UPON Saturday last , being February the 16 th . and Market-day , about Twelve of the Clock , the Mayor , Aldermen , Assistants and Bailiffs , ( which are as Sheriffs ) and the rest of the Common-Council , met at the Guild-Hall of the said City , where they all took Horse , and before them went on Foot Four Companies of the City with their Streamers , Viz. 1. The Cordweynors . 2. The Merchant Taylors . 3. The Glovers . 4. The Mercers . Then all the rest on Horseback . 1. The Lord of Slovins-Hall , ( as he is called ) in his Scarlet Robes , his Horse being Led by one with a White Rod. 2. The City Musick in their Liveries . 3. The Petty-Constables with their Staves . 4. The Head-Constables with their Silver Staves . 5. The Under-Sheriff and his Servants . 6. All the Serjeants at Mace. 7. The two Bailiffs with their White Wans or Staves , in their Scarlet Gowns , ( which are as Sheriffs . ) 8. The Town Clerk and the Mace-bearer with the City Mace. 9. The Mayor , Recorder , Aldermen , Assistants , and all that have Bailiffs Places , in Scarlet Gowns and their Formalities , with Foot-cloaths to their Horses ; and all the rest of the Council-Chamber in their Black Gowns Rid by two and two , to the number of about one Hundred . First , they Proclaimed the King and Queen at Carfax , the Publick Conduit of the City , that Running all the time with Claret . The Mace-bearer read the Proclamation . Then they marched in order before St. Mary's , and Proclaimed them there : Then it was done at the East-Gate ; next at the South-Gate ; then at the West-Gate ; and last of all at the North-Gate , and so returned on Horse-back to the Guild-Hall of the said City , where they had Wine very plentiful , to drink the new King and Queens Healths ; Ringing of Bells in all Parishes , and many Bonfires in the City , and in some Colledges .