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The first Triumph on the Land.

The Lord Maior, and Companyes being landed, the first Deuice which is presented to him on the shore, stands ready to receiue him at the end of Pauls-Chayne, (on the south side the Church) and this it is.

A Sea-Chariot artificially made, proper for a God of the sea to sit in; shippes dancing round about it, with Dolphins and other great Fishes playing or lying at the foot of the same, is drawne by two Sea-horses.

Neptune.

In this Chariot sits Neptune, his head circled with a Coronet of siluer, Scollup-shels, stucke with branches of

Corrall, and hung thicke with ropes of pearle; because such things as these are the treasures of the Deepe, and are found in the shels of fishes. In his hand he holds a siluer Trident, or Three-forked-Mace, by which some Writers will haue signified the three Naturall qualites proper to Waters; as those of fountaines to bee of a delitious taste, and Christalline colour: those of the Sea, to bee saltish and vnpleasant, and the colour sullen, and greenish: And lastly, those of standing Lakes, neither sweet nor bitter, nor cleere, nor cloudy, but altogether vnwholesome for the taste, and loathsome to the eye. His roabe and mantle with other ornaments are correspondent to the quality of his person; Buskins of pearle and cockle-shels being worne vpon his legges. At the lower part of this Chariot sit Mer-maids, who for their excellency in beauty, aboue any other creatures belonging to the sea, are preferred to bee still in the eye of Neptune.

At Neptunes foot sits Luna (the Moone) who beeing gouernesse of the sea, & all petty Flouds, as from whose influence they receiue their ebbings and flowings, challenges to herselfe this honour, to haue rule and command of those Horses that draw the Chariot, and therefore she holds their reynes in her hands.

She is atired in light roabes fitting her state and condition, with a siluer Crescent on her head, expressing both her power and property.

The whole Chariot figuring in it selfe that vast compasse which the sea makes about the body of the earth: whose Globicall Rotundity is Hieroglifically represented by the wheele of the Chariot.

Before this Chariot ride foure Trytons, who are feyned by Poets to bee Trumpeters to Neptune, and for that cause make way before him, holding strange Trumpets in their hands, which they sound as they passe along, their habits being Antike, and Sea-like, and sitting vpon foure seuerall fishes, viz. two Dolphins, and two Mer-maids, which are not (after the old procreation) begotten of painted cloath, and browne paper, but are liuing beasts, so queintly disguised like the natural fishes, of purpose to auoyd the trouble and pestering of Porters, who with much noyse and little comlinesse are euery yeare most vnnecessarily imployed.

The time being ripe, when the scope of this Deuice is to be deliuered, Neptunes breath goeth forth in these following Speeches.

Neptunes
Speeches.
Whence breaks this warlike thunder of lowd drummes,
(Clarions and Trumpets) whose shrill eccho comes
Vp to our Watery Court, and calles from thence
Vs, and our Trytons? As if violence
Weere to our Siluer-footed Sister done
(Of Flouds the Queene) bright Thamesis, who does runne
Twice euery day to our bosome, and there hides

Ebbe and Flow.

Her wealth, whose, Streame in liquid Christall glides
Guarded with troopes of Swannes? what does beget
These Thronges? this Confluence? why do voyces beate
The Ayre with acclamations of applause,
Good wishes, Loue, and Praises? what is't drawes
All Faces this way? This way Rumor flyes,
Clapping her infinite wings, whose noyse the Skyes
From earth receiue, with Musicall rebounding,
And strike the Seas with repercussiue sounding.
Oh! now I see the cause: vanish vaine feares,
Isis no danger feeles: for her head weares
Crowns of Rich Triumphes, which This day puts on,
And in Thy Honor all these Rites are done.
Whose Name when Neptune heard, t'was a strange Spell,
Thus farre-vp into th'Land to make him swell
Beyond his Bownds, and with his Sea-troops wait
Thy wish't arriuall, to congratulate.
Goe therefore on, goe boldly: thou must saile
In rough Seas (now) of Rule: and euery Gale
Will not perhaps befriend thee: But (how blacke
So ere the Skyes looke) dread not Thou a Wracke,
For when Integrity and Innocence sit
Steering the Helme, no Rocke the Ship can split.
Nor care the Whales (neuer so great) their Iawes
Should stretch to swallow thee: Euery good mans cause
Is in all stormes his Pilot: He that's sound
To himselfe (in Conscience) nere can run-a-ground.
Which that thou mayst do, neuer looke on't still:
For (Spite of Fowle gusts) calmer Windes shall fill
Thy Sayles at last. And see! they home haue brought
A Ship which Bacchus (God of Wines) hath fraught
With richest Iuice of Grapes, which thy Friends shall
Drinke off in Healths to this Great Festiuall.
If any at Thy happinesse repine,
They gnaw but their Owne hearts, and touch not Thine.
Let Bats and Skreech-Owles murmure at bright Day,
Whiles Prayers of Good-men Guide Thee on the way.
Sownd old Oceanus Trumpeters, and lead on.

The Trytons then sownding, according to his command, Neptune in his Chariot passeth along before the Lord Maior. The foure Windes (habilimented to their quality, and hauing both Faces and Limbes proportionable to their blustring and boisterous condition) driue forward that Ship of which Neptune spake. And this concludes this first Triumph on the Land.

These two Shewes passe on vntill they come into Pauls-Church-yard, where standes another Chariot; the former Chariot of Neptune, with the Ship, beeing conueyd into Cheap-side, this other then takes the place: And this is the Deuice.