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Foreign News
December 3, 1762
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
Description of the court setup in London for ladies to view the royal infant Prince in his ornate cradle, including details of the canopy, bedding, nurse, and attendants.
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LONDON. Sept. 14.
The Ladies who go to court to see the Prince, are
admitted into the room about 40 at a time. The cra-
dle (or, as we may venture to call it the bed) upon
which his Royal Highness lies, is placed on a small
elevation, and under a canopy of state. The head
and the sides, which come no higher than the feather
bed, are covered with crimson velvet, and lined with
white satin. From the head rises an ornament of
carved work gilt, with a royal coronet in the middle.
The upper sheet is laced with a very broad beautiful
braid, turning over at top, upon a magnificent quilt
of crimson velvet and gold lace; the whole breadth
of the braid appearing also along the sides, hanging
down from underneath. Near the cradle sits his Nurse; a small velvet cushion lying on her knee, for
the Prince to rest on when out of cradle. And on
each side stands, in an erect posture, a fair mute,
gently rocking the royal infant.
The Ladies who go to court to see the Prince, are
admitted into the room about 40 at a time. The cra-
dle (or, as we may venture to call it the bed) upon
which his Royal Highness lies, is placed on a small
elevation, and under a canopy of state. The head
and the sides, which come no higher than the feather
bed, are covered with crimson velvet, and lined with
white satin. From the head rises an ornament of
carved work gilt, with a royal coronet in the middle.
The upper sheet is laced with a very broad beautiful
braid, turning over at top, upon a magnificent quilt
of crimson velvet and gold lace; the whole breadth
of the braid appearing also along the sides, hanging
down from underneath. Near the cradle sits his Nurse; a small velvet cushion lying on her knee, for
the Prince to rest on when out of cradle. And on
each side stands, in an erect posture, a fair mute,
gently rocking the royal infant.
What sub-type of article is it?
Court News
Royal Event
What keywords are associated?
Royal Infant
Court Viewing
Prince Cradle
London Court
Royal Nurse
Where did it happen?
London
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
London
Event Date
Sept. 14.
Event Details
Ladies admitted in groups of 40 to view the Prince at court. The royal infant lies in a cradle on an elevation under a state canopy, covered in crimson velvet lined with white satin, with gilt carved ornament and coronet. Upper sheet laced with broad braid over crimson velvet and gold lace quilt. Nurse sits nearby with velvet cushion; two fair mutes rock the infant.