The magistrates of the City threw open their gates and joined the procession.

Four regiments of militia lined the way up Ludgate Hill, round Saint Paul's Cathedral, and along Cheapside.

The streets, the balconies, and the very housetops were crowded with gazers.

All the steeples from the Abbey to the Tower sent forth a joyous din.

The proclamation was repeated, with sound of trumpet, in front of the Royal Exchange, amidst the shouts of the citizens.
In the evening every window from Whitechapel to Piccadilly was lighted up.