A
TRUE
ACCOUNT
Of
his
Highness
the
Prince
of
Oranges
Coming
to
St.
James's
,
on
Tuesday
the
18th
.
of
December
1688.
about
three
of
the
Clock
in
the
Afternoon
.
THE
Sheriffs
of
London
and
Middlesex
in
a
Coach
and
six
Horses
(
with
their
Attendants
)
went
as
far
as
Hide-Park
Corner
,
to
meet
the
Prince
.
They
drew
up
their
Men
in
the
upper
side
of
Saint
James's
Park
,
in
readiness
to
receive
him
.
A
considerable
number
of
the
Prince's
Souldiers
,
were
drawn
up
on
each
side
of
the
Road
,
for
a
Mile
or
two
beyond
Knights-Bridge
to
the
Park
Corner
.
His
Highness
the
Prince
was
attended
through
Knights
Bridge
with
a
great
number
of
Persons
of
Quality
in
their
Coaches
and
six
Horses
,
and
a
great
Train
of
Gentlemen
on
Horseback
;
the
People
huzzaing
,
and
loudly
rejoycing
all
along
as
he
came
.
The
first
that
entered
Saint
James's
Park
,
were
four
Regiments
of
Foot
,
two
of
which
Regiments
were
Commanded
by
Major-General
Makoy
,
and
—
Bellefond
.
Then
came
the
Right
Honourable
the
Earl
of
Macklesfield
,
and
the
Lord
Brandon
Gerad
in
a
Coach
and
six
Horses
.
After
them
the
Earl
of
Sussex
,
with
a
great
many
Persons
of
Quality
.
And
they
were
succeeded
by
a
Coach
with
six
white
Horses
,
(
which
was
immediately
before
the
Prince
)
in
which
were
the
Count
of
Nassau
,
the
young
Count
Schomberg
,
and
an
English
Commander
.
Then
came
his
Highness
the
Prince
of
Orange
,
in
a
small
Callash
,
drawn
by
four
Bay
Horses
,
the
two
foremost
having
such
long
Harness
,
that
they
were
at
a
considerable
distance
from
the
other
.
His
Highness
had
a
white
Cloak
thrown
over
his
shoulders
.
Marshal
Schomberg
sate
on
his
left
hand
.
His
Highness
the
Prince
was
surrounded
by
his
Body
of
Horse-Guards
;
after
them
came
a
Regiment
of
Dragoons
,
and
a
Body
of
Foot.
At
the
Prince's
Entrance
into
the
Park
,
the
Sheriffs
left
their
Coach
,
and
mounted
on
Horseback
(
accompany'd
with
four
or
five
hundred
Horse
)
and
rid
before
the
Prince
with
a
white
Wand
in
his
hand
,
and
an
Officer
of
His
Highnesses
on
each
side
,
to
Saint
James's
,
which
he
enter'd
with
loud
Acclamations
.
All
the
Houses
from
Saint
James's
to
the
Park
corner
were
filled
with
People
looking
out
at
the
Windows
,
expecting
the
Prince
would
have
come
that
way
;
and
the
Road
was
so
crouded
,
that
many
were
forced
to
run
through
the
Dirt
up
to
the
mid-leg
.
But
they
were
disappointed
by
his
Highnesses
going
through
the
Park
.