WRIGHT - An account of his excellence - 1688 copia

42 and his fellow, a Palm j and in thei r othe r hands each hel d a Gilt Shiel d j on the firft of which was his Excellence s Paterna l Coat , and on the fecond , hi s Creft , handfoml y adorn'd , and pain ted. . On the Corner s of the hind-ftandard s (bein g the moil conspicuou s par t of the Coach ) fate two othe r Boys ; and two more , below ; Th firft, holdin g in his righ t hand a Rofe , and reft ing the other , on the Efcutcheo n of England j The fecond , A ThjXtle, and the Efcutcheo n of Scot- land^ The third, - A FloUr ede Lis, and the Efcut - • cheon of Vtan\e : j The fourth , A Laurel , and the Efcutcheo n of 'Inland , i n the fame manne r as t firft. • .A r /t I n the middl e of thef e Figures , as i wer e unde r a Canop y of Foliages , and the fam unde r her feet , fat e A Majeftiqu e Femal e Figure reprefenting u Britannia >In her righ t hand , hal f extended , (he held a Rofe, and a Thiftle of Gold ; in the other , a Lanc e s- and on her knee , lean' d M a large