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A01196	The ioyful and royal entertainment of the ryght high and mightie Prince, Frauncis the Frenche Kings only brother by the grace of God Duke of Brabande, Aniow, Aláunson, &c. Into his noble citie of Antwerpe. 1582. Translated out of Frenche by Arthur Golding, according to the copie printed by Plantine at Antwerpe, his highnesse printer.; Joyeuse & magnifique entrée de Monseigneur Francoys fils de France. English.	Golding, Arthur, 1536-1606.	1582 (1582)	STC 11310; ESTC S112675	40,277	106

casting a greate sorte of peeces of goold siluer among the standers by Theis peeces were of two sortes the one sort had on the one side the image of the Mounsire then Duke of Braband the other sort had on the one side the armes of Aniow and Brabande and about the verges was written Frauncis of Fraunce Duke of Braband On the other side of thē all was a deuice of y c Sonne with the Mounsires owne inscription Cheriseth and Chaseth which is the Mounsires ordinary poesie Without the Towne were three Regimentes of the Citizens too the number of a three thousand men in order of battell who made a goodlie shewe with their faire armours and their antesignes displayed And they neuer went out of their place vntill all the Ceremonies were dispatched and that his highnesse was gone intoo the citie Besides theis there was an infinite number of people in the citie whereof many were Straungers who marueiled greatly at theis sightes and especially the Frenchmen who woondered to see their maister in that apparell and spake diuersly of it as is woont too bee doone in matters that are new and erst vnseene But when they vnderstood howe it was the Dukely apparell and that he wore it as a representation of antiquitie the like whereof is worne yet still by the Electors of the sacred Empire in their greate ceremonies they were astonished and thought him to bee a Prince of more stately countenance and maiestie then afore insomuch that it was sayd alowd amōg them that seeing it was y e mantle of the Duchie it should cost the liues of fiftie thousande Frenchmen before it should bee plucked frō him againe As soone as the Ceremonies were ended his highnes came downe from the Theatre and mounted vpō a whyte courser of Naples couered with a coperison of veluet richly imbroydered with gold And so hee be gan too take his way towardes the right re nowmed and rich citie of Antwerp and was conueyed along by the counterscarfe vntoo the sumptuous and stately gate called Keizars gate or Sainct Georgis gate whereat he entred into the good citie of Antwerpe The order of his entering in was such as this FIrst marched the 2. Serieant Maiors or Marshalles of the citie accompanyed of two Pursiuāts with the armes of the citie after whom followed the Trumpets with the armes of Braband The first companie was of Almayne Merchantes commonly called Easterlinges well mounted and well apparelled after the maner of Almayne Next them followed the English merchāts in excellent good order all appareled in Cassockes of blacke veluet all of one fashion Then came the Colonelles captaines of the citie after whom followed a great number of Gentlemen as well of the same countrie as of other nacions Behind them went the bodie of the citie that is to wit the Wickmaysters the Wardens the auncient Magistrate the masters of the Wardes the Burrowghmasters deputies y ● Wardens of the halles the Usshers the Secretaries the Registers the Receiuers and Treasurers the Skepons the Amptman and the twoo Borowghmasters all appareled in Clokes of black veluet and all of one fashion After them came y ● Trūpets of y e States of Brabād Lembourg and Lothyer after thē the states themselues in this order First went the deputies of the vnder cities The Deputies of the citie of Antwerp The Deputies of Brusselles Then succeeded the noblemen of Braband as The Chauncellour of Brabande and aboue him Lamorall Egmonde Brother too the Countie of Egmond Baron of ●asebecke A great number of Lords of the same countrie of Fraunce and of Englande well horsed and richly appar●ed The Swissers with their drommes and fiffes The Mounsires owne housholde among whom were intermingled certaine Lordes of England Next this came the countie de Lauall hauing on either hand an English Lord The Prince of Espinoy hauing on his right hand the Lord of Hunsoon and on his left the Lord Haward The Prince Doulphin hauing on his right hand the Earle of Leycester and on his lefte the Prince of Orendge The Markgraue of Antwerp bare headed bearing the mace of Iustice The Lord Peterson Baron of Merode taking vppon him that day as Marshall of Braband and bearing the naked sword before the Dukes highnesse Then came the Duke himselfe mounted apparelled as yee haue heard afore Next behinde the Duke followed Coūtie Morice of Nassau sonne too the Prince of Orange hauing on his right hand Coūtie Philip of Nassau nephew too the said Prince and sonne to countie Iohn of Nassaw and on his left hand the Lord Shefeeld His Highnes was garded by the cōpanies of the Guyldes that is to say by the auncient brotherhoods of the Archers Crossebowes Harg webuzers in so goodly armour as fayrer could not be found The is went afore him and about him on a cluster without order like flowredeluces vpon a royall robe After them followed the gard of Frenchmē on a like heape and after them the Prince of Orendges gard on foote Then lastly in very good order came the twentie Antesignes of citizēs which had stood in order of battell without the Towne Ouer the gate where his highnes entered there was a compartement of Doricke work wherein was written as followeth Too Frauncis the Sonne of Henrie the second and onelie brother of Henrie the thirde King of Fraunce called by Gods singuler prouidence to the souereigne Principalitie of the low Countries and to the Dukedom of Braband the Marqueship of the sacred Empyre which God graunt to bee most happie and luckie vnto him as to their inuested Prince whom they haue most earnestly wished for who as now is happily come intoo this his most ●er uisable citie His moste harty Fauourers The Senate and People of Antwerpe THe Chariot of the Mayden of Antwerp could not goe out of the citie for wāt of roome too turne in and therefore it tarried for his highnesse at the gate within the citie This Chariot was called the Chariot of Alyance wherein sate a damosell apparelled in Satin red and white which are y ● colours of Antwerp who had in her left hand a branch of Baytree and on her heade a garlande of Laurell in token of victorie against the tyrannies of the king of Spayne in token of the deliuerance whiche the people hoped for by meanes of their new prince through his gracious goodnes faithfulnesse victoriousnes and defence too whom with her other hand shee presented the keyes of the Towne according to the verses written ouer her head which shall bee set downe hereafter Before her were the armes of the Marquiship of the holy Empyre On her ryght hand was Religion apparelled like one of the Sibylles holding in her one hande an open booke named The Law and the Gospell and in her other hande a swoorde named Gods word on her left hand was ●ustice holding a balāce a sword in her hād ouer the Balaunce was written Yea and Nay Before the

to such as by the lawes and priuiledges of the country were not capable of them or rather to such as would giue most for them yet the vnsatiable couetousnes malice and exceeding tyrannical lordlines of the Spaniards being not contented therewith in the ende when they had abused the whole common-weale after theyr owne lust they grewe intoo so great pride that they fell to ●natching of y ● priuate goods and substance of the inhabitāts to liuing vpon the labour and sweate of the poore yea and to rauishing y ● chastitie of mens wyues and daughters and to fill vp the measure of al obhomination and crueltie they fell to taking away the liues and to sucking the blood of those which sought by all meanes to please them Wherevppon in the end y ● greate rightuous God who hath a care of his seruants being offended thereat made that people who had aforetimes been of great valor to cal to mind their former state liberte gaue them both will and courage to maintaine y ● same in such sort as they had receiued from their forefathers Which thing they sa● could not be better done than by the election which the sayd States of Braband vnited w t the other prouinces had made of his highnes person to be their prince and Lord of purpose to bring all things backe to their former order hauing first sought howbe it in vayne for all remedies of their mischeefes of y ● disorders of y ● estate frō the causes welsprings there of Declaring y ● the dukes in old time had bin of great valour prowesse and powre and had made many renowmed voyages and exployts of warre that among others they had chosē a duke of Aniow hertofore who had bin equall with the rest in chiua●rie and feates of armes as their conquests and dominions witnessed That they had had their princes gentle milde gracious familiar fauourable to their subiects that his highnes had in y ● beha●fe alreadie giuen such proofes of his gētlenes truth 〈◊〉 y ● to their seeming some ancient duke of Burgoyne was raysed vp againe vnto thē Insomuch that in his onely h●hnesse they firmely beleued themselues to haue recouered whatsoeuer good renowne the dukes of Brabande 〈◊〉 and Burgoine coulde haue left vnto them Wherefore inasmuch as there remained no more but to proceede to the accomplishmēt of y ● chief work which it had pleased the soueraingod to put into y ● hāds of his highues of the sayde states to performe y ● day they on their part were redy and resolute to do him the homage fealtie dewtie and obedince which loyall subiectes good vassalls ought to doe to their rightfull princes of which sort they trusted in God without doubting that his ●hnes was and that he woulde promise by solemne othe vnto God so to continue Herevnto his highnes answered in effect That intending not to holde the States with long talke but onely to bee mindefull of the honour and good will which they had vowtsafed to yeeld vnto him in that among so many other great Princes they had chozen him cut to do deliuer them from the oppression and tyrānie of the Spantard to rule thē according to their customes lawes priuiledges he thāked them hartily for it assuring them that the iustnesse and equitie of their case their honorable dealings in his behalfe and the loue which they had shewed him had made him to resolue w t himself to take vpon him their protection the restablishing of their auncient libertie and to hazard therein whatsoeuer abilitie God had put into his handes whatsoeuer els it should please the king his Lorde and brother and the Queene of England of their fauour to bestow vpon him yea euen to the sheading of his own blood and the spending of his life This done the foresaid Mounsieur 〈◊〉 told his highnes howe it was y ● custome there to proclame openly before the people in y t duch tongue y ● points articles of the ioyfull interance which y ● dukes of Braband are bound to promise sweare at their admission Hereupon when as one hild the said articles translated into Frenche ready to rehearse them poynte by poynte after the proclayming of them in Duch for asmuch as the day was farre spent and communicatiō had bin had therof alredy the Mounsire to win time thought it expediēt by y ● aduice of y ● prince of Orēdg y ● they should be read but only in duch Which thing was done by the sayd Mounsire Hassells with a newe preface added too the articles conteyning breefly the reasons and causes of y ● dealing After the reading of the sayde articles it was demaunded of his highnesse whither hee lyked of them and whither he were conte●ted to be sworne to them or whether it were his pleasure to be further satisfied of them Wher vppon he sayde to the prince of Orendge that forasmuch as he had seene the articles conferred of thē wi●h him as they came by shippe out of Zeland he held him selfe well satis●ed with them and was well contented to sweare vnto thē Which speech of his was for●hwith proclaymed with further declaration that for their better contentation his highnes was desirous to haue them al knowne y ● although the sayd articles were read but ouely in duch yet woulde hee of his owne good minde with aduized deliveration and certaine knowledge be sworne vnto them Then did the said Monsieur Hesselles recite vnto the people in the duch tongue the first othe which the Dukes of Brabande were of olde time accustomed and bound to take for the obseruing of the saide Articles Which doone deliuering the booke wherein it was conteyned to Messire Thierrey de Leiesfield Chauncellor of Braband he read the same oth ageine openly in French and the Mounsire spake it after him woord for woord Then Mounsieur Hesselles taking the book ageine told the people that y ● Dukes of Braband made another second othe to the Barōs Noblemen Cities Boroughes and all y ● Inhabitantes and subiectes of the countrey too bee to them a good and iust Prince and not to deale with them after his owne will nor by way of rigor but by law and iustice and according too their priuiledges Which othe was lyke wise rehearsed in the duch tong the booke deliuered ageine to the saide Chaūcellor and the Mounsire repeated the othe after him as he had doone the first Then were the mantle and Bonnet of the Duchie b●ought vnto him whiche were of Crimzen veluet the mantle was tra●ed on the grounde and both of them were furred with powdred ermine turned vp very broade The Prince of Orendge tolde his highnesse that it behooued him too bee apparelled in those Robes And when hee aske● whither he must weare them intoo the citie it was answeared yea and that it was the solemne attyre of the Princes and Dukes of

left hande was written the word Chaceth on which side also was painted a French Captaine in armor following his allyes confiderates and souldiers to doe men to vnderstande that by the treaties leages and agreementes made with the dukes highnes all tyrannie violence and discorde shoulde bee chased a way that by y e beames of that sonne the countrey should receiue al peace prosperitie and abundance Upon the forefrunt were these verses Like as the rising of the Sonne doth chace the night away And with his kindly heate the grounde well cherish ay Euen so thy comming noble Prince doth Chace all tempests quight And folke with cheerefull hope of freedome much delight This Arch was impossed aloft with scutchions of the armes of Aniowe compassed about with braunches of Olif all vpon Azure Also there were diuers other s●utchions whose field was gewles bordered with argent and a great nomber of burning torches And the said Arche was furnished with diuers instruments of Musicke the musicions themselues were clad in the colours of the citie His highnesse passing vnder this triumphal arche came to a place called the Owure that is to say y ● banke where were two companies unbattelled armed like all the residue And so passing by the Ward there he went to y ● place that is right oueragainst the Mint before the which there was a huge and monstruous sea-horse of twentie foote high vpon whom sate a Nimph called Concord bearing a shield wherin was painted a booke a rod which was named The rule of truth In her hand shee bare a flag wherin was writtē faithfull aliance This monster of the sea was named Tyranny and he had a brydle in his mouth with double Reynes of yron cheyned called law reasō Whereby the dukes highnes was done to vnderstād that he as a true Perseus was to deliuer y t countrey from all tyrannie and afterward to gouerne it by iustice reason Ouer against y e mintgate where y e streete is narrowest were two Obelisks or round Spires between thē a triumpha● arch with his pillers of Corinthiā work gilded inriched w t his relief vnder him Upon y ● forefront were his highnesses armes and likewise on y e sides were other armes w t banners torches and cressets Under the armes of his highnes were these verses following Fulmighty is that cōmōweale in a happy cace And blest with all commodities through Gods most heauenly grace Where prince behaues himself as head commons him obey As members eyther carefully regarding others stay From this tryumphall arch vnto the palace y t is to wit all along S. Mighels street which is a mile in length stoode on either side threescore ten pillers with a space of 22. foote betweene piller piller Euery piller was 12. foote high vpon the pillers was a continual Tarras on euery ech other piller was a cresset on y e pillers between were the armes of Braband Aniow Antwerpe deuided according to y e spaces between the said pillers And y e pillers were crested about w t garlāds of iuy On the side of the street towards the palace was a pageant with banners torches and pyramids Upon the vppermost part of one of y ● sides wherof was a Crane and vpon the other side a Cocke Giuing knowledge as well to y ● heads as to y e members y t watchfulnes is needful A litle spaniel betokening faithfulnes and a litle lambe betokening peace were painted accompanied with y e Sibils which represented wisedome loue faithfulnes obedience vertue honor without the which no true peace can continue And al these were guided by the light of the holy Ghost which was resembled by a certaine brightnes that discouered y e chief instruments of discorde namely Enuie Slaūder who peered out be hind Enuy gnawing her own hart Slaūder hauing double heart double tongue double face howbeit with small effect Foron y ● two sides of this pageant were two counterfets on the one side Hercules on the other Dauid as it were in Copper haning gotten the vpper hand of Golias betokening strēgth stowtnes and vnderneath was Concord who hild discord in a cheine with collers about his necke which discord offering w t his one hād an apple of gold and w t his other hand threatning mē w t his force tyrānie was yet neuer theles driuē into the dungeon of sorrow where he is kept prisoner by cōcord who kepeth the dore fast shut betokening the same thing which y e coūtrey looketh for at his highnes hand according to his posie Cherisheth Chaseth Upon the forefrunt of the compartiment made of Phrygian worke were these verses O let the earth the kissings sweete of peace and iustice see And let her powre her riches foorth in all mens bozoms free Let godlines and faithfulnes goe matched arme in arme And let the bond of endlesse loue keepe all things knit from harme Before the duke came at S. Mighels where the palace was prepared for his highnes y ● day was so far spent y ● they were faine to light vp their cressets torches which cast so great and cleare a light through the whole towne that y e dukes highnes the princes lords which accompanied him likewise the souldiers with their glistering armors were seen more clerely then at any time of the day And as the multitude of people was verie great in the citie so the neerer y t his highnes drewe to his palace y e greater still did the number grow So at lēgth the Duke of Braband and Aniow entred into his palace in the order aforementioned hauing moreouer a two or three hundred as well of offenders as of banished folke w t followed him ●are headed and fettered crauing mercie The Herawlts did cast peeces of goolde and siluer abroade as they had doone at the meetinges of all the Streetes as they passed through them At the entrie of the palace was an Arche of twentie foote high resting vpon three pillers of Phrigian worke Upō the top wherof was a cōpartiment wherein were the three Graces that is to wit Vertue Glorie and Honor who offered vntoo his highnes an Olifbranch in token of peace a Lawrelbowgh in token of victorie a Crowne which was sent him frō heauen And vnder the compartiment were written theis verses O Prince whose merites passe his prayse whose vertewz haue no peerz Whose mynd surmounts his fortune far whose thewz exceede his yeerz Take gently heere this Olifbraunch this Lawrelbowgh and crowne Three presents giuen thee by three Nymphe and sent from heauen downe The othe made by Frauncis Duke of Brabād to the members of the right renowmed citie of Antwerpe and the othe made by them againe vnto his highnes THe Duke of Braband being come into his palace caused a peale of a twentie or thirty thousand Hargwebuzers to be shot of and then all the cōpanies sauing those which were