AN ACCOUNT Of the Magnificent Public ENTRY, WHICH His Majesty of Great-Britain Made into the HAGUE, On the 5th of February, s. n.  
As it was Communicated in a Person of Quality's Letter, who was present at the Time of that Great Performance.  
Licenced January 31. 1690/ 1  
HIS Majesty of Great-Britain having, as you have been already informed, surprised the States and people of the Hague with his suedain Arrival into that place, which prevented not only the Burghers from appearing in their Arms, but the Lords of that Country from performing the great Testimony of their Rejoicing, at his coming among them, by playing their Fireworks, and making other public Demonstrations of his safe and happy Arrival; they besought the King, though much against his Inclination, as coming to do Business in their Country, To permit that a Day might be prefixed, and his Majesty be graciously pleased to do them the honour, to make his public Entrance into the Hague; which he yielded to, and ordered to be performed on the 5th of February, S. N. Which began at three of the Clock that Afternoon: Which was carried on, and contained that Variety and Greatness of Splendour, as to exceed any thing of that Nature these many Ages.  
There were erected three very Costly Triumphal Arches, embellished with Gold, Rich Carving and Curiosity of Fantasies in Painting: That before the Palace very Regular and Noble, larger than any of the Gates of London, and not unlike, in Form, to that of Temple-Bar, and had the King's Effigies on Horse back, Gilded, and set upon the Top, the whole painted in Fresco; and had a great Portar and two smaller ones on each side: The others were in different Forms, with divers Latin Devices or Mottoes under them, relating to the King and this present Occasion.  
The King went out of the Back-Gate of the Palace, and fetching a Round in his Coach, with his Attendants, came into the further end of the Hague, riding quite through the Town, passed through all the Triumphal Arches, the Streets being lined with the States soldiers, and crowded with innumerable Throngs of People; And made their Cavalcade in this like Order.  
There preceded a Party of the King's Horse-Guards, with Trumpets and Kettledrums: After them a Body of Swissers, not much unlike our Yeomen of the Guard: And were followed by his Majesty's Footmen in excellent Order; Then came one of the King's Coaches, with six Horses, carrying his Grace the Duke of Ormond, with some other English Noblemen therein: Which was succeeded by another of His Majesty's Coaches, filled with the Nobility: in the third, which was extraordinary Rich, road his Majesty, and the Heer Overkirk, with many Pages on both Sides: After which came the Coach of his Grace the Duke of Norfolk, with Pages and Footmen, in very rich Liveries: And was followed by that of the Earl of Devonshire and Earl of Dorset, twelve Footmen running by the Side of their Horses, with four Pages: And the Lord Dursley, His Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary to the State's General, in his Coach; With that of Mr. Johnson, the King's Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of the Elector of Brandenburg, closed the Rear; which making some Interval. There were a great many Coaches of the Nobles, Lords and States of that Country, with a great Appearance of the Ministers of Foreign Princes, Allies there, made a Noble Cavalcade. The Burghers, being in the Nature of our Trained Bands, marched in all their Gaiety, and made a Handsome Appearance; And when the King entered the Palace, were drawn up, and made several good Volleys; and many great Guns, brought thither on this Occasion, proclaimed aloud the Rejoicing for this Inesteemable Benefit of the King's Presence. When it came to be dark, the Fire-Works, which were very Curious and Divertising, began to Play. In short, the Night concluded with Ringing of Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations, with Candles set behind Transparent Painted Devices and Pictures, in divers of the Windows in the Streets of the Town. The Duke of Brandenburg was just then arrived, and the Elector of Bavaria expected in two days: And all concluded with the greatest Order and Regularity imaginable.  
Before the Court there is the Effigies of our King on Horseback, richly Embellished all over with Gold, and on each side the Arch are Eight Statues of Copper above the Pedestal of the King's Horse, and there is wrote, POPULI SALUS.  
And round about the Cornish is wrote, Pio, Foelici, Inclit● Gulielmo Tertio, Triumphanti, Patria Patri; Gubernatori P. C. J. P. Restauratori Belgii Faederati; Liberatori Angliae; servatori Scotiae, Pacificatori Hiberniae, reduci.  
The Substance whereof in English is thus: To the Pious, Happy, Triumphing, William III Father of his Country; Restorer of the United Provinces of the Netherlands; Deliverer of England; Preserver of Scotland; Pacifier of Ireland, returned hither.  
And there is Painted a Sword weighing down Three Crowns, with this Motto, PRAEMIA NON AEQUANT.  
The Rewards do not equal his Merits.  
And there are above One Hundred Mottoes beside, suitable to the Pictures.   

Printed at London, and reprinted at Edinburgh, by the Heir of Andrew Anderson, Printer to Their most Excellent Majesties, 1691.