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A01506	The ioyfull receyuing of the Queenes most excellent Maiestie into hir Highnesse citie of Norvvich the things done in the time of hir abode there: and the dolor of the citie at hir departure. Wherein are set downe diuers orations in Latine, pronounced to hir Highnesse by Sir Robert Wood Knight, now Maior of the same citie, and others: and certaine also deliuered to hir Maiestie in vvriting: euery of the[m] turned into English.	B. G. (Bernard Garter); Wood, Robert, Sir, fl. 1578.; Googe, Barnabe, 1540-1594, attributed name.	1578 (1578)	STC 11627; ESTC S105704	30,924	55

THE IOYFVLL Receyuing of the Queenes most excellent Maiestie into hir Highnesse Citie of NORVVICH The thing● done in the time of hir abode there and the ●●lor of the Citie at hir departure Wherein are set downe diuers Orations in Latine pronounced to hir Highnesse by Sir ROBERT WOOD Knight now Maior of the same Citie and others and certaine also deliuered to hir Maiestie in vvriting ●arry of thē turned into English. AT LONDON Imprinted by Henrie Bynneman ¶ To the right vvorshipfull Sir Owen Hopton Knight the Queenes Maiesties Lieutenante of hir highnes Tower of London Ber. Gar. Citizen of London wisheth health and increase of VVorship SIthens at my returne from Norwich Right worshipfull you vouchsafed to imparte vnto me your earnest desire to vnderstand the order and manner how hir Maiestie was receyued into that worthy Citie I am bold likewise to decipher vnto your worship what occasion offered themselues to me vpon the same your request First appeared to me the Maiestie of my Prince which beautifieth her kingdome as the bright shining beames of beautiful Phoebus decketh forth the earth which gladded the hartes of the people there as they no lesse laboured to trauayle forth to view the excellency of their soueraigne than the true labouring Bee enforceth hir self in the Spring tyme whē dame Flora first decketh the soile to seeke their delights and our profit amongst the sweete smelling floures Then the aboundant clemencie of hir highnes receyuing the loyall hartes of hir louing people in parte as good as their meaning deserued so enflamed their former desires as euery sparke kindled a bonfire The Nobilitie delighting this Harmony so endeuoured to hold in tune euery string of this heauenly Musike as there semed but one hart in Queene Counsaile and Communaltie The Mayor Magistrates and good Citizens employed their study and substaunce to holde on this happy beginning the Prince had hir pleasure the Nobilitie their desire the whole traine such intertainment As for the tyme of hir continuance there Norwich seemed if any such there be a terrestriall Paradise But when the frowning Friday folowed which called hir Maiestie thence I leaue because I am loth to tel the dolour that was to the report of them that did see it These all right Worshipfull vpon your demaund presented themselues vnto me to be vttred and these I thinke are the thinges which you desired to heare And because I doubt not but that there are a great number of your vertuous mynd herein to satisfie both thē and you I haue here set forth what my final capacitie could collect touching the premisses during the whole tyme of hir abode there Accept my rude and rashe dealing in this my doyng I beseech you for that your Worshipfull request carieth me to my vttermost limite wherein though the sodaine chop of an vnskilfull Car●e●●●r perhaps disquareth the strong tymber of this beautifull 〈◊〉 yet let the skilfull eye of your worship and other learned Readers to whome I submitte me place the same to the best purpose and holde my good will as recompence of my fault and bynde me to them and you for euer Vale. Your VVorships to commaund B. G. ¶ The receyuing of the Queenes Maiestie into hir highnesse Citie of Norvvich ON Saturday being the. xvj of August 1578. and in the twentith yéere of the raigne of our most gratious soueraign Lady Elizabeth by the grace of God Quéen of England Frāce and Irelande Defendor of the Faith. c. The same our moste dread and soueraigne Lady continuing hir Progresse in Norffolke immediately after dinner set forward from Brakenashe where she had dyned with the Ladye Style béeyng fiue myles distant from Norwich towardes the same hir most dutifull Citie Sir Robert Wood then Esquire and nowe Knight Maior of the same Citie at one of the Clock the same happy day sette forwarde to méete with hir Maiestie in this order First there roade before him wel and séemly mounted thréescore of the most comelie yong men of the Citie as Bachelers apparelled all in blacke Sattyn doublets blacke Hose blacke Taffata Hattes and yeallowe Bandes and their vniuersall liuerie was a Mandylion of purple Taffata layde about with siluer Lace and so apparelled marched forwardes two and two in a ranke Then one which represented King GVRGVNT sometime King of Englande which builded the Castle of Norwich called Blanch Floure and layde the foundation of the Citie He was mounted vppon a braue Courser and was thus furnished His body Armed his Bases of gréen and white silke on his head a black veluet Hat with a plume of white Feathers There attended vpon him thrée Henchmen in white and gréene one of them did beare his Helmet the seconde his Tergat the third his Staffe After him a noble companye of Gentlemen and wealthie Citizens in veluet Coates and other costly furniture brauely mounted Then followed the Officers of the Citie euery one in his place Then Maister Sword bearer with the Sworde and Hatte of Maintainaunce Then Maister Maior and foure and twentye Aldermen and Maister Recorder al in Scarlet gownes wherof so many as had bin Maiors of the Citie and were Iustices did weare their scarlet cloakes Then followed so many as had bin Sherifs and were no Aldermen in violet Gowns satten tippets Then followed diuers other to kéepe the people from disturbing the array aforesaide Ths euery thing in due and comely order they al except GVRGVNT which stayed hir maiesties cōming within a flight shot or two of the city where the Castle of Blaunche Flowre was in moste beautifull prospect marched forwardes to a bridge called Hartforde Bridge the vttermoste lymit that way distaunt from the Citie two miles or thereaboutes to méete with hir Maiestie who within one houre or little more after their attendaunce came in such gratious and Princely wife as rauished the harts of all hir louing subiects and might haue terrifyed the stoutest heart of any enimy to beholde Whether the Maiestie of the Prince whiche is incomparable or ioy of hir subiectes which excéeded measure were the greater I thinke woulde haue appalled the iudgement of Apollo to define The acclamations and cries of the people to the Almighty God for the preseruation of hir Maiesty ratled so loude as hardly for a great time coulde any thing be hearde But at laste as euery thing hath an ende the noise appeased Maister Maior saluted hir highnesse with the Oration following and yéelded to hir Maiestie there with the sworde of the Citie and a faire standing cup of siluer and guilt with a ●ouer and in the Cup one hundreth pounds in golde The Oration was in these wordes The Mayors Oration SI nobis ab Optimo Maximo concederetur optio quid rerum humanarum nunc potissimum vellemus nihil duceremus antiquius Augustissima Princeps quàm vt tuus ille qui ita nos recreat castissimi ocelliradius posset in abditissimos cordium nostrorum angulos se conferre Cerneres profecto quanta

renowne and glorious name To keepe and vse it well deserues eternall fame Whē brute through cities townes the woods and dales did soūd ELIZABETH this country peerelesse Queene drew neare I was found out my selfe in person noble Queene Did hast before thy face in presence to appeare Two thousand yeares welnye in silence lurking still Heare why to thee alone this seruice I do yelde Besides that at my Cities sute their founder first Should gratulate most this ioyfull sight in open field Foure speciall pointes and rare concurring in vs both This speciall seruice haue reseru'd to thee alone The glory though of eche in thee doth farre surmount Yet great with small comparde will like appeare anone When doubtfull warres the British princes long had wroong My grandsire first vniting all did weare the Crowne Of Yorke and Lancaster who did conclude the broiles Thy grandsire Henry seuenth a king of great renowne Myne vncle Brennus eke my father ioyning handes Olde Rome did raze and sacke and halfe consume with fire Thy puissant father so new Rome that purple whore Did sacke and spoile hir neare of all hir glittering tire Lo Cambridge scholes by myne assignment founded first By thee my Cambridge scholes are famous through the world I thirtie wandring ships of banisht men relieued The thronges of banisht soules that in this Citie dwell Do weepe for ioy and pray for thee with teares vntold In all these thinges thou noble Queene doest farre excell But loe to thee I yeld as duety doth me binde In open field my selfe my Citie Castle Key Most happy fathers Kinges in such a daughter Queene Most happy England were if thou shouldest neuer die Go on most noble Prince for I must hast away My Citie gates do long their Soueraigne to receyue More true thou neuer couldst nor loyall subiects finde VVhose hartes ful fast with perfect loue to thee do cleaue THen hir Maiestie drewe neare the Gates of the Citie called Sainct Stephens gates which with the walles there were both gallauntly and stronglye repayred The gate it selfe was thus enriched and beautified First y Portcullice was new made both tymber and yron then the outwarde side of the gate was thus beautified The Queenes Armes were moste richely and beautifully set forth in the chiefe fronte of the gate on the oneside thereof but somewhat lower was placed the scutchion of S. George or Saincte George his crosse on the other side the armes of the Cittie and directlye vnder the Quéenes Maiesties armes was placed the Falcon hir hyghnesse Badge in due forme vnder the same were writtē these words God and the Queen we serue The Inner side of the gate was thus beautified on the right side was gorgeously set forth the redde Rose signifying the house of Yorke on the left the side whyte Rose representing the house of Lancaster in the middest was the whyte red Rose vnited expressing the Vnion vnder the which was placed by discent the armes of the Quéene and vnder that were written these two verses DIVISION kindled strife Blist VNION quenchte the flame Thence sprang our noble PHAENIX deare the pearlesse prince of FAME And besides that at this gate the Waites of the Citie were placed with loude Musicke who chéerefully and melodiouslye welcomed hyr Maiestie into the Citie and then passed she forward through Saint Stephens stréete where the first Pageant was placed in forme following ¶ The first Pageante was in Saint Stephens Parish in this manner IT was buylded somewhat like the manner of a stage of xl foote long and in breadth eight foote From the standing place vpwarde was a bancke framed in the manner of a frée stone wall in verye decent and beautiful sorte and in the hight therof were written these Sentences Viz. The causes of this common wealth are God truely preached Iustice duely executed Idlenesse expelled The people obedient Labour cherished Vniuersall concorde preserued FRom the standing place downward it was beautified with Painters worke artificially expressing to sight the portrature of these seueral Loombes and the Weauers in them as it were working and ouer euery Loombe the name therof Viz. Ouer the first Loombe was writtē the weauing of Worsted ouer the seconde the weauing of Russels ouer the thirde the weauing of Darnix ouer the fourth the weauing of Tuft Mockado the fifth the weauing of lace the sixte the weauyng of Caffa the seauenth the weauing of Friudge And then was there the portrature of a Matrone and two or thrée children ouer hyr head was written these wordes Good nurture chaungeth qualities Vpon the stage there stoode knitting at the one ende eyght small women children spinning Worsted yarne and at the other ende as many knitting of Worsted yarne hose in the myddest of the sayde stage stood a prettie Boy richly apparelled which represented the Common welth of the Citie And all the reste of the stage was furnished with men which made the sayde seuerall workes and before euerye man the worke in déede and euerye thing thus in readinesse stayed hir maiesties comming and when she did come the childe which represented Common welth did speake to hir highnesse these wordes Viz. Most gracious prince vndoubted soueraigne Queene Our only ioy next God and chiefe defence In this small shewe our whole estate is seene The welth we haue we finde proceede from thence The idle hande hath here no place to feede The painefull wight hath still to serue his neede Againe our seate denyes our traffique heere The Sea too neare decydes vs from the rest So weake we were within this dozen yeare As care did quench the courage of the best But good aduise hath taught these little handes To rende in twayne the force of pining bandes From Combed wool we drawe this slender threede From thence the Loombes haue dealing with the same And thence againe in order do proceede These seueral workes which skilful art doth frame And all to driue Dame neede into hir caue Our heades and hands togither labourde haue VVe bought before the things that now we sel These slender ympes their workes do passe the waues Gods peace and thine we holde and prosper well Of euery mouth the hands the charges saues Thus through thy helpe and ayde of power deuine Doth NORVVICH liue whose harts and goods are thine B. G. FINIS THis shewe pleased hir Maiestie so greatlye as she particularlye viewed the knitting and spinning of the children pervsed the Loombes and noted the seuerall workes and commodities which were made by these meanes and then after great thankes by hir giuen to the people marched towardes the market place where was made a seconde deuise as followeth The second Pageant THe seconde Pageant thwarted the stréete at the entrance of the Market betwéene Maister Skinner and maister Quashe being in breadth two and fiftie foote of assise and was diuided into thrée gates viz. in the middest a maine gate and on either side a posterne the maine gate in breadth fourtéene foote eche

sint hilaritate perfusa quàm in ipsis arterijs venulis spiritus sanguis gestiant dum intuemur te huius Regni lumen vt Dauid olim fuit Israelitici in hijs tandem finibus post longam spem ardentissima vota exoriri Equidem vt pro me qui tua ex autoritate clementia quod humillimis gratijs profiteor celeberrimae huic Ciuitati praesum pro hijs meis fratribus atque omni hoc populo quem tuis auspicijs regimus ex illorum sensu loquar quod ipse sentio sic nos demum supplicibus votis exposcimus vt Maiestatem tuam beneuolam nobis propitiam experiamur vt nunquam cuiquam populo aduenisti gratior quàm nobis In illius rei luculentissimum indicium insignia haec honoris officij nostri quae nobis clemētissimus Princeps Hēricus Quartus quinto sui Regni anno cum Praetore Senatoribus Vicecomitibus concessit cùm antea Balliuis vt vocant vltra annalium nostrorum memoriam regeremur perpetuis deinde Regum priuilegijs corroborata nobis aucta magnificè Maiestati tuae omnia exhibemus quae per tuam vnius clemētiam quam cum immortalibus gratijs praedicare nunquam cessabimus vicesimo iam anno tenuimus Atque vnâ cum illis hunc Thesaurum quasi pignus nostrarū voluntatum facultatum quas omnes quantae quantulaeue sint ad tuum arbitrium deuouimus vt si quid omni hoc foelicissimi tui tēporis decursu admisimus quod amantissimos obsequētissimos amplitudinis tuae saluti Coronae emolumento deuotissimos non deceat statuas de nobis nostris omnibus pro tua clementissima voluntate Sin ita clauum huius Ciuitatis Deo duce reximus vt eam in portu saluam Maiestati tuae conseruauerimus populum primum gloriae Dei verae religionis deinde salutis honoris voluntatis tuae studiosissimum quantum in nobis est effecerimus tum non libet nobis id à te petere quod insita tibi singularis clementia facillimè à te ipsa impetrabit Tantùm obsecramus vt Amplitudinem tuam Deus omnibus animi corporis bonis cumulatissimè beare velit The Mayors Oration Englished IF our vvishe should be graunted vnto vs by the Almighty vvhat humaine thing vve vvould chiefly desire vve vvould account nothing more pretious most Royall Prince than that the bright beame of your most chast eye vvhich doth so chere vs might penetrate the secret strait corners of our hartes then surely should you see hovv great ioyes are dispeised there and hovve the spirite and liuely bloud tickle in our arteries and small veynes in beholding thee the light of this Realme as Dauid vvas of Israell novv at length after long hope and earnest petitions to appeare in these coastes Truely on mine ovvne part vvhich by your highnesse authoritie and clemencie vvith humble thankes be it spoken do gouerne this famous Citie and on the parte of these my brethren and all these people vvhich by your authoritie vve rule speaking as they meane and as I my selfe doe thinke this onely vvith all our hartes and humble praiers vve desire that vve may so finde your Maiestie gracious and fauourable vnto vs as you for your part neuer came to any subiects better vvelcome thā to vs your poore subiectes here For most manifest token vvherof vve present vnto your Maiestie here these signes of honour and office vvhiche vvee receiued of the most mighty Prince Henry the fourth in the fift yere of his raigne then to vs granted in the name of Mayor Aldermen and Shirifs vvhere as before tyme out of minde or mention vve vvere gouerned by Bayliffes as they terme them vvhich euer since haue bene both established and encreased vvith continuall priuiledges of Kinges And vvhich by your only clemencie vvhich vvith immortall thankes vve shall neuer cease to declare vve haue novv these xx yeres enioyed and together vvith those signes this treasure is a pledge of our good vvils and habilitie vvhich all hovv great or little so euer they be vve poure dovvn at your pleasure that if vve haue neglected any thing in all this course of your most happy raigne vvhich becommeth most louing obedient and vvell vvilling subiectes to performe for the preseruation of your Crovvn and aduancement of your highnes you may then determine of vs and al ours at your most gracious pleasure But if vve haue God being our guide so ordered the gouernance of this citie that vve haue kept the same in safetie to your Maiesties vse and made the people therein as much as in vs lieth first most studious of Gods glory and true religion and next of your Maiesties health honour and pleasure then aske vve nothing of you for that the singular clemencie ingraffed in your highnes vvil easily of it self graunt that vvhich is requisite for vs to obtaine We only therefore desire that God vvould aboundantly blesse your highnesse vvith al good gifts of minde and body Whiche Oration ended hir Maiestie accepting in good part euery thing deliuered by the Maior did thankefully aunswere him in these wordes or verie like in effect We hartily thanke you Maister Maior and all the reste for these tokens of good-will neuerthelesse Princes haue no néede of money God hathe endowed vs abundantly we come not therefore but for that whiche in right is our owne the heartes and true allegeaunce of our Subiects whiche are the greatest riches of a Kingdome whereof as we assure our selues in you so do you assure youre selues in vs of a louyng and gratious soueraigne wherewyth was deliuered to Maister Maior a Mace or Scepter which hée carryed before hir to hir lodging whiche was in the Bishop of Norwich his Pallaice two myles distant from that place The Cup and money was deliuered to a Gentleman one of hir Maiesties footemen to carry Maister Maior saide to hir Sunt hic Centum librae puri auri the couer of the Cup lifted vp hir Maiestie saide to the footman looke to it there is a hundreth pound With that hir highnesse with the whole companye marched towardes Norwich till they came to a place called the Towne Close distant from the Citie a good flightshot where the partie which represented Gurgunt came foorth as in maner is expressed and was readye to haue declared to hir Maiestie thys spéech following but by reason of a showre of raine whiche came hir Maiestie hasted away the spéech not vttered But thus it was LEaue of to muse most gracious Prince of English soile What sodaine wight in Martiall wise approcheth neare King Gurgunt I am hight King Belins eldest sonne Whose syre Dunwallo first the Brittish crowne did weare Whom truthlesse Gutlack forste to passe the surging seas His falshode to reuenge and Denmarke land to spoile And finding in returne this place a gallant vente This Castle faire I built a forte from foraine soile To winne a Conquest gets