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A60673	Britain's glory, and England's bravery wherein is shewed the degrees of honour from the prince to the peasant, with the honour of the nobles, and previleges of the commons, the proper places and precedency of all persons from the throne to the bondman, more particularly in coronations, processions, feasts, funerals and other great assembly : as also honour of arms, power of heralds, signification of charges in coat-armour, with an armorial dictionary, explaining the terms of heraldry, and an account of all the orders of knighthood in Christendom, and of the weights and measures of England : to which is added a continuation of The historians guide, from November, 1687, where the third and last impression ends, to June, 1687 / being the collections and observations of Benjamine Smithurst.	Smithurst, Benjamine.	1689 (1689)	Wing S4356; ESTC R31948	77,938	230

the Priest sung some Funeral Psalms as though he had been dead then they take off his Helmet and so by degrees the rest of his Armour Then the Heralds proclaim him a disloyal Miscreant and throw him down with a Rope tyed about him over the Stage Other ways there hath been as the reversing their Arms seizing their Equipage cutting the Spurs from their Heels and breaking their Sword over their Heads but of late they had Marshal Law executed upon them CHAP. XVI Of the Knights of the Round Table THis Order was founded by King Arthur Anno 516. who after many Glorious Actions abroad did at his return constitute this Order of Knight-hood being as some say twenty four in number some say more amongst whom he himself was chief and for avoiding controversie about taking of place he caused a round Table to be made from whence they took their Name which is said to be the same that now hangs up in Windsor none were admitted but such as made sufficient Proof of their Prowess and were renowned for their Virtue and Valour Their Articles were to be allways well Armed for all occasions and ready to assail Tyrants and Oppressors to defend Widows Maidens and Children and to relieve those in necessity to maintain the Christian Faith to aid the Holy Church and to protect Pilgrims to advance Honour suppress Vice to bury Soldiers that want Sepulchres to ransome Captives deliver Prisoners and to help towards the cure of wounded Soldiers hurt in the Service of their King and Country to record all noble Atchievements that it might remain for ever to the Honour of their Order if complaint was made to the King by any Lady Gentlewoman or other Person oppressed or wronged one or more of these Knights were without delay to redress the same were it at home or in Foreign Lands if any Foreign Knight came to Court with desire to shew his Prowess one of these Knights ought to be ready in Arms to answer him and also that every one of them should be ready to instruct young Lords and Gentlemen in the Exercises of Arms They had no Robe that is mentioned nor any Officer but a Register Knights of St. Andrew or of the Thistle in Scotland Achaius by some Hungus King of the Picts the night before his Battel with Athelstone King of England saw in the Skie a bright Cross like that whereon St. Andrew suffered Martyrdom and the day proving successfull to him the Picts and Scots ever since have bore the said Cross in all their Banners and Ensigns from hence it 's thought this Order took it's beginning Anno 810. the principal Ensign of this Order is a golden Collar composed of Thistles intermixed with Annulets of Gold to which hangeth the Figure of St. Andrew with his Cross and this Motto Nemo me impunè lacessit but for their common Ensign they weara Purple Ribbon to which hangeth a golden Thistle crowned with an Imperial Crown within a Circle of Gold with the abovesaid Motto The grand Day of meeting is on St. Andrew's day and in St. Andrew's Church their number 13. in allusion to Christ and his twelve Apostles they are to be richly apparalled and in their Parliament Robes having St. Andrew's Cross within a blew Roundel embroidered on the left Shoulder and in the centre of the Cross a Crown composed of Flower-de-luces of Gold. This Order after it had continued above 700 Years was wholly laid aside after the Reformation which happened in the Reign of Mary Queen of Scots and not restord again untill King James the 2d did by a Patent dated at Windsor May the 29. 1687. restore this Order again appointing his Chapel Royal in his Palace at Holy-Rood-house to be the Chapel of the Order instead of St. Andrew's Church which was ruined in the said Reformation They are appointed to be of the most Noble Men in Scotland His Late Majesty being Sovereign who appointed them a Secretary Knights of the holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem This is held the most ancient of all those Orders that took their beginning in the Holy Land beginning about Anno 1099. some say Philip King of France instituted it but the better say it was Baldwin the first King of Jerusalem who made his regular Canons Knights of this Order Their Duty was to guard the Holy Sepulchre to releive and protect Pilgrims to fight against Infidels to hear Mass every Day their Ensign was two red Crosses united in one When the Christians were expelled the Holy Land these Knights settled themselves at Perugia in Italy but by the Bull of Pope Innocent 8th anno 1484. they and all their goods were annexed to the Knights Hospitallers at Rhodes Knights Hospitallers They were instituted Anno 1099. by one Gerrard of Tholouse and had large Privileges granted them by Baldwin the the 1st who created them Knights and obliged them to use their Arms against the Infidels but the Saladine having won Jerusalem they retired into Acres which being also taken they seized upon the Isle of Rhodes where they continued untill Solyman forced them thence anno 1522. after which they betook themselves to the Isle of Maltha where they still continue Their Habit is black with a white Cross near the left Shoulder they vow Obedience Poverty and Chastity since they have been endued with many Dignities and are devided into three classes viz. Knights Ecclesiasticks and Servants The Great Master hath his Title the Illustrous Prince of Maltha and Goza both which with Tripolis was given them by the Emperour Charles the Fifth anno 1530. Knights Templers They began about anno 1118. after which the King of Jerusalem gave them a Palace adjoyning to Solomon's Temple from whence they took their Name They wear a white Garment with a red Cross and vow Obedience Poverty and Chastity They were to fight against the Infidels but at length they grew very Rich and then exceeding Proud and fell from the Obedience of the Patriarch of Jerusalem to the Pope but they encreasing in Riches and Pride were by him or with his consent turned out all their Possessions their Riches seized upon and themselves imprisoned and some executed but some think it was more for love of their Lands than any Crime they had committed having as Dr. Heylen observes sixteen thousand Lordships in Europe The Temple in London was theirs where many of them lie buried and those that have been in the holy Wars or fought in the Holy Land lie with their Feet a cross Knights of St. Lazarus in Jerusalem They were first only a Brother-hood of religious Monks and became an Order of Knight-hood in St. Bassil's time They were to take care of persons infected with the Leprosie and had a famous Hospital in Jerusalem called St. Lazarus After a while the Saracens by their Incursions had almost extinguished them but when the latter Princes joyned together in the holy War these religious Men did great Service and found such esteem of Baldwin the

of the Sword and Military Belt in Sweeden whose Collar was composed of Sword and Belt many there are also in India and in divers other places which because of their uncertainty are omitted CHAP. XVII Of Esquires KNighthood is a Dignity but Esquire is a name of Worship and in old time every Knight had two Esquires to attend him who bore his Armour and kept allways close to him They held certain Lands of him in Escuage as the Knight did of the King by Knight's Service but now Esquires are divided into five Ranks The first and principal are the eldest Sons of Viscounts and Lords The Second all other Noble-men's younger Sons with the eldest Sons of Baronets and Knights The Third are those that are Select Esquires of the King's Body The Fourth those to whom the King giveth the Title to or createth Esquires by putting a Silver Collar of S. S. about their Necks and in former times they had a pair of Silver Spurs put to their Heels thereby distinguishing them from Knights who had the guilt Spur and to the first born Sons of these only doth the Title descend they are now the Esquires that attend the Knights of the Bath The fifth and last be those that have any Superiour publick Office in the Kingdom as High Sheriff Justice of the Peace Collonels Lieutenant Collonels Majors c. or such as serve the King in any worshipfull Calling But such as are Esquires or Gentlemen by place only when they lose their Place they also lose their Title CHAP. XVIII Of Gentlemen THis Title is of such account as is aforesaid that it is a general Name even from the Sovereign to the meanest Person who either bears Coat-Armour or is imployed in some eminent Office in Church or State and many there be who having by Providence rose from a mean condition and obscure original to possess large Demeans have vain-gloriously usurped the Title of Gentleman to themselves and so imprudent I might have said impudent have some been that because their Sir-name have bordered upon the Sir-names of some Person of worth they have laid down their own paternal Names and assumed the Names of those Gentlemen so near to theirs and born their Coat-Armour and in time have pretended to be of the same Family Some derive the Name Gentleman as a Compound partly from the French word Gentile that is one born of honest Parents to which the Saxon Word Man is joyned and so make it Gentleman which may signifie a man well born and under that Name are all comprehended that are above Yeomen Merchants or Artificers the Ancient Saxons called them Edelmen or Noble Men. Which shews that Gentlemen take their beginning from something that they have done in War or Peace for which the King who is the Fountain of Honour doth think them worthy of such Honour which shall continue to their Posterity But sometimes it so happeneth that many Persons do claim the Title or Appellation of Gentleman either from the Places they hold or from some excellent Art or Science they profess as those that study the Laws of the Land or profess themselves Masters in the liberal Sciences And indeed if he can live without Manual labour and bear the Port and Charge of a Gentleman he shall not only be called so by others but think himself so indeed And any such that hath not a true Pretence to a Coat-Armour may have one assigned them by the Appointment of the Heralds whose Posterity may enjoy the Title of Gentile But to be more particular we shall find this Title to be ranked under nine Heads or Degrees 1. A Gentleman of Ancestry who is called a Gentleman of Bloud 2. A Gentleman of Bloud and not of Ancestry which is in the third Degree 3. A Gentleman of Coat-Armour and not of Bloud which is he that first beareth the King's Device given him by the Heralds If he have Issue to the third desscent such Issue is a Gentleman of Bloud but none under 4. A Gentleman of Armour not given him as when the King giveth a Lordship to a Yeoman and his Heirs for ever If the Family to whom the Lordship did belong be extinct the Person so admitted may bear the Coat-Armour of the said Lord being Approved of by the Heralds but if the Family be not extinct he cannot only he shall be accounted a Gentleman and may have a Coat appointed him by the Heralds 5. If a Christian Man in the Service of God and his Prince kills a Heathen Gentleman he shall bear his Coat-Armour except the said Heathen be a Knight Banneret and use the same Atchievement without any difference save only in the Word or Motto of the Infidel and his Issue in the fifth Degree shall be a Gentleman of Bloud but no Christian Man can bear another Christians Coat Yet if an English Man in the Field when the Banner royal is displayed do put to flight take Prisoner or by Fire or Force slay any Gentleman enemy to his Prince the English Man shall honour his own Coat in the sinister quarter with ded said Gentleman's Coat but in matters 〈◊〉 Combate the Victor may not challenge his Enemy's Coat though the Vanquished may lose his So by the Courtesie of England if a Man marry a Gentlewoman he may bear her Coat but his Children may not unless she be an Heiress and some doubt that also 6. If the King make a Yeoman a Knight he is called a Gentleman of Bloud 7. A Yeoman's Son advanced to Spiritual dignity is a Gentleman but not of Bloud unless he arrive to be a Doctor of the Law and then he shall be accounted a Gentleman of Bloud 8. The eight is called a Gentleman Untryall that is one who being brought up in some Abby or like Place and related to the Abbat c. doth in time obtain preferment in the same Abby c. 9. The last is a Gentleman Apocryphate such as being a Footman in the service of his Prince is at last advanced to be a Steward or Clerk of the Kitchin c. though he hath no Badg of his own under this Head are comprised all those that have any publick Office as above which take in these three Classes 1. Gentlemen by Ecclesiastical Preferment are 1 Vicars General 2 Guardians 3 Deans of Cathedrals 4 Arch Deacons 5 Chancellours 6 Treasurers 7 Chaunters 8 Doctours of which Divinity is first Law next Physick last 9 Provosts 10 Governours of Colleges 2. In Military Professions these are called Gentlemen 1 High Constables 2 Lieutenant Generals 3 Marshals of the Field 4 Admirals 5 Major Generals 6 Quarter Master General 7 Treasurer for the Army 8 Guardians of Frontiers 9 Grand Esquires 10 Masters of the Artillary 11 Collonels 12 Lieutenant Collonels 13 Serjeant Majors 14 Captains and all that receive Commissions from the King. 3. In the Civil State these are Gentlemen by their Places 1 The Chancellour 2 Presidents 3 Treasurers 4 Judges 5 Justices 6 Chief Officers

Parliament the greatest of the Nobility wear the same Robes with Barons only the Dukes Marquesses c. wear more or less Furrs upon their Shoulders with some difference in the Furr that is set as Fringes or Edgings on their Robes and take place according to their Dignity of which more particularly anon Besides it is observable that in Cases criminal all Degrees of Nobility are tryed by Barons as well as those of their own Dignity or Degree as their Peers and Barons are tryed by Nobles of a higher Degree as well as those of their own as in all such Cases is well known It may be here noted That no English man receiving any Title of Honour from a foreign Prince can use the same in England But if he have no other Title from the King must in all judicial proceedings be named by his name of Baptism and Sirname excepting only the Honour of Knight-hood which is to be born in all places And this is the same in Scotland or Ireland as well as in other Lands CHAP. II. Of the King's Most Excellent Majesty THe Title used by the Kings of England as those of France and Spain and some few others is Dei Gratiâ which is to be understood simply as having his Authority from none but God he is styled Deffender of the Faith which was antiently used by the Kings of England but Anno. 1521. confirmed to them by a Bull from Pope Leo the 10th in King Henry the 8th's time and by Act of Parliament made Supreme Head of the Church of England and he as all other Kings writes in the plural Number The Ceremonies at our King's Coronation are more than are used in many other Countreys as the Annointing with Oil which is said by some to be of a thousand years standing and hath a Priest's Garment called a Dalmatica or Colobium put on him to shew he is both King and Priest He hath an Emperial Crown set upon his Head at his Coronation by the Archbishop of Canterbury which is a peculiar Prerogative belonging to that See. The King hath also many other emblematical Ensigns and Ceremonies at his Coronation which hath these following proper Significations 1. At his Coronation first he hath the Priest's Garment or Dalmatica put upon him to shew his Power in the Church 2. He is annointed with Oil to shew his Person is Sacred on the Head to shew Glory on the Breast to signifie Sanctity on the Arms to emblemize Power His Ensigns of Regality are these 1. In his Right-hand is a Sceptre to shew Justice 2. In his Left-hand a Globe with a Cross on it called a Mound used ever since Edward the Confessour signifying that the Faith of Christ is to be owned throughout his Empire 3. A Ring is put on his Finger whereby he is wedded to his People and denotes Faithfulness 4. He hath a Bracelet put on his Hand the Emblem of good Works 5. A Sword is born before him to signifie Vengeance 6. He hath purple Robes to attract Reverence 7. On his Head he weareth a Diadem Triumphant to blazon his Glory in which Diadem some take notice of twelve precious Stones and shew their Significations as followeth 1. Say they the first is a Tophaz whose Rays seem to partake of the Colours of most sorts of precious Stones by which the King is warned to exercise all Vertues 2. A Smaragd or Emrauld of a pure green and shews that Justice is an ornament for a King. 3. A Sardick whose Colour is like red Clay it is in the top of the Crown whereby the King is put in mind that though he be the highest yet he is but Clay 4. A Crysolite which shineth like Gold sending forth as it were flames this exhorteth the King to shew Wisdom and Prudence in his Actions 5. A Chalcedon which is strong and hard by Nature and sheweth that the King should be of Fortitude and courage of Mind 6. An Hyacinth which shews like Water when the Sun shineth upon it it teacheth Temperance c. 7. A Jasper of a dark Grass-green and teacheth the King to provide more for his Peoples Sustenance than his own 8. A Chrysoprasus whose Colour is like Gold somewhat mixed with green thereby advising the King to Wisdom and to aspire to heavenly things 9. A Berill of a pale Green shewing that a Prince ought to have heavenly Contemplation and to abhor Epicurism 10. A Sapphir of a light Blew it instructeth the King to Continency and Chastity 11. There is an Amethyst of a purple or Violet Colour advising the King to a faithfull Discharge of his Royal Function and so give a good Example to his People 12. The Last is a Sardonyx which is black at bottom red in the midst and white above and sheweth a King ought to be Charitable Humble and Sincere The Imperial Crown hath not been long in use with us for formerly the King wore a Coronet composed of Spires or points untill Henry the 3d. who first wore the Imperial Diadem There are twelve Days which are called the twelve Houshold or Offering Days on which the Nobles attending at Court and Knights of the Garter wear their Robes and the Besant is given to the Lord Steward the Days are as followeth On these four Days the King offers Gold which is given by one of the White-staff Officers viz. 1 Christmas Day 2 Easter Day 3 Whitsunday 4 All Saints Day These two Days the King offers Gold Myrrh and Frankincense 1 New Years Day 2 Epiphany On the Six Days following the King offers only Gold 1 The Purification 2 The Anunciation 3 The Ascention-Day 4 Trinity Sunday 5 Midsummer-Day 6 Michaelmas-Day The King's Collar Days without offering are the Sundays and Hollydays in the twelve Days of Christmas all the Apostles and Evangelists Days the Coronation Day the King's Birth Day the 5th of November St. George's Day Monday and Tuesday in Easter Week Monday and Tuesday in Whitsun Week CHAP. III. Of the Prince THe King 's Eldest Son and Heir Apparent from the Day of his Birth is entituled Prince of Wales and since the happy Union of the Kingdoms his Title hath been Magnae Britanniae Princeps but he is usually called by the former Title of Prince of Wales He is as the King 's eldest Son by his Birth Duke of Cornwall and Earl of Chester and as Eldest Son to the King of Scotland he is Earl of Rothsay and Senchall of Scotland from his Birth but he is created Prince of Wales At his Creation he is presented before the King in Princely Robes who putteth a Coronet of Gold upon his Head a Ring on his middle Finger a Verge of Gold into one Hand and his Letters Patents after they are read into the other Hand His Mantle which he wears in Parliament is doubled with five Doublings upon his Shoulder and his Cap of State is indented at Bottom His Coronet formerly was composed of Crosses and and Flower-de-luces mixed but since

Capital Ships came to the Spit-head Edward Mosely Esq of Lancashire Knighted Edinburgh Castle deliverd up by the Duke of Gourdon His Majesty set Sail from the Spit-head London-Derry made another advantageous Sally Major General Kirke came to the Lough before London-Derry The Fortress of Keyseawreart surrendered by the French to the Duke of Brandenburgh Above Eighty of the Clergy of London went in a Body to take the Oaths at Westminster-hall The Parliament of Scotland met and passed an Act to ascertain King William's Authority King William went to the Parliament at Westminster and passed Ten Acts. King William's Proclamation to offer one Hundred Pound to discover either Sir Adam Blair or Doctor Robert Grey for dispersing King James's Declaration John Studer was executed at Kingston for deserting His Majesty's Service King William went to the House of Lords and made a Speech to the Parliament King of Sweden's Envoy had Audience July An Act passed in Scotland to take away the Supremacy over Ecclesiastical Affairs James Ermendenger made Master of their Majesties Hand-Guns A Plot discovered to have fired Edinburgh and to have destroyed the Estates on the Eight instant on which discovery about Forty Persons were secured The Earl of Pembroke had Audience of the States of Holland There landed from Three French Men of War about Eight hundred Irish in Argile-shire in Scotland from Carrick fergus King William called by Writ to sit as Barons in the House of Lords Charles Lord Dursley and Robert Lord Viscount Lisle who took their places The Protestants at Inniskilling by a Sally beat a Convoy of four hundred and took two Firkins of money and fifteen Waggons of Ammunition and Provisions A Proclamation to offer Ten pound to discover any High-way man. Robert Serle Esq appointed to be Consul of Leghorne Duke Schomberg left White-hall in order to his journey to Chester towards his Relief of Ireland Duke Schomberg came to Chester being received with great respect next day viewed the ground where the Camp was to be A French Man of War brought in as a prize to Plymouth which came from Ireland The Act for Abolishing the Episcopacy in Scotland was touched with the Sceptre The Spanish Ambassadour had his publick Audience About four of the Clock in the Morning her Royal Highness Princess Anne of Denmark was brought to Bed of a Son and on the Twenty seventh was Christen'd by the name of William by the Bishop of London at Hampton Court where his Majesty declared him Duke of Glocester King William passed nine Acts of Parliament Came out a Proclamation against exporting of Salt Petre. Martin Wiscomb made Consul of Cadiz and Saint Maries London-derry in Ireland was relieved after it was brought to that extremity that five hundred ninety one Bombs had been shot into the Town and six thousand dyed for want of Provisions and five thousand fighting men left in it the same night the Duke of Berwick with King James's Forces raised the Siege and went away burning all places they left behind Aug. A great fight in Scotland betwixt General Mackay and the Lord Dundee where the latter was killed The Parliament of Scotland Adjourned to the eighth of October Pope Innocent XI dyed in the 79th year of his Age and was the sixth buried at Saint Peter's Church at Rome after he had lain three days in the Church for publick view The Earl of Torrington with the Fleet nigh the Isle of Silly designed for the Coast of Ireland Four Ships went with Provisions from Highlake to London-derry Launceston in Cornwall did present an Address to King William being the first of any County of England Duke Schomberg set Sail from Highlake and on the thirteenth landed at Bangor in the North of Ireland with the English Forces A Fight betwixt Prince Waldeck with the English and Dutch Forces and Mareschal d'Humieres with the French where near two thousand of the latter were killed the fight at Dunkell in Scotland William Forester and James Forbes Esqs and Clerks of the Green-cloth were Knighted at Hampton Court. Francis Blake of Ford Castle Knighted at Hampton Court. Carrick fergus in Ireland surrendred to Duke Schomberg after four days Siege The North Male Robbed nigh Newington in Middlesex Mr. Walker late Governour of London-derry waited on their Majesties at Hampton Court where the King presented him five Thousand pound as a Reward The Earl of Levins is made Governour of Edinburgh Castle The Earl of Torrington with the Fleet at Torbay Mr. Walker late Governour of London-derry waited on King William at Hampton Court and presented an Address Sept. The Chester Male Robbed betwixt Highgate and Whetstone A Proclamation Authorizing Commissioners for the Act of 12 d. in the pound Duke Hamilton sworn of his Majesty's Privy Council at White-hall Edward Smith Esq appointed Consul for the Canary Islands The east-East-land Fleet of 34 Sail passed by Weymouth Parliament met and Adjourned to October the 19th following The Dutch Ambassadours had their Audience of leave Sir John Holt Lord Chief Justice of England sworn of the Privy Council Sir Thomas Pilkington continued Lord Mayor of London for the ensuing year The King left White-hall towards his journey for New-Market Octo. The Fleet under the Earl of Torrington Sailed out of Torbay to the Spit-head A Proclamation to preserve the New River Water The University of Cambridge waited on King William at New-market The King din'd at New-market Bonn taken by the Duke of Brandenburgh after 55 days being blocked up and 26 days close Siege King William returned from Cambridge and New-market to Hampton-Court Doctor Stillingfleet Bishop of Worcester Doctor Patrick Bishop of Chichester Doctor Ironside Bishop of Bristol were Consecrated at the Bishop of London's Chapel at Fulham by the Bishop of London Bishop of St. Asaph and Bishop of Rochester The Parliament met at Westminster where King William made a Speech to them Queen of Portugal was brought to Bed of a Son. Was kept in London by the Irish Protestants the Anniversary for the deliverance from the Massacre in 1641. King William was made free of the Grocers Company and on the presenting his Freedom Ralph Box Esq was Knighted Sir George Davis made Conful of Naples Nov. Richard Lord Coot made Earl of Earles of Bellomont in Ireland Was brought into Falmouth a French Vessel taken going to Ireland with 4000 Armes and Powder and Officers A Fleet of Eighty Sail with six Thousand Foot and one Thousand Horse on Board of Danes Sailed by Hull for Scotland Envoy from Spanish Flanders had his Audience Thomas Kirke Esq made Consul of Genoua The Danish Forces arrived at Hull A Proclamation offering 200 l. for apprehending of Edmund Ludlow Lambert Blackwell Esq made Consul of Leghorne Walter Doleman Esq made Consul of Alicant in Spain An order of the Lord Mayor and Aldermen offering 500 l. to discover the Person that offered an Indignity to King William's Picture in Guild-hall Dec. Thomas Papillion Simon Macne John Agur Humphrey Ayles and James

Ogresses Pellets Gunstones or Bullets Pale a Pillar see Chap. 31. Pallet a little Pale three or five may be in an Escoucheon Paley when the whole Escoucheon is composed of Pales Passant a Term proper to a Beast of Battel and is used when they are walking along or passing Pattee see Form or Cross Pattence-Flory see Flory only it is peculiar to a Cross which Flory is not Pierced when there is a hole in the Charge through which the Field may be seen Pendent hanging down Pile such as is driven into Foundations when it is extended to the lower end of the Escoucheon but when it reacheth but half way it is taken for a Wedge Plates Quoits of Silver uncoined Poix Pitch Potent see Cross Proper the natural colour of any thing Purflued a Term proper for those Borders that are composed of Furr Purpure Purple Quarters see Chap. 31. Quere the Tail of a Beast chiefly used in the Lion. Quere Double forked or two Tails Quere Double in Saltier when the two Tails turn inward at the ends and cross one the other in Saltier Quere Inflected when the Tail comes between the Legs and turns over the Back Quere Renowned elevated over the Head Ragulee when the Branches are cut from the Stock of a Tree c. leaving some part on like the ragged Staff. Rampant when a Beast of Battel stands upright on his hinder Legs Rebated the point of a Weapon broken off Regardant looking backward Respecting when Fish or Beasts of Chase stand upright one against the other see Combatant Reverse turned the bottom upwards Ribon like a Bend but very narrow and doth not touch the corner of the Escoucheon Roundie see Chap. 32. § 10. Saltier see Chap. 32. Saliant a Term proper for Beasts of Prey when they are not so upright as Rampant it signifies to seise the Prey Scarp is a very narrow Sinister Bend. Seiant sitting upon the Tayl. Shaperoon a French Hood Sliped is when a Branch or Flower is plucked off from the Stock and not cut or couped Socage an Ancient Tenure of Land by doing some inferiour service of Husbandry to the Lord of the Fee. Springing is proper to Beasts of Chace when they leap forward and are placed in the same posture that Beasts of Prey are when Saliant in fish it is when they are placed in Bend. Steel Gads see Gads and Chap. 32. Sect. 10. Stole a long Garment or Robe of Honour the Keeper whereof is generally one of the Nobility and styled Groom of the Stole by the Vulgar Groom of the Stool Tenne Orange Colour a Colour Stainant Tripant a Term proper for Beasts of Chace as Passant is for Beasts of Battel Trunked is when a Tree or the like is cut off so that the inside thereof is to be seen and is also depicted round both which couped is not Torce is the wreath whereon the Helmet in the Crest standeth and is used in their Coats who are under the Degree of a Baron Tortuaux wafers used in the Sacrament by the Papists Tower see Castles Vamplet is that on a Tilt Spear which covers the hand of the Tilter Verdoy is a Term proper to a Border charged with Flowers Vlster is the Canton on the Arms of all Baronets which is Argent a Sinister hand in Pale couped at Wrist Gules and so called because it is the Arms of Vlster in Ireland Vndee or Vndaded waved Volant flying Voided is when the inner side of an Ordinary or Charge is taken away so that the Field is seen through Vulned wounded Wreath see Torce Waved see Vndee THE Number of the House of Peers is about 200 at this time The Number of Knights Citizens and Burgesses that make up the House of Commons are 515. Of Weights and Measures of England c. Avoir du pois hath 16 Ounces to the Pound 16 Drachms to the Ounce 112 Pound make an hundred Weight and 2000 Pound make a Tun. Troy Weight hath only 12 Ounces to the Pound but then they are weightier than Avoir du pois The least Measure is a Barly-Corn 3 Barly-Corns make Inch. 4 Inches make a Handfull 3 Handfulls make a Foot. 3 Foot make a Yard ● Yard and a quarter make an Ell. 5 Foot make a Pace 6 Foot make a Fathom ●6 Foot and an half make a Perch Pole or Rod. ●0 Perch make a Furlong 8 Furlongs make a Mile 60 Miles make a Degree 360 Degrees is the compass of the Earth 40 Perch in length and 4 in breadth make an Acre of Land. 1 Pound Avoir du pois makes a Pint. 2 Pints make a Quart. 2 Quarts a Pottle 2 Pottles a Gallon 8 Gallons a Firkin of Ale. 9 Gallons a Firkin of Beer 2 Firkins a Kilderkin 2 Kilderkins a Barrel 1 Barrel and half of Beer measure make an Hogshead 2 Hogsheads a Pipe or Butt 2 Butts a Tun. One Pound Troy weight makes a Pint of Wine 18 Gallons of Wine Troy weight make a Rundlet 42 Gallons make a Tierce 63 Gallons a Hogshead 126 Gallons a Pipe or Butt 2 Butts a Tun. 2 Gallons a Peck 4 Pecks a Bushel 8 Bushels a Quarter 10 Quarters a Wey or Last The Worth of Gold.   l. s. d. q. One Pound weight is worth 40 0 0 0 One Ounce 93 6 8 0 One Penny-weight 00 3 4 0 One Grain or Barly-corn 00 0 1 2 The Worth of Silver   l. s. d. q. One Pound weight is worth 03 0 0 0 One Ounce 00 5 0 0 One Penny-weight 00 0 3 0 One Grain or Barly-corn 00 0 0 1 England is in length 386 in breadth 276 and in compass 1532 Miles Ireland is in length 303 in breadth 279 and in compass 948 Miles Isle of Man is in length 28 in breadth 18 and in compass 91 Miles Isle of Anglesey is in length 21 breadth 18 and in compass 81 Miles Isle of Wight is in length 22 in breadth 11 and in compass 57 Miles Foreign Money 9 Deniers make an English Penny. 9 Soulx make an English Shilling 9 Francks make an English Pound 1 Gilder makes five Shillings and six pence 12 Blanks or 6 Marvedys make a Stiver or English Penny. 6 Stivers make 4 Quartoes 4 Quartoes make a Royal. Licensed James Frazier THE Historian's Guide OR BRITAIN's REMEMBRANCER BEING A Summary of all the Actions Exploits Sieges Battels Designs Attempts Preferments Honours Changes c. and whatever else is worthy Notice that hath happen'd in His Majesty's Kingdoms from Anno Dom. 1600. to this time SHEWING The Year Month and Day of the Month in which each Action was done With an Alphabetical Table for the more easie finding any thing out LONDON Printed for W. Crook at the Green-Dragon without Temple Bar 1690. A CONTINUATION OF THE Historian's Guide OR BRITTAIN'S Remembrancer c. 1687. N. THE Duke of Albemarle arrived at Barbadoes The new Grand Seignior took upon him the Government at Constantinople Dec. A great Inundation in Ireland A Proclamation of K. James II. to prize Canaries

the French Ambassadour made his publick entrance into Dublin and had his Audience of K. James II. at the Castle The Irish beat by a Sally made by the Protestants out of Colerain Charles Viscount Mordant since Earl of Monmouth Henry Lord de la Mere Sidney Lord Godolphin Sir Hen. Capell Rich. Hambden Sen. Esq made Commissioners of the Treasury Jonathan Lord Bishop of Bristol elected Bishop of Exeter K. William passed the Act for the Coronation Oath and 2 Acts more Dyed at Rome Queen Christiana of Sweedland Prince George of Denmark made Baron of Ockingham Earl of Kendale and Duke of Cumberland The Marquess of Winchester made Duke of Bolton William Bentinek Esq made Baron of Cyrencester Viscount Woodstock and Earl of Portland Viscount Faulconberg made Earl of Faulconberg Viscount Mordant made Earl of Monmouth Lord Mountague made Viscount Mounthermer and Earl of Mountague Lord Churchill made Earl of Marlborough Henry Sidney Esq made Baron Milton Viscount Sidney of Sheppy in Kent Lord Lumley made Viscount Lumley of Lumley-Castle in Durham Lord Cholmondly made Baron of Cholmondly of Wich Malbanch alias Nantwich in Cheshire Tho. Pilkington Esq Lord Mayor of London Knighted Sir Geo. Hewit made Baron of James-Town and Viscount Goran in Ireland K. William and Q. Mary crowned at Westminster by the Bishop of London and the day kept with great Ceremony in most of the chief Towns in England The House of Commons walked on foot from Westminster to White-hall to congratulate their Majesties on their Coronations Admiral Herbert arrived at Kingsale in Ireland George Jeffereys Baron of Wemm and late Lord Chancellour of England dyed in the Tower of London and was buried in the Tower privately the Sunday night following by an Order his Relations got from K. William The Sieur de Schmittan Envoy extraordinary from the Duke of Brandenburgh had Audience of the King and Queen at Hampton-Court George Booth Esq Sir Richard Temple Sir John Worden Sir Robert Southwell Sir Robert Clayton Sir Patience Ward made Commissioners of the Customs The Lords Address to K. William to sapport the Church of England and to call a Convocation Sir Henry Fane Sir Hen. Ashurst Sir Hum. Edwin Tho. Frankland Esq Fran. Parry Esq John Danvers Esq and John Wilcox Jun. Esq made Commissioners for the Excise The Earl of Danby made Marquess of Caermarthen K. William passed six Acts of Parliament An Address of the House of Commons to K. William for a War with France and the King's Answer to it The Baron de Schutz Envoy extraordinary from the Dukes of Lunenburgh c. had Audience of their Majesties at Hampton-Court Two Proclamations came out 1. To incourage French Protestants 2. For prohibiting French Goods The Estates of Scotland named the Earl of Argyle Sir James Montgomery and Sir John Dalrimple to go Commissiones for England to offer the Crown of Scotland to K. William and Q. Mary which was done accordingly on the 11th of May in great solemnity in the Banqueting House at Whitehall to which place the Commissioners came by Post Arrived at Portsmouth the Wolf from Virginia having on Board the Lord Howard of Effingham Governour of Virginia K. William put out two Proclamations for prohibiting Seamen to serve foreign Princes c. May K. William passed at Westminster the Poll Act and two more A Fight betwixt Admiral Herbert and the French at Bantry Bay in the N.W. of Ireland The Estates of Scotland adjourned to the 21st instant A Call of Serjeants viz. Sir Hen. Pollexfen Nich. Lechmore Tho. Rookesby John Thurburn Will. Wogan Will. Pawlet Nath. Bond Gyles Eyres Hen. Hatsell John Blencow Peyton Ventris John Powell Roger Bellwood John Tremain John Trenchard and John Turton Esqs The same day the Judges were constituted viz. Sir John Holt Ch. Just Sir W. Dolben Sir W. Gregory and Gyles Eyres Esq of the King's-Bench Sir Henry Pollexfen Ch. Just Sir John Powell Tho Rookesby and Pe●ton Ventris Esqs of the Common Pleas Sir Robert Atkinson Ch. Baron Sir Ed. Nevile Nich. Lechmore and John Turton Esqs of the Exchequer John Trenchard Esq Ch. Just of Chester Sir Geo. Treby Attorney General John Summers Esq Sollicitor General The Plate Fleet arrived in the Downs richly laden A Declaration of War against France came out A Proclamation against a Libell called The History of the Convention offering 100 l. reward to discover Author or Printer The Thanksgiving-day was kept in Scotland for their Deliverance from Popery and Slavery K. William gave his Royal Assent to five Acts at Westminster A Proclamation for appointing Commissioners for the Poll Act and another to prevent false Musters K. William came to Portsmouth and on board the Elizabeth Frigot dined with Admiral Herbert where he declared his Royal intention to make Admiral Herbert an Earl and there Knighted Capt. John Ashby and Capt. Clowdes Shovell and the King returned that Evening to Hampton-Court after giving 2600 l. amongst the wounded c. Seamen A great Sally by the Protestants at Londonderry with success George Lord Melvill made sole Secretary of State in Scotland Frederick Count de Schomberg made General of all his Majesty's Forces Master General of the Ordinance and of his Majesty's Privy Council Baron of Teys Earl of Brantford marquess of Harwich and Duke of Schomberg About 120 Seamen came Voluntiers from Norwich to serve his Majesty and about 150 more went by Land to Portsmouth on the same account Robert Casor Master of the Advice a Cole Ship beat two French Prizes Sir Robert Wright late Lord Chief Justice dyed in Newgate The Assistence Frigot came into Plymouth with the Body of the late Duke of Albemarle K. William's Declaration with an Order of Council for encouraging Seamen K. William's Proclamation for a Fast to be kept about London on the fifth of June on the 19th all England over K. William gave his Royal Assent to the Act for Toleration of Dissenters and two Acts more The Estates of Scotland read K. William's Letter to make them a Convention which they acccepted with thanks and adjourned to June 5. and ordered all their Members to meet then The Heer 's Engelenburg Witsen Odyck Citters and Dyckvelt Ambassadours extraordinary from Holland made their publick Entrance and on the 30th had their publick Audience at the Banquetting House at Whitehall K. William gave his Royal Assent to two Acts of Parliament Vice-Admiral Almonde arrived at Portsmouth with part of the Dutch Fleet. The Scanderoon Fleet came to Plymouth The Dutchess of Albemarle arrived at Plymouth from Jamaica The Duke of Somerset was installed Chancellour of Cambridge at Northumberland House in the Strand Major General Kirke set Sail from High-lake nigh Leverpole with his Forces for London-Derry June Admiral Herbert created Earl of Torrington and Baron Herbert of Torbay The Assistant Frigat with fourteen Merchant men from the West-Indies came into the Downs John Ashburnham Esq Created Baron Ashburnham of Ashburn-Hall in Sussex The Dutch Ambassadours had Audience The Dutch Fleet of Thirty