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A05046	A letter whearin part of the entertainment vntoo the Queenz Maiesty at Killingwoorth Castl in Warwik sheer in this soomerz progress 1575 is signified / from a freend officer attendant in coourt vntoo hiz freend a citizen and merchaunt of London.	Laneham, Robert, 16th cent.	1575 (1575)	STC 15190.5; ESTC S2762	36,268	90

put too the charge of the Archbishop of Yorke Noow touching the name that of olld Records I vnderstand and of auncient writerz I finde iz calld Kenelwoorth Sins moste of the Worths in England stand ny vntoo lyke lakez and ar eyther small Ilandz such one az the seate of this Castl hath béen eazly may be or is londground by pool or riuer whearon willoz allderz or such like doo gro which Althamerus writez precyzly that the Germains cal werd Ioyning theez too toogyther with the nyghness allso of the woords sybred of the toongs I am the boolder too pronoouns that az oour English VVoorth with the rest of oour ancient langage waz least vs from the Germayns éeuen so that theyr Werd our Woorth iz all one thing in signifiauns common too vs both éen at this day I take the case so cléer that I say not az mooch as I moought Thus proface ye with the preface And now to the matter ON Saterday the nyenth of Iuly at long Ichingham a Tooun Lordship of my lords within a thrée mile of Killing-woorth hiz honor made her Maiesty great chéer at dinner and pleazaunt pastyme in hūting by the wey after that it was eight a clock in the éeuening ear her hyghnes cam too Kylling woorth Whear in the Park aboout a flight shot from the Brayz first gate of the Castl one of the ten Sibills that wee réed wear all Fatidicae Theobulae az partyez and priuy too the Gods gracious good willz cumly clad in a pall of white sylk pronoounced a proper poezi in English ryme meter of effect hoow great gladnes her gracious prezenz brought into euery steed whear it pleazed her too cum and specially now intoo that place y had so long longed after the same éended with prophecy certeyn of mooch long prosperitee health and felicitee this her Maiesty beningly accepting passed foorth vntoo the next gate of the Brayz which for the length largnes and vse az well it may so serue they call noow the Tyltyard whear a Porter tall of parson big of lim stearn of coountinauns wrapt also all in sylk with club keyz of quantitee according had a roough speech full of passions in meter aptly made too the purpose whea●by az her highnes was cum within his ward he burst out in a great pang of impaciens too see such vncooth trudging too fro such ridyng in oout with such dyn noyz of talk within the charge of his offis whearof he neuer saw the lyke nor had any warning afore ne yet coold make too him self any cauz of the matter at last vpon better vie● auisement az he preast too cum neerar confessing anon that he foound him self perced at the prezens of a parsonage so euidently expressing an heroicall Soueraintie ouer all the hole estates hy degreez thear besyde callmd hiz stormz proclayms open gates free passage too all yeeldes vp hiz club hiz heyz hiz office and all and on hiz kneez humbly praiz pardon of hiz ignorauns impaciens which her highnes graciously graunting he cauzd hiz Trumpetoourz that stood that stood vpon the wall of the gate thear too soound vp a tune of wellcum which byside the nobl noyz waz so mooch the more pleezaunt too beholld becauz theez Trumpetoour being six in number wear euery one an eight foot hy in due proportion of parson besyde all in long garmens of sylk sutabl each with hiz syluery Trumpet of a fyue foot long foormed taperwyze and straight from the vpper part vntoo the neather eend whear the diameter waz a 16. inchez ouer and yet so tempred by art that being very eazy too the blast they cast foorth no greater noyz nor a more vnpleazaunt soound for time tune then any oother common Trumpet be it neuer so artificially foormed These armonioous blasterz from y foreside of the gate at her highnes entrauns whear they began walking vpō the wallz vntoo the inner had this muzik maynteyned from them very delectably while her highnes all along this Tiltyard rode vnto y inner gate next the baze coourt of the Castl whear the Lady of the Lake famous in king Arthurz book with too Nymphes wayting vpon her arrayed all in sylks attending her highnes comming frō the midst of y Pool whear vpō a moouabl Iland bright blazing with torches she floting too land met her Maiesty with a wel penned meter and matter after this sorte First of the auncientée of the Castl whoo had béen ownerz of the same éen till this day most allweyz in the handes of the Earls of Leyceyter hoow she had kept this Lake syns king Arthurz dayz and noow vnderstanding of her highnes hither cumming thought it both offis duety in humbl wyze too discoouer her and her estate offring vp the same her Lake poour thearin with promis of repair vnto the Coourt It pleazed her highnes too thank this lady too ad withall we had thought indéed the Lake had béen oours and doo you call it yourz noow Well we wyll héerin common more with yoo hereafter This Pageaunt waz clozd vp with a delectabl harmony of Hautboiz Shalmz Cornets and such oother looud Muzik that held on whyle her Maiesty pleazauntly so passed from thens tooward the Castl gate whearvntoo from the baze Coort ouer a drie valley cast into a good foorm waz thear framed a fayre Bridge of a twenty foote wyde and a seauenty foot long graueld for treading rayled on eyther part with seauen posts on a syde that stood a twelue foot a sūder thikned betwéen with well proporcioned Pillers turnd Upon the first payr of Posts wear set too cumly square wyre Cage● each a thrée foot long too foot wide hy in thē liue Bitterz ●urleuz Shoouelarz Hearnsheawz Godwytz and such lyke deinty Byrds of the prezents of Syluanus the God of fooul On the second payr too great Syluerd Bollz featly apted too the purpoze fyld with Applz Pearz Cherryz Fylberdz Walnuts fresh vpon theyr braūchez and with Oringez Pooungarnets Lemmanz and Pypinz all for the gyfts of Pomona Goddes of fruiez The thyrd payre of Posts in too such syluerd Bollz had all in earz gréen olld Wheat Barly Otez Beanz Peaz az the gyfts of Ceres The fourth Post on the leaft hand in a like syluerd boll had Grapes in Clusters white and red gracified with their vine leauez the match Post against it had a payre of great white syluer lyuery Pots for Wine and before them too glassez of good capacitee filld full the ton with white Wine the toother with claret so fresh of ●oo●or and of look so loouely smiling to the eyz of many that by my feyth me thought by their léering they could haue foound in their harts az the éeuening waz hot too haue kyst them swéetly thought it no sin and théez for

A LETTER Whearin part of the entertainment vntoo the Queenz Maiesty at Killing woorth Castl in warwik Sheer in this soomerz Progress ▪ 1575. iz signified from a freend officer attendant in Coourt vntoo hiz fréend a Citizen and Merchaunt of London DE REGINA NOSTRA ILLVSTRISSIMA Dum lamita ruant vicina ab Regina tumultu Laeta suos inter genialibus ILLA diebus Gratia Dijs fruitur Rumpantur et ilia Codro Vntoo my good freend Master Humfrey Martin Mercer AFter my harty commendacionz I commend me hartely too yoo Understand ye that syns throogh God and good fréends I am placed at Coourt héer as ye wot in a woorshipfull room Whearby I am not only acquainted with the most and well knoen too the best and euery officer glad of my company but also haue poour a dayz while the Councell sits not to go and too see things sight woorthy and too be prezēt at any sheaw or spectacl ●ny whear this Progress reprezented vntoo her highnes And of part of which sportez ▪ ●auing takin sum notez and obseruationz for I can not be idl at ony hand in the world azwel too put fro me suspicion of sluggardy az too pluk frō yoo doout of ony my forgetfulnes of fréendship I haue thought it meet to impart them vntoo yoo az frankly az fréendly ▪ and az fully az I can Well wot ye the blak Prins waz neuer stained with disloyaltée of ingratitude toward ony I dare be his warrant hee wyll not begyn with yoo that hath at hiz hand so déeply dezerued But héerin the better for conceyuing of my minde and instruction of yoors ye must gyue my leaue a littl az well to preface vntoo my matter az too discoors sumwhat of Kylling woorth Castl A Territory of the right honorabl my singular good Lord my Lord the Earl of Leyceter of whooincomparabl cheering and enterteynment thear vnto her Maiesty noow I wil sheaw yoo a part heer that coold not sée all nor had I seen all coold well report y half Whear thinges for the parsons for 〈◊〉 place tyme cost deuis●z straungnes and aboundauns of all that euer I sawe and yet haue I been what vnder my Master Bumsted and what on my oun ▪ affayrs while I occupied Merchaundyze both in Frauns and Flaunders long and many a day I saw none ony whear so memorabl I tell you playn The Castl-hath name of Kylling woorth but of truth groounded vpon feythfull story Kenelwoorth It stonds in Warwykshyre a lxxiiii myle northwest from London and az it wear in the Nauell of Englande foure mile sum what South from Couen●ree a proper Cittee and a like distauns from Warwyk a fayre Shyre Tooun on the North In ayr sweet and hollsum rayzed on an eazy moounted hil iz set eeuenly coasted with the froont straight intoo the East hath the tenaunts Tooun about it that pleazauntly shyfts from dale too hill sundry whear with sweet springs bursting foorth and iz so plentifully well sorted on euery side intoo arabl meado pasture wood water good ayrz az it appeerz to haue need of nothing that may perteyn too liuing or pleazure Too auantage hath it hard on the West still noorisht with many liuely springs a goodly Pool of rare beuty bredth length deapth and store of all kinde freshwaterfish delicat great fat and also of wyldfooul byside By a rare situacion and natural amitee séemz this Pool conioynd to the Castlz that on the West layz the hed az it wear vpon the Castls boozom embraceth it on eyther side Soouth and North with both the armz settlz it self az in a reach a flightshoot brode stretching foorth body legs amile or too Westward between a faire Parke on the one side which by the Brayz is linked too the Castl on the South sprinkled at the entrauns with a feaw Coonyez that for coolur and smallnes of number séem too be sufferd more for pleasure then cōmoditée And on the oother side North and West a goodly Chase wast wide large and full of red Deer oother stately gamez for hunting beautified with many delectabl fresh vmbragioous Boowerz arberz seatz wallks that with great art cost diligens wear very pleazauntly appointed which also the natural grace by the tall and fresh fragrant tréez soil did so farfoorth commend az Diana her self might haue deyned thear well inough too raunge for her pastime The leaft arm of this Pool Northward had my Lorde adoourned with a beautifull bracelet of a fayr tymberd bridge that iz of a .xiiii. foot wide and a six hunderd foot long railed al on both sidez strongly planked for passage reaching from the Chase too the Castl that thus in the midst hath cléer prospect ouer théez pleazurze on y bakpart and forward ouer all the Tooun mooch of the Cuntrée beside Héertoo a speciall commoditee at hand of sundry quarreiz of large bylding stone the goodnes whearof may the eazlyer be iudged in the bylding and aunciently of the Castl that az by the name by storiez well may be gatherd waz fyrst reared by Kenulph and hiz yoong sun and successor Kenelm born both indéed within the Ream héer but yet of the race of Saxons and reigned kings of Marchlond frō the yéer of oour Lord .798 ▪ too 23 ▪ yéerz toogyther abooue 770 yéer ago Although the Castl hath one auncient strong and large Kéep that iz calld Cezarz Toour rather az I haue good cauz too think for that it iz square and by foormed after the maner of Cezarz Fortz then that euer he bylt it Nay noow I am a littl in Master Martin I le tell ye all This Marchlond that Storyerz call Mercia iz numbred in their books the foourth of the seauen Kyngdoms that the Saxons had whilom heer diuided among them in the Ream Began in Ann. Domi. 616 139. yéer after Horsus and Engist continued in the race of a 17 kings a 249. yeer togyther and eended in Ann. 875. Reized from the rest sayz the book at fyrst by Pendaz prezumption ouerthroun at last by Buthreds Hascardy and so fell too the kyngdoom of the West Saxons And Marchlond had in it London Mildelsex heerin a Bishoprik Had more of Shyrez Gloceter Woorceter and Warwik and heerin a Bishoprik Chester that noow we call Chesshyre Darby and Stafford whervntoo one Bishop that had also part of Warwyk Shreusbery and hiz See at Couentree that waz then aforetyme at Lychfeeld Heertoo Hereford wherin a Bishoprik that had more too iurisdiction half Shreusbury part of Warwyk and also of Gloceter and the See at Hereford Also had Oxford Buckingham Hertford Huntyngdon and ●alf of Bed●ord and too theez Norhampton part of Lecyter and also Lincoln whear vnto a Bisshop whooz Sée at Lincoln Cittee that s●mtime before waz at Dorchester Heertoo the rest of Leyceter in Nottingham that of olld had a speciall Bishop whooz Sée waz at Leyceter but after