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A05048 A letter: whearin, part of the entertainment vntoo the Queenz Maiesty, at Killingwoorth Castl, in Warwick Sheér, in this soomerz progress 1575. iz signified: from a freend officer attendant in the coourt, vnto his freénd a citizen, and merchaunt of London Patten, William, fl. 1548-1580.; Laneham, Robert, 16th cent, attributed name. 1585 (1585) STC 15191; ESTC S108211 34,732 88

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the See at Hereford Also had Oxford Buckingham Hertford Huntingdon and halfe of Bedford and too theez Norhampton part of Lecyter and also Lincoln whearvnto a Bishop whoz See at Lincoln Citee that sumtime before waz at Dorchester Héertoo the rest of Leyceter in Nottingham that of olld had a speciall Bishop whooz See waz at Leyceter but after put to the charge of the Archbishop of Yorke Noow touching the name that of olld Recordes I vnderstand and of auncient writers I finde iz calld Kenelvvorth Syns most of the Worths in England stand ny vntoo like lakez and at eyther small Ilandz such one az the seat of this Castl hath béen eazly may bee or is londground by pool or riuer whearon willoz alderz or such like doo gro which Althamerus Vpon Taci● fol. 142. The Germains call werk that we woork Worl●-woorld We●mut woormwood So viel vvor●● So much woorth writez precizely that the Germains cal Werd Ioyning these too togither with the nighness allso of the woords and sybred of the toongs I am the bolder to pronoouns that az our English Woorth with the rest of oour auncient langage waz leaft vs from the Germains éeuen so that their Werd and 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 noow to the matter ON Saterday the nyenth of Iuly at long Ichington a Tooun and Lordship of my Lords within a seaven myle of Killingworth hiz honor made her Maiesty great chéer at Dinner and pleazaunt pastime in hunting by the wey after that it was eight a clock in that euening ear her highness came too Killingwoorth Whear in the Park about a flight shoot from the Brayz first gate of the Castl one of the ten Sibills that wée réed wear all Fatidicae and Theobulae Sibyl az partiez and priuy too the Gods gracious good wilz cumly clad in a pall of white sylk pronounced a proper poezi in English rime and méeter of effect hoow great gladnesse her hyghnesse prezenze brought into euerie steed whear it pleazed her too cum and specialli now into that place that had so long longed after the same ended with prophesie certain of mooch and long prosperitée health and felicitée this her Maiestie beningly acceptying passed fooorth vntoo the next gate of the Brayz which for the length largenes and vse az well it may so serue they call noow the Tyltyard whear a Porter tall of person The Porter big of lim stearn of coountinauns wrapt also all in silke with a club keiz of quātitée according had a rough speech full of passions in méeter aptly made to the purpose whearby az her highnes was cum within his warde hée burst out in a great pang of impatiens to sée such vncooth trudging too and fro such riding in and out with such dyn and noiz of talk within the charge of his offis whearof hee neuer saw the like nor had any warning afore ne yet coold make too himselfe any cauze of the matter at last vpon better vieu and auisement az hee preast too cum neerar confessing anon that hee found him self pearced at the prezens of a personage so euidently expressing an heroicall Soueraintee ouer all the whole estates hy degréez thear besyde callmd hiz stomz proclaims open gates and frée passage to all yéelds vp hiz club hiz heyz hiz office and all and on hiz knéez humbly prayz pardon of hiz ignorauns and impaciens which her highnes graciouslie graunting he cauzd hiz Trumpetoourz The Trumpetoours that stood vppon the wall of the gate thear too soound vp a tune of welcum which besyde the nobl noyz was so mooch the more pleazaunt too behold becauz théez Trumpetoourz beeing sixe in number wear euery one an eight foot hye in due proportion of parson besyde all in long garments of sylk sutabl eache with hiz syluery Trumpet of a fiue foot long foormed Taperwyse and straight from the vpper part vntoo the neather eend whear the Diameter was a 16. ynchez ouer and yet so tempered by art that being very eazy too the blast they cast foorth no greater noyz nor a more vnpleazaunt soound for time and tune then any oother common Trumpet bee it neuer so artificially foormed Theese armonious blasterz from the foreside of the gate at her highnes entrauns whear they began walking vpon the wallz vntoo the inner had this muzik mainteined from them very delectably while her highness all along this tilt-yard rode vnto the inner gate next the base coourt of the Castl where the Lady of the Lake famous in king Arthurz book with Lady of the Lake too Nymphes waiting vppon her arrayed all in sylks attending her highness comming from the midst of the Pool whear vpon a moouabl Iland bright blazing with torches she floting to land met her Maiesty with a well penned meter and matter after this sort first of the auncientée of the Castl whoo had been ownerz of the same éen till this day most allweyz in the hands of the Earls of Leyceter hoow shée had kept this Lake sins king Arthurz dayz and now vnderstanding of her highness hither cumming thought it both office and duetie in humbl wize to discouer her and her estate offering vp the same her Lake and poour therein with promise of repayre vnto the Coourt It pleazed her highness too thank this Lady too ad withall we had thought indéed the Lake had been oours and doo you call it yourz noow Wel we will héerin common more with yoo héerafter This Pageaunt waz clozd vp with a delectable harmony of Hautboiz Shalmz Corners and such oother looud muzik that held on while her Maiestie pleazauntly so passed from thence toward the Castl gate whearunto from the base Coourt ouer a dry valley cast into a good foorm waz thear framed a fayre Bridge of a twentie foot wide The bridge and a seauenty foot long graueld for treading railed on either part with seauē posts on a side that stood a twelue foot a sunder Seauen pair of posts thikned betweene with well proportioned Pillars turnd Vpon the first payr of posts were set too cumly square wyre cagez each a thrée foot long too foot wide and hy in them liue Bitters Curluz Shoouelarz Hearsheawz Godwitz and such like deinty Byrds of the Syluanus prezents prezents of Syluanus the God of foul On the second payr too great Syluerd Bollz featly apted too the purpoze filde with Applz Pearz Cherriz Filberdz Walnuts fresh vpon their brauuchez and with Oringes Poungarnets Lemmanz and Pipinz all for the giftz of Pomona Pomona Goddes of fruiez The third pair of posts in too such syluerd Bollz had all in earz gréen and old Wheat Barly Ootz Beanz and Peaz az the gifts of Ceres Ceres 3. The fourth Post