THE True Narration of the Entertainment of his Royall Maiestie from the time of his departure from Edenbrough till his receiuing at London with all or the most speciall Occurrences Together with the names of those Gentlemen whom his Maiestie honoured with Knighthood VIRESSIT VULNERE VERITAS TC AT LONDON Printed by Thomas Creede for Thomas Millington 1603. To the Reader AFter long trauell to bee informed of euery particular as much as diligence might preuaile in this small worke of his Maiesties Receiuing and royall Entertainment is brought forth which though it may seeme to haue bene too long deferred yet seeing nothing therof hath bene publike no time can be too late to expresse so excellent a matter wherein the dutifull loue of many noble Subiects so manifestly appeared to our dread Lord and Soueraigne and his Royall thankfulnes in exchange for that which was indeed but dutie though so adorned with munificent bounty that most houses where his Highnesse rested were so furnished by the owners with plenty of delights and delicates that there was discerned no negligence but if there were any offence the sinne only appeared in excesse as more at large you shal hereafter perceiue where the truth of euery thing is rather pointed at than stood vpon All diligence was vsed to get the names of those Gentlemen that in sundry places receiued the honor of Knighthood what the Heraldes haue in register are duly set downe both for name time and place If any be omitted let it please 〈◊〉 him to signifie their names and the house where they receiued that honor and there shall be additions put to this Empressiō or at least which wil be by order more fitly placed in the next Many I am sure there are not missing and only in that point we are somewhat doubtfull the rest is from his Highnesse departure from Edenbrough his comming to London so exactly set downe as nothing can be added to it but superfluous words which we haue striued to auoyd Thine T. M. A NARRATION of the Progresse and entertainment of the Kings most excellent Maiestie with the occurrents happening in the same iourney THE eternall maiestie in whose hand are both the meane and mightie of the earth pleased to deliuer from weakenesse of body and griefe of minde Elizabeth his hand-maide our late Royall Mistresse gracious Soueraigne easing her age from the burthen of earthly kingdomes placing her as we stedfastly hope in his heauenly Empire beeing the resting place after death for all them that beleeue faithfully in their life Thursday the 24. of March some two houres after midnight departed the spirit of that great Princesse from the prison of her weake body which now sleepes in the Sepulchre of her Grand-father The Counsell of State and the Nobilitie on whom the care of all the country chiefly depended immediately assembling together no doubt assisted with the spirit of truth considering the infallible right of our Soueraigne Lord King Iames tooke such order that the newes of the Queenes death should no sooner be spread to deiect the hearts of the people but at the instant they should be comforted with the proclaiming of the King Being hereon determined Sir Robert Carie tooke his iourney in poste towards Scotland to signifie to the Kings Maiestie the sad tidings of his Royall sisters death and the ioyfull hearts of his subiects that expected no comfort but in and by his Maiesties blessed gouernment This noble Gentlemans care was such that he intermitted no time but notwithstanding his sundry shift of horses and some falles that bruised him very sore he by the way proclaimed the king at Morpeth And on saterday comming to Barwick acquainting his worthy brother Sir Iohn Carie how al things stood poasted on to Edenburgh where he attained that night hauing ridden neare three hundre miles in lesse then three dayes But before we come there you shall vnderstand what was instantly done at Barwick by sir Iohn Carie vpon the newes brought by Sir Robert his brother who like a worthy souldier politike Statesman considering it was a Towne of great import and a place of warre he caused all the Garrison to be summoned together as also the Mayor Aldermen and Burgesses in whose presence he made a short and pythie Oration including her Maiesties death and signifying the intent of the State for submitting to their lawfull Lord. And presently with great contentment of all parties his Maiestie was proclaimed King of England Scotland France c. on Saterday in the afternoone being the 26. of March about three of the clocke Where all the people though they grieued for their late Queene yet was griefe suddenly turned to pleasure in expectation of their new King But we will poste from Barwick after Sir Robert Carey and ouertake him at Edenburgh You vnderstood before that Sir Robert came to Edenburgh on Saterday night where being admitted to the King be-bloodied with great falles bruses brought his Highnesse the first newes of Queene Elizabeths death which howsoeuer it presented him with kingdoms glory immensiue wealth yet like his Royal selfe he shewed apparant signes of Princely sorrow And dismissing Sir Robert Carie after so great toile to his repose his Maiestie cōtinued in his griefe and through that expressed his true pietie It was thought necessarie in so high affaires to let slip no occasion how euer sorrow particularly touched his Maiestie for the losse of his priuate friend and Royal sister yet the general care as wel of those his people in Scotland as for vs in Englād caused him on Sunday being the 27. of March to dispatch the Bishop of Halirud-house to Barwick that he might receiue the Towne to his vse as the nearest place wherein by right hee claymed possession Who accordingly making all the speede hee might came to Barwick where of the Gouernour hee was honourably entertained and after signifying his maiesties pleasure reposed himselfe for that night On Monday being the 28. of March by sound of trumpet the Gouernour Mayor Officers and Counsell of the Towne were assembled at the Crosse where there the Gouernour surrendered to the Bishop of Halirud house his staffe and all his authoritie vnto the Kings Maiesties vse so likewise did the Mayor deliuer vp the keyes of the Towne And the saide Bishop being thus seized of all the authoritie to the Kings Maiestie vse ministred the oath of alleageance vnto the Gouernour Mayor and the superiour Officers belonging to the Garrison and to the Towne Which oath taken the Bishop of Halirud-house expressing the gracious intention of his Maiestie as well to them as all other his subiects of England whom hee found like them affected which was rather to maintaine then to infringe their Charters to giue then take from them any thing redeliuered the keyes and staffe of authoritie to the Mayor and Gouernour so likewise to euery Commaunder Captaine Lieutenant and whatsoeuer office they had before her Maiesties death there in the Kings name
Queen Elizabeth before time whose names were M. Richard Connisbie M. George Pollord Vshers dayly waiters M. Thomas Rolles and M. Hariffe Gentlemen quarter waiters and M. Richard Read-head Gentleman Sewer in ordinarie of his Maiesties Chamber This day likewise the Maior of Kingstone vpon Hull deliuered to his Maiestie a petition which was also subscribed and iustified by diuers Aldermen of the said Towne to be done in the behalfe of all the poore Inhabitants who with one voyce besought his Maiestie that they might be relieued and succoured against the dayly spoiles done to them by those of Dunkirk that had long molested them and other the English Coast-men His Highnesse as he is naturally inclined to much pitie so at that time hee seemed to haue great compassion of their wrongs and afflictions which were not hidden from him though they had beene silent but he comforted them with this Princely and heroicke reply That he would defend them and no Dunkirkar should after dare to doe any of his subiects wrong In which assurance they departed and no doubt shall finde the effect of his kingly promise I told you before what bounty the Lord Burleigh vsed during the continuance of the kings Maiestie in the Mannor but it was indeed exceeding all the rest in any place of England before Buttries Pantries and Sellars alwayes held open in great abundance for all commers Munday being the 18. day his Maiestie was feasted by the L. Maior of Yorke whom he knighted by the name of Sir Robert Walter at whose house there was such plentie of all dilicates as could bee possibly deuised After dinner his Maiestie following the rule of mercy he had begun with commanded all the prisoners to be set at libertie except Papists wilfull murtherers Which deed of charitie effected he left Yorke and rode to Grimstone being a house of Sir Edward Stanhops where hee lay that night and dined the next day his Maiestie and all his Traine hauing their most bountifull entertainment All the Offices in the house standing open for all commers euery man without checke eating and drinking at pleasure Before his Maiestie departed from Grimstone he knighted these Gentlemen Sir Roger Aston Sir Thomas Aston Sir Thomas Holt. Sir Iames Harington Sir Charles Montague Sir Thomas Dawney Sir william Bambro Sir Francis Louel Sir Thomas Gerret Sir Robert Walters Maior of Yorke Sir Ralph Conisbie Sir Richard Musgraue The 19. day being Tuesday his Maiestie tooke his iourney towards Doncaster where by the way he went to Pomfret to see the Castle which when he had at pleasure viewed he tooke horse and rode to Doncaster where he lodged all night at the signe of the bear in an Inne giuing the hoast of the house for his good entertainment a Lease of a Mannor house in a reuersion of good value The 20. day being Wednesday his Maiestie rode towards Worstop the Noble Earle of Shrewsburies house at Batine the high Shirife of Yorkshire tooke his leaue of the King and there M. Askoth the high Shiriffe of Nottinghamshire receiued him being gallantly appointed both with horse man And so he conducted his Maiestie on till hee came within a mile of Blyth where his Highnesse lighted and sat downe on a banke side to eate and drinke After his Maiesties short repast to Worstop his Maiestie rides forward but by the way in the Parke he was somewhat stayed for there appeared a number of Huntes-men all in greene the chiefe of which with a woodmans speech did welcome him offering his Maiestie to shew him some game which he gladly condiscended to see and with a traine set he hunted a good space very much delighted at last he went into the house where he was so nobly receiued with superfluitie of all things that still euery entertainment seemed to exceed other In this place besides the abundaunce of all prouision and delicacie there was most excellent soule-rauishing musique wherewith his Highnesse was not a little delighted At Worstop he rested on Wednesday night and in the morning stayed breakfast which ended there was such store of prouision left of foule fish and almost euery thing besides bread beere wine that it was left open for any man that would to come and take After breakfast his Maiestie prepared to remooue but before his departure hee made these Gentlemen knights whose names are following Sir Iohn Manners Sir Henrie Gray Sir Francis Newport Sir Henrie Beaumont Sir Edward Lockrane Sir Hew Smith Sir Edmond Lucie Sir Edmond Cokin Sir Iohn Harper Sir William Damcort Sir Henrie Perpoint Sir Thomas Grisbey Sir Iohn Beeron Sir Perciuall Willoughby Sir Peter Freschewell Sir William Skipwirth Sir Richard Sexton Sir Thomas Stanley The 21. being Thursday his Highnesse tooke his way towardes New-warke vpon Trent where that night he lodged in the Castle being his own house where the Aldermen of New-warke presented his Maiestie with a faire gilt Cup manifesting their duties and louing hearts to him which was very kindly accepted In this towne and in the Court was taken a Cutpurse doing the deed and being a base pilfering theefe yet was all Gentleman-like in the out side this fellow had good store of Coyne found about him and vpon his examination confessed that hee had from Barwick to that place plaied the cut-purse in the Court his fellow was ill mist for no doubt hee had a walking mate they drew togither like Coach-horses and it is pitie they did not hang togither for his Maiestie hearing of this nimming gallant directed a Warrant presently to the Recorder of New-warke to haue him hanged which was accordingly executed This bearing smal comfort to all the rest of his pilfering facultie that the first subiect that suffered death in England in the raigne of King Iames was a Cut-purse which fault if they amend not heauen sodainly send the rest The King ere he went from New-warke as hee had commanded this silken base theefe in iustice to bee put to death so in his beninge and gracious mercie he giues life to all the other poore and wretched prisoners clearing the Castle of them al. This deed of charitie done before he left New-warke he made these Knights Sir Iohn Parker Sir Robert Bret. Sir Lewes Lewkener Sir Francis Ducket Sir William Mumperson Sir Richard Warbirton Sir Richard Wigmore Sir Edmond Foxe The 22. day being Fryday his Maiestie departed from New-warke toward Beuer Castle hunting all the way as he rode sauing that in the way he made these foure Knights one being the Shiriffe of Notinghamshire Sir Roger Askoth Sir William Sutton Sir Iohn Stanhop Sir Brian Lassels Sir Roger Askoth high Shiriffe of Nottinghamshire being Knighted tooke leaue of his Maiestie and Sir W. Pelham high Shiriffe of Lincolneshire receiued his Highnesse being gallantly appointed both with Horse and men diuers worshipfull men of the same Countrey accompaing him who conuoyed and gaurded his Maiesty to Beuer Castle being the right Noble Earle of Rutlands where his Highnesse was not
he confirmed them to their great ioy contentment Thus spent the Lord of Halirud-house the first part of Monday in Barwick and dyned with the Magistrates In the afternoone the Lord Gouernour and his chiefe Officers of place called together all the Souldiers that were vnder pay so did the Mayor and Aldermen conuene all the Communaltie of the Towne to whom when the oath was read and the Magistrates had certified them that they had beene their example the L. of Halyrud-house wondered at and much commended their ioy and readinesse to be sworne seruants to so regall a Maister which he amply discoursed to his Maiestie at his returne to Edenburgh the next day not hyding any of their forward applauses but deliuered their willingnesse to his Highnesse with expresse and liuely words assuring him by his entrance into England at that litle doore how welcome into the wide house his Excellence should be While this was a doing in Barwick there drew to the King hourely most of the Nobilitie in Scotland with sundry Knights and Gentle-men gratulating the great blessings befallen his Highnesse and attending his Royall pleasure Besides many numbers of Gentlemen came out of England to salute his Maiestie all whom he graciously welcommed and honoured one of them with the Order of Knight-hood being M. Iohn Paiton sonne to Sir Iohn Paiton Lieutenant of the Tower of London this being to that noble Gentleman no little glory that he was the first Knight yea named by the Kings Maiestie himselfe his first Knight that was made by our Soueraigne after he was nominated and truly knowne to bee the mightiest king in Europe During the continuance of his Maiestie in Scotland before his Progresse towardes England his whole care was for the peaceable gouernment of of that realme from which he was a while to part And to that end he had sundry conferences with his Nobilitie laying the safest proiects that in his wisedome and their experiences seemed likely for effecting his royall desire which God willing will come to passe to his great liking and benefite of both the Realmes But that it might more to his people appeare he in person came graciously to the Citie of Edenburgh vnto the publike Sermon and after the Sermon was finished in a most learned but more louing Oration he exprest his occasion of leauing thē to the Burgesses a number of the people exhorting thē to contiune in obedience being the bond that binde Princes to affect their subiects which broken on their part he trusted should neuer be and of his they were assured perswading them also to agreement amongst themselues being the bond of charitie that tyed all men especially Christians to loue and beare one with another In which obedience to him and agreement amongst themselues if they continued howsoeuer he was in a manner at that time constrained to leaue them yet hee would in his owne person visite them that shortly in times conuenient and most necessarie for his owne aduancement and their benefite Yet for all his kingly Oratorie milde behauiour and true intention the peoples hearts against his departure were euen dead and griefe seized euery priuate mans raynes sauing onely those that were made happy by attending his Royall person into England For now they began duly to thinke vpon his vnmatched vertues which neuer the most malicious enemie could impeach being in the worlds eie innocent of any capitall and notorious crime but such as may be incident to any iust man who dayly fall but neuer fall away they now considered his affabilitie mercie iustice and magnanimitie they remembred how in late yeares Scotland by his gouernment had increased in more riches then in the time of many his Predecessors Besides his care for establishing true Religiō his Traffique almost with al Nations the royaltie of his marriage the blessings hoped for by his issue And such an vniuersall sorrow was amongst them that some of the meaner sort spake euen distractedly and none but at his departing which yet we are not come vnto expressed such sorrow as in that Nation hath seldome bin seen the like albeit the Kings Maiestie was possessed of that which the cōmon sort of the Nation long wished for I meane the Kingdome The 31. of March being Thursday his Maiestie with great solemnitie and pompe was proclaimed King of England Scotland Fraunce and Ireland at the Market Crosse of Edenbrugh in presence of the whole Officers of Estate of the Realm and many of the Nobilitie of Scotland and sundry Knights and Gentlemen of England And in the euening of that day there were many hundreds of Bonefires made all about the Citie with great feasting and merriment held till the appearing of the next day But as ioyfull as they were of his Maiesties great aduauncement and enlarging of his Empire so were they as I before noted for their priuate want of him no lesse filled with griefe as aboue all other times was most apparantly expressed at his departure from Edenburgh towards England the cries of poore people being so lamentable and confused that it moued his Maiestie to much compassion yet seeing their clamors was only of affection and not grounded on reason with many gracious and louing words he left them and proceeded on his Progresse It was the fift of April being Tuesday that his Maiestie departed from Edenburgh gallantly accompanied with multitudes of his Nobility Lords Barons and Gentlemen of Scotland and some French as the French Ambassadour being Leger in Scotland whose wife was carried betwixt Edenburgh and London by eight pioners or porters one foure to relieue the other foure by turnes carrying her in a chare with slings as also his Maiestie being accompanied with his own attendants as the Duke of Lennox the Earle of Argyle the Earle of Murrey the Earle of Cassils the Earle of Mar the Lorde Home the Lord Oliphant and sundry other too tedious in this place to bee repeated for that their seuerall names shall hereafter bee more particularly expressed Besides there were in his Highnes traine many numbers of gallant and well appointed English Knights and Genlemen who attended his Maiestie that day from Edenburgh vnto Dunglasse a house of the Lord Homes where his Excellence reposed himselfe that night Wednesday the sixt of April his Maiestie progressed from Dunglasse towards Barwicke hauing then attending on him many more Noblemen Knights and Gentlemen besides the Lords Wardens of the borders of England Scotland attended by the Borderers with seuerall companies to receiue him The Lord Gouernour of Barwick also being accompained with al the Counsell of warre the Constables with their Cornets of horse and diuers of the Captaines the band of Gentlemen Pensioners with diuers Gentlemen aduanced forward to entertaine conduct his Maiestie into the Towne of Barwick Happy day when peaceably so many warlike English gentlemē wēt to bring in an English Scottish king both included in one person into that towne that many a 100. years hath bin