanaga near Houns●●erdyke where they Dined and came back again in the Evening to the Hague The 20th the Prince of Courland with another Prince of the House of Holstein arrived here The 21st the Landtgrave of H●sse came hither with his Envoy and several other Lords He immediately went to Court and staid some time with the King and the next day he paid a Visit to the Electors of Brandenburgh and Bavaria The Duke of Zal●sbach came also with General Dautel as it 's believed to Complement the King in the Elector Palatine's Name The Congress was now often kept Colomna the Spanish Envoy had a Conference on the 23d in the Morning with the Deputies of the States General and afterwards assisted in the Congress where was also the Count Winditsgratz the Emperors Plenipotentiary and the Count de Berka and the Chevalier Crampricht the other Imperial Ministers were by when he show'd his Credentials and the States assured him that he should have Audience with the usual Ceremonies in two or three days The Counsellor Mean who was sent by the Prince and Chapter of Liege assisted also in the Congress and the Emperors Minister with most of the other Ministers waited upon his Majesty This extraordinary Concourse has made the Court at the Hague so very Splendid that it has out-done any thing else in any other Court of Christendom Above 30 Sovereign Princes were there besides Marquesses Earls Barons and Gentlemen without Number The Elector of Bavaria and the Marquis de Gastanaga kept publick Tables The 24th about Ten in the Morning the Count de Winditsgratz had publick Audience of the King Conducted by the Master of the Ceremonies with all the usual Solemnities He Congratulated His Majesties happy Successes and assured him that the Emperor his Master esteemed himself very much obliged to His Majesty for that Care and Concern which he show'd for the common Cause and he further added that his Master look'd upon His Britannick Majesty as the principal moving Cause upon whom every thing else depended that might be for the advantage of the Confederacy The Elector of Saxony's Envoy had Audience of the King the same day The 25th in the Morning the King with the Elector of Brandenburgh and the Landtgrave of Hesse went to the great Church where they heard a Sermon Preached by Mr. Ulier who towards the latter end said several moving Things to His Majesty In the Afternoon the King with the Electors of Bavaria and Brandenburgh and the Landtgrave of Hesse all four in a Coach took three or four turns round the Voorhout with the Glasses down upon the Kings side who was received by the thronging Multitudes with all imaginable Demonstrations of Affection and Joy The 26th the Count de Prela Doria Envoy Extraordinary from the Duke of Savoy Count d' Autel with the same Character from the Elector Palatine had Audience of His Majesty

the People 5. The Preservation of Unity amongst the Neighbouring Princes 6. The clearing of the Sea and the increasing of Trade 7. The Advancement of the Glory of this State 8. The concluding of a firm and lasting Peace While the Fire play'd so finely the Air was full of the crackling Noise and the Buzzes of the several sorts of Fireworks and they continued so very thick that it did in a good measure dispel the Fog which was then very thick At times they lighted Water-Balls Water-Candles Water-Bullets Water-Boats Water-Morters Rats and Dolphins in a Vessel upon the Canal which sputtering and crackling upon the Water gave an Entertainment so great that several Ingenious Men who understood these Matters owned that they had never seen any Thing like it They kindled also some Hundreds of pitch Barrels set round the Scaffold which encreased the light whereby the other Works which play'd all the while were discerned the better It lasted till about Eight and was ended with Twenty five Mortar-shot after which the Cannon were several times discharged The whole was done without any Mischance save only the loss of one Gunner who sweeping a Cannon lost both his Hands and died of his Wounds When His Majesty came to Court the Militia stood in order in the outer Court before the Triumphal Arch viz. Baron Friesem's Regiment of Foot Baron Heyde's Regiment of Horse who having discharged all together went to the Viverbergh to give way to the Train Bands in Arms. Several of the Lords of the States were in the Council Chamber to Countenance this publick Joy The Count de Berka and the Heer Colomma the Imperial and Spanish Ministers testified their Satisfaction by Illuminations before their Lodgings Mijn Heer Schuylenbergh did the same at his own House upon the Viverbergh with Noble Illuminations beautified with several Devices As Regi Gulielmo Reduci To King William returned again Transitque feritque He passes by and strikes Imperat Augustus Augustus Governs Superat Coelestibus alis He mounts with Heavenly Wings Generosus ab Ortu Noble from his Birth These were to be seen some time after Others also gave other instances of their Satisfaction every Man after his own Fancy This was also graced with so vast a resort of People as had never before been seen at the Hague Some coming to see the Solemnity others to see the King once more returned again and Crowned with so much Honour The King well satisfied with all these their Demonstrations of Esteem and Reverence immediately applied himself to Business having first given Audiences of Congratulation to all the Colleges and Deputies of the Cities and to some great Lords and publick Ministers The Elector of Brandenburgh and two Princes of the House of Anspach who came two days before the publick Entry were often with the King and sometimes the Ministers of the other Allies joyned with them It was said That three Ruffians were sent from the French Court to cut off the King and that there were particular Informations given in of their Persons February the 7th in the Afternoon the King went into the Assembly of the States General and took his place as Stadtholder and Captain General and made an Oration to them to this purpose That when His Majesty was last in Council he acquainted their High and Mightynesses with His Intention to go over into England with the Assistance which they were pleased to give Him to deliver that Nation from their Impending Dangers and which in part had befallen them And that God Almighty had so far Blessed Him as that He had brought His Affairs to a Happier Issue then at first He could possibly Wish for for which Reason they offered Him the Crowns of Great Britain and Ireland which He accepted of not out of any Ambition for He was not to be Corrupted with that or Money but only to preserve Religion and Liberty in those Kingdoms and to be able to give the Allies a vigorous Assistance against the Power of France which he had given before in a more particular manner if the Affairs of Ireland had not diverted Him which being now better settled than they were before He was now come over not only to take such Measures with their High and Mighty Lordships as should be most for the advantage of the Confederates but also to perform the Duty of Captain General And that from His tenderest Years He had always a High Regard for that State and should always be ready to give greater Proofs if it were possible how ready He should be to promote their Welfare for which he would joyfully hazard His Life if it might be a means to preserve the Liberty of Europe and to encrease the Felicity of the United Provinces And finally He Recommended Himself to the good Wishes of their High and Mighty Lordships Hereupon the Lord President Thanked His Majesty in their Lordships Name for the Honour which was done unto them by his appearing once more in Person amongst them And he assured him that they were highly sensible of those Obligations which he had Conferred upon them from time to time by engaging in so great dangers so readily for their Sakes And further that they should always Thankfully Acknowledge how much He had done for them wishing Him all Happiness in all His Undertakings promising their Concurrence with His Majesty to the utmost and that they should contribute whatever they were able to advance the common Interest and His Majesties Satisfaction He afterwards made a Speech to the State of Holland and was answered much to the same purpose The Evening before the King visited the Princess of Nassaw Lady to the Hereditary Stadtholder of Friezeland as also the Princess Radzevile and the Princess of Saxe-Eysenach The next day the King Treated the Elector of Brandenburgh the Duke of Norfolk and several other Lords at the House in the Wood and returned in the Evening again to the Hague The Ninth in the Morning the Heer Prielmeyer the Envoy of the Elector of Bavaria had Audience of His Majesty he was Conducted from his Lodgings about Ten a Clock by the Master of the Ceremonies with some Coaches and Six Horses and was received at the Stair-foot by the Swiss Guards placed in Order and received by their Officer at the end of the Guard Room and thence conducted through the Anti-Chamber into the Presence where after he had paid the accoustomed Reverences he made a Harangue in French to this purpose That he was sent by the Elector his Master to Congratulate His Majesties happy Successes and that his Master had begun his Journey as soon as ever he had heard that His Majesty had begun His so that he expected him every Hour to be ready upon the spot to assure His Majesty of his Readiness to serve the common Cause and particularly to second those Glorious Undertakings which His Majesty had so happily begun And for his part he only farther begg'd That his Person might not be unacceptable