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PL.775.043
10 Jun 1775:23 (20)
London. . . April 15. A gentleman who was in the presence
chamber on Monday, when the city address and remonstrance
was presented, has given us the following account of the
conduct of the two principal actors in the tragi-comedy of
the day. When the city council had read the paper, he gave
it to the Lord Mayor, who delivered it to the King with a
half bent knee, and the most profound reverence. His
Majesty handed the petition to a Lord in waiting, and then
deliberately taking a paper from his pocket, read the
answer. A silence of two minutes ensued, when the Lord
Mayor made a low bow, then retreated backwards to the middle
of the room, made a second, and, in like manner, a third at
the door, when the King moved his hat to his Lordship, and
thus ended the business.
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