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BNL.713.002
19-26 Jan 1713:11 (458)
Frankfort, Decemb. 27 N.S. The Emperor made his publick
entry into this city the seventeenth, with the greatest pomp
and magnificence, attended by . . . [4 lines] all the
artillery of the ramparts was discharged the first time; as
it was a second time, when his Imperial Majesty entered the
gate of the city; whence he proceeded to the Cathedral,
through a land made by the burghers under arms, and an
infinite multitude of strangers, that had resorted hither
from all parts upon this occasion. The coaches, liveries,
and equipages, were extraordinary magnificent. Te Deum being
sung, his Majesty took the usual oaths to observe all the
articles of the capitulation. . . [2 lines] The twenty-
second being the day appointed for the ceremony of his
coronation, the streets were again lined by the burghers,. .
. [10 lines] The electors of Mentz and Triers met his
Majesty at the church-door, and conducted him to the choir,
where he was crown'd with the usual solemnities, Te Deum
being sung with a triple discharge of the cannon; after
which, he proceeded to the town-house to a splendid
entertainment prepar'd for him. At his return to his
apartment, money was thrown among the people, and several
fountains ran with wine.
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