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A18475	A true discourse of all the royal passages, tryumphs and ceremonies, obserued at the contract and mariage of the high and mighty Charles, King of Great Britaine, and the most excellentest of ladies, the Lady Henrietta Maria of Burbon, sister to the most Christian King of France Together with her iourney from Paris to Bulloigne, and thence vnto Douer in England, where the King met her, and the manner of their enterview. As also the tryumphant solemnities which passed in their iournies from Douer to the citie of London, and so to Whitehall, &c.		1625 (1625)	STC 5030; ESTC S111856	16,502	55

A TRVE DISCOVRSE OF ALL THE ROYAL PASSAGES TRYVMPHS and Ceremonies obserued at the Contract and Mariage of the High and Mighty CHARLES King of Great Britaine and the most Excellentest of Ladies the Lady HENRIETTA MARIA of Burbon sister to the most Christian King of FRANCE Together with her Iourney from Paris to Bulloigne and thence vnto Douer in England where the KING met her and the manner of their enterview As also the tryumphant Solemnities which passed in their Iournies from Douer to the Citie of London and so to Whitehall c. O quam te memorem virgo O Dea Certe LONDON Printed by IOHN HAVILAND for HANNA BARRET 1625. A TRVE RELATION of all the Royall Passages Triumphes and Ceremonies obserued at the Contract and Mariage of the High and mightie CHARLES King of Great Britaine and the most Excellentest of Ladies the Lady HENRIETTA MARIA of Burbon Sister to the most Christian King of France together with Her Iourney from Paris to Bulloigne and thence vnto Douer in England and so to the Citie of London c. AMongst all the infinite blessings wherewith it hath pleased the Diuine Goodnesse to cloath and adorne our Nation None is more remarkeable or glorious then this happie and long wisht for Vnion betweene the two great Monarchies of France and Great Britaine since by it wee haue attained to the full height of all our hopes all our wishes all our contentments and beholding as in a goodly Myrrour the full pourtrature of all our ioyes we finde our Kingdome fortified against the threatnings of Enuie our throne established with the hope of a most flourishing Issue and the hearts of all true subiects reuiued with the memorie of this blessed Match and Coniunction which may worke terror amongst our aduersaries as oft as they heare the ioynt names of Great Britaine and France in a chearefull manner repeated To proceed then to those Royall Passages and triumphant Ceremonies which were performed at these great Nuptials It is to be vnderstood that vpon Thursday being the eight of May according to the French Computation but the eight and twentieth of Aprill according to our English account the most Christian King of France with his Queene and the Prince his onely Brother and attended by my Lords the Dukes of Nemeurs and Elbeuf the two great Marshalls of France Mounsieur de Vitry and Bassompiere With a world of other Noble-men Ladies Knights and Gentlemen came forth of his Bed-chamber or Cabinet into the publique Presence Chamber where he sent for the most Excellent Lady his Sister who with all Solemnitie was presently brought forth by the Queene her Mother and attended on by the Princesse of Conde the Princesse of Countee the Dutchesse of Guise the Dutchesse of Cheureuse and the Dutchesse of Elbeuf and diuers other Ladies of State and Maides of Honour Her garments that day were exceeding rich and sumptuous her Gowne being of cloth of gold cut vpon cloth of siluer and richly embrodered all ouer with Flower de Luces of gold and chased and interlaid with Dimonds Rubies Pearle and other rich Iuelrie of an inestimable valew Her Traine was borne vp by the young Lady of Burbon her deare Kinswoman and a Ladie of exceeding great beautie and wonderfull admiration After the Princesse had in reuerend and solemne wise done obeysance to the King her Brother in which action of humilitie a man might haue beheld all the glorious beames of Maiestie and sweetnesse there presently entred into the Chamber the Earle of Carlile and the Earle of Holland being both Ambassadors for his Maiestie of Great Britaine and both so rich and sumptuously attired that neither art nor wealth was able to exceed them These two noble men in a most solemne and respectiue manner Deliuered to the King of France the Contract of Mariage which was forthwith opened and publikely read by the Secretary of the Kings Cabinet in an high and audible voice and then all other Couenants and agreements concluded vpon the Contract was allowed and ratified by the Lord Chancellour who made a congratulatory speech in honour of that daies Ceremonie Assoone as these things were performed the two English Ambassadors withdrew themselues into the Duke of Cheureuse Chamber which was the Kings lodgings when all accommodations necessary for them and that daies solemnitie was in goodly order prepared here the Embassadours communicated vnto the Duke the Contract who forthwith returned againe to the King his Master hauing the Embassadours also with him and diuers other Noblemen of great ranke and place The Duke was also himselfe most richly attired and though the ground was blacke yet was the imbrodery of admirable value and abundance of Diamonds and other Precious stones bestowed within the same but especially vpon the panes of his breeches and the tagges of his points which were praised at an infinite world of treasure Assoone as the Duke was come before the King after solemne reuerence done hee presented to his Highnesse his procuration and shewed the authoritie and Commission which the King of great Britaine had giuen him being in a certaine scedule annexed and fixt vnto the Contract which after the King had read hee allowed and signed also so did the great Lady her selfe the Queene of France and the Queene Mother the Duke of Cheurus● to whom the proxey belonged and both the Embassadours for England then all things being brought to this perfection the Cardinall de la Roche Faucault attyred in all his pontificall roabes after the custome and manner of the French Nation performed the Contract and published the affiance in a most stately and reuerend manner to the infinite ioy and contentment of all the beholders and the vnspeakeable comfort and prosperity of both the happy Kingdomes This Contract thus happily performed in the Kings Pallace of the Louure forthwith our Ladies Church in Paris is chosen for the Celebration and finall conclusion of the euer-happy mariage and that it might bee the fitter for the receipt of so great a pompe and state it was out of hand hang'd all ouer with wonderfull rich Arras cloth of Tissue cloth of Gold and cloth of Siluer there was also in the same Church raised vp vpon goodly pillasters and gilt columbs a most rich and stately gallery or Scaffold of state which extended from the first entry of the Archbishops house to the very Quire or vppermost end of the same Church being a structure of such good liues that art could not possible expresse any thing beyond it The Pillars and railes which did vnderprop this gallery were at the top couered with a very curious Purple or Violet coloured Sattin all imbrodered and powdred ouer with golden Flower de Luces and at the bottomes they were ouerspread with very fine white linnen and many burning tapers of waxe flaming about the same so that the Church seemed like the Pallace of the Sunne described by Ouid in his second Booke of the transmutations of shapes Through this Gallery the whole

of old rusty custome or some other knot which my weake braine is not able to vntie I know not but most assured it is that neither the Portereeue nor any of his brethren gaue the King or Queene any entertainment or tender of seruice vntill their highnesses were come into the very midst and as it were the very Center of their Towne and there they made tender of their seruice and obedience which was receiued withall Royall alacrity both of the King and Queene and so they passed away in state towards the Bridge where the Barges of State attended their approach here they dismounted and all the Nobilitie attending on each side of the Bridge with a world of Ladies and Gentlewomen here they tooke sollemne leaue of the King and Queene and kissed both their hands but such was the excellent disposition of the Queene and so royall and bountifull her grace and fauour that to euery Ladie that came to kisse her hand shee bowed her selfe downe and kissed their cheekes Assoone as the King and Queene were entred into their Barge of Estate and had a little put off from the shoare the Blocke-house which standeth vpon the Kentish shoare first let flie all her Ordnance and sent foorth a peale that the Rockes and Chaulkie Cliffes resounded againe which was no sooner finished but immediately the Blocke-house which standeth on the Essex shore made answere with the like Musicke and discharged all her Ordnance so that the smoake mixing and meeting together made a cloud which enterposed betwixt the earth and the Sunnes brightnesse making an Euening at Noone day After the Blocke-houses had thus discharged all their Ordnance then as the King and Queene passed along the Shippes which lay and anchored in the way discharged their vollies distinctly after one another Insomuch that the vollie was hardly euer found to cease for the passage of twelue or fifteene miles together And the neerer the King and Queene came to the Citie of London the greater and greater still the volley increased Lastly a little before the King and Queene had shot the Bridge the Tower of London let flie her Ordnance which did so thunder and rattle in the aire that nothing could be heard for the terror of the noice The throng of spectatours was so great that about two hundred being in a shippe that lay almost drie and leaning against the Wharfe they with their waight and motion ouerthrew the Shippe into the Thames And by the way during all this long passage both the King and Queene stood publiquely in the open Barge and not onely discouered themselues to euery honest and chearefull beholder but also with all Royall affabilitie and grace distributed their fauours to all those which came to admire them so that there was not a liuing soule which did not in heart conclude and say with the Poet Quā bene cōueniunt et in vna sede morātur Maiestas Amor. And thus at last the King and Queene came to the Kings Palace at White-hall where they were receiued with all the acclamations of ioy that might bee and where I am now inforced to leaue them with this true and euer heartie prayer that it would please God to blesse them together with daies of the longest extent that euer made happie any mortall creature to send them faire and flourishing Issue and when they shall of necessitie be translated from this life that they may raigne with God in glory euerlasting Amen ¶ The Feasting of the Duke de Cheueres and the two French Embassadours with the declaration of the Mariage of the King and Queene THe Tuesday being the 21. of Iune the great Banquetting-house of Whitehall was prepared and hung very richly with hangings of Silke and Gold where at the one end of the house was placed the Chaires and Cloth of State at the other end a sumptuous Cupbord of Plate in manner of an arch in the middle of the house was placed one other Cupbord not so great but of a farre greater value being Basons Ewers Cups Salts c. all set with Iewels and of Christall at the root Then about eleuen of the clock the the King leading his Queen accompanied with the Duke de Cheueres and his Dutches with the two French Embassadors with all the rest of the Nobilitie and Ladies as well English as Scots and French in most glorious attires and brauery and such like as neuer before hath been seene in England so that the Iewels of the Duke de Cheueres were reported to be worth an hundred thousand pounds The King being placed on this manner with the Queene on his right hand the Articles of the Marriage were read there in publique assembly and approued by the King and the French Embassadors After the which blessing being giuen by a Bishop the King kissed the Queene in presence of the whole people After which they retired to the Priuie Chamber while the dinner was prepared which was brought vp after warning giuen with Drummes and Trumpets whereunto the King with the Duke and the two Embassadors came the King sate in his Chaire of Estate the Duke at the end of the Table with one Embassadour at either hand where in the time of Dinner the King dranke three Healthes to the Embassadors which was proclaimed all ouer the house one to the King of France one to the Queene and one other to the Queene Mother Thus being feasted with three great seruices and musicke playing all the while they ended the Banquet at foure of the clocke and retired backe to the Priuie Chamber where they continued one houre and after the King and the Queene the Duke and the rest of the Nobilitie Lords and Ladies returned where they had dancing for the space of one houre which being done the Duke returned to Somerset-house in great State his Coach hauing eight horses Coach-harnesse and all being embrodered together with three or foure score of Coaches of the richest that euer was seene in England accompanied with diuers of the Nobilitie FINIS

Anne the Assurance and all the rest of the fleete were on drift and all hope being cut off to continue longer in that place and they must now looke for forraigne safetie But Ecce quam opportunum behold how great and good our God is in these fatall extremities for in the very minute of this Desperation and Discontentment the Queene of great Britaine came to Bulloigne and as if her very presence had dispeld the winde or the sweetenesse of her excellent nature had put into insensible things a sensible feeling of the Iniuries which might be done to her goodnes by the impatiencie of such stormy weather presently the storme winds ceased and the Sea became so calme and milde that not a wrinkle was to be seene vpon Neptunes face the windes as if they strugled to Conduct bring her to the place where both her royal Lords and her own wishes and the peoples longings hourely aspired and that withall ease comfort and sweetenesse they presently rose vp so calmely and with such delicate breath that Ioyning with the gentlenesse of the easie tides all so happily concurred together that not the best wish was able to out-reach the happy euent This obseruation being taken both by her Excellent selfe and those carefull Princes who had the charge of her Royall Person shee presently tooke her Barge vpon Sunday about ten of the clocke in the fore-noone being the ninth of this instant Iune according to our English computation and so came a boord a goodly and stately ship called the Prince being Admirall where after a world of shouts prayers vowes and acclamations for the prosperitie of her happie iourney they hoisted saile and came that day about six of the clocke in the after-noone vnto the Towne of Douer in England where she was receiued with that ioy and humble respect that neuer Queene could boast of a more generall applause From the water shee was conducted in most stately and magnificent manner to Douer Castle where her Highnesse reposed her selfe that night being royally entertained both by the Towne and Countrey and magnificently feasted and accommodated with all the delights and pleasures which the leasure of that busie affaire could giue any libertie vnto Vpon Munday being the thirteenth of Iune the Kings most Excellent Maiestie came vnto Douer about ten of the clocke in the fore-noone and after little short preparation the Queene being full of all ioyfull expectation they met together in the Priuie Chamber where in the first incounter she threw her selfe into his armes with that boundlesse and vnexpresseable affection that vertue modestie and all the perfections which can crowne the best and most excellent creature might there haue learned the worthiest rules both of honour true loue and obedience neither did shee so soone cast her selfe into his armes as withall instantly threw downe her selfe vpon her knees before him giuing vp into his sacred protection her life libertie seruice and euerlasting obedience acknowledging her selfe an Handmaid to his goodnesse and that all the powers and strength both of her minde and bodie should wholly and absolutely next vnto her God rest euer bound to his Kingly Commandements What tongue or pen is able to expresse that ioy wherewith he receiued her and her deare protestations for scarsely could you say shee is now vpon her knees when with all the tendernesses which an immaculate and vnspotted affection could expresse hee presently tooke her vp into his armes kist her againe and gaue her those deare expressions of a neuer changing loue that the beholders might see how each others heart flew out at the windowes of their eyes and by adeliazan enterchange lodged themselues in each others bosome after these pure and vnfained caressments they fell into priuate conference and so passed the time till dinner which finished the King and Queene departed from Douer and being come out of the Towne a gallant volley of shot was deliuered both from the Castle and ships which continued so long and loud that the very peale in the eccho carried backe her royall welcome vnto Callyes Being come from the Towne of Douer they came vpon Barrome Downe a spatious and goodly place where were assembled all the English Nobilitie and many Ladies of Honour and high place which being ranckt according to the dignitie of their great places and the knight Marshall with a carefull respect keeping the vulgar from intruding or doing them offence The King and Queene in great State rode betweene them giuing such respect and grace to euery one of deseruing qualitie that euery one stroue in their prayers and praises to let the world vnderstand the infinitenesse of their ioy and comfort From Barrome Downe the King and Queene came the same night to the Citie of Canterburie all the wayes whereupon they rode being strewed with greene rushes Roses and the choisest flowers that could be gotten and the trees loaden with people of all sorts who with shouts and acclamations gaue them a continuall welcome Being come neare vnto the Citie their Highnesses were met and receiued by the Maior and the rest of the Citie Magistrates and so brought within the walles where was pronounced before them diuers learned gratulatory Orations and such infinite preparations made of all kindes for the generall entertainment that Canterbury seemed for that little time a very Eden or Paradise where nothing was wanting that might serue ioy or delight Master IOHN FINCH his Speech to King CHARLES at Canterbury May 30. 1625. MOst Gratious and dread Soueraigne Those that would keepe their spirits in a iust and true temper vsefull for speech or action had need of a watchfull eye vpon two principall causes of their decay the ouer-contracting and the too-much extending of them whereof the last doth most impouerish and weaken whence it commeth that in weightie griefes the spirits being pent vp and imprisoned haue often the doores of vtterance shut against them but in excessiue ioy where they spread and make hast to get forth by expression they are commonly scattered and lost Both these are at this time combined against vs your Maiesties humblest and meanest subiects When we remember what a glorious and good King wee haue lost A King from his cradle to those very yeeres that are the common measure of this short line of Life exercised in all the wisdome of well gouerning A King that hauing taken away the wall of Separation united two puissant and military Nations reduced Ireland by forren plantations gaue this Realme a large portion of the new world and reigned aboue twentie yeares in such peace and felicitie as was beyond the euent of former times for euen in the happie daies of Queene Elizabeth of famous memory her first yeares were interrupted by a Rebellion in England and her last by a Rebellion in Ireland A King that by his incomparable Writings proclaimed himselfe true Defender of the Faith and like Iosua made the walles of spirituall Ierico fall downe before him When wee but

remember this as who can euer forget it how are our sorrowes prest together or who can finde any doore of speech to let his griefe forth at Non est dolor sicut iste There is no wo can parallel this But when we turne our eies and hearts vpon your most excellent Maiestie the true Heire of all his Princely Vertues when in your Royall Person wee see all these blessings and fauours of God entailed vpon vs and by this happie Coniunction now descendable to all posteritie who can draw forth the Legions of his ioy in order or finde a language fit for the gladnesse of his heart He that is borne a King most Gratious Soueraigne can hardly attaine one point of perfection in Gouernment the knowledge of obeying well A contemplation which in one act of obedience in Henry the fift who was one of the noblest Princes that euer swayed the Scepter of this Kingdome from the Conquest to his times and he matched with a Daughter of France gaue extraordinary comfort vnto his Father a wise and prudent King What happinesse then hath your Maiestie sealed vs an assurance of who hauing in all the actions of your life beene an excellent Sonne to your Royall Father can neuer be other then an excellent Father to your people On the Throne for Hills best discouer Valleyes Princes may with much aduantage as in a perspectiue glasse draw the state of the Common-wealth nearer their sight but when they descend from themselues and grow acquainted with the hearts and affections of their subiects this is to measure the Valleyes at hand and not at distance and doth at once winne hope of their goodnesse and make vs in awe of their wisdome Such were the effects of your Maiesties Princely Iudgement when in the last by you made happie Parlament and in the Assembly preceding it your Highnesse Exuta purpura forgetting you were the only Sonne of the King became the Son of the Kingdome and tooke vpon your selfe the cares and desires of it By which as by the balme of Gilead our wounds were healed in time and all of vs as much incouraged in humble and dutifull manner to present our iust greuances vnto you as we are deterred from creating any such out of our owne vaine or vnmannerly fancies Your Maiesties beames like those of the Sunne-rising were then most comfortable now that your Maiestie is in the exaltation of your orbe we cannot but hope to finde more benigne and serene aspects But there is yet one ioy aboue all these and which seasons all our other blessings your Maiesties so knowne and knowing zeale for true religion Princes indued with morall vertues are like Diamonds rich but rough and vnpolished it is the knowledge and feare of God only adds the true luster and sets them faire This was our vnspeakable comfort and a blessing England must neuer be vnmindfull of when you our Sunne were in the West and a full halfe yeares night clouded all our hearts with a fearefull darkenesse Let it not most gratious and mighty King be registred in your Royall heart amongst the errors of this City that your Highnesse was heere stayed in that your Iourney for I see they are damp at the remembrance of it and humbly expect to haue their pardon sealed by one gratious looke of yours True it is like vnskilled Astronomers not knowing the Sunnes proper course we had all our eyes only on the rapid motion of those times But therein these your Maiesties faithfull subiects did but in little draw a perfect modell of the secret votes and desires of your whole Kingdome which afterwards vpon your Highnesse returne brake forth into flames of ioy not vnacceptable vnto you The hearty affection of your subiects is like the soule of man all in all and all in euery part of your Kingdome Vouchsafe then most Gratious and Soueraigne Leige as in that so now from these your humble and faithfull subiects the Maior Aldermen and whole comminalty of this City graciously to accept that Loyall and hearty welcome which the fulnesse of ioy makes dew from all and be not displeased if as Iacob did the King of Kings we haue once more stayed your Maiestie till wee might receiue a blessing from you This City my most gratious Soueraigne hath beene the seate of Kings and in repute amongst other Cities of this Kingdome Velut inter ignes Luna minores In King Ethelberts time aboue a thousand yeares since it was Caput imperij sui and by his donation to Austen made the first Archbishops Sea in which the most part of threescore and foureteene Metripolitans haue kept their residence Many of the Saxon Kings lie buried heere and since the conquest Henry the Fourth the first King of the line of Lancaster and that famous Edward the black Prince who brought almost as much sorrow to France as your Maiestie hath now done ioy Fuimus Troes but by fier and consumer worse then that Intestiue discord and dissention it hath beene so often torne and defaced that scarce any footsteps of the ancient splendor are now to be discouered Some fauours only of your Maiesties Royall Progenitors haue kept life in it and held it vp by the Chinne Henry the third endowed it with many ample priuiledges Henry the sixt bestowed the Maioraltie vpon vs from whose time downewards Dum nos aliquod nomenque decusque Gessimus forty together of the best name and bloud in this country beare that office heere Edward the fourth made it a County of it selfe seuered and distinct from the rest of Kent Your Maiesties most Royall Father of euer blessed and happy memory confirmed all our ancient liberties and bestowed on vs this sword the ensigne of Honor and Iustice The competent distance from the Sea and a Riuer that with no great cost might be made nauigable shew how naturall apt it is to embrace great traffique And since it is the stayers by which all Ambassadors of forraigne Princes and strangers ascend your Imperiall chamber of London we hope it will one day bee held not vnworthy the high thoughts of so great and glorious a King as King Charles to make it in some sort proportionable to the rest of that building It had once a Mint in it but this poore present will quickly tell your Maiestie that is gone Only as the glory of starrs is not alwayes in their magnitude wee hope the humble Zeale with which it is offered will finde your Maiesties Gratious and benigne Interpretation The God of Dauid be euer with King Charles and make his throne greater then the throne of his Father Master IOHN FINCH his Speech to King CHARLES and his Queene at Canterbury Iune 1● 1625. IN all Sacrifices vnder the Law Most High and Mightie King Most Gratious and most Illustrious Queen two things were of Principall vse and mysterie Fire and Salt one taught vs the necessitie of Zeale the other how to make that Zeale acceptable by right guiding ordering of it