as his highnes was the munday following her maiestie ascended the fore said steps and came towardes the quere dore where a little without the same dore was made a round mount of bordes ascendyng also fiue steps aboue the skafholde On which mount immediatlye after her magestie and the king were shreuen they were maried by my lord the bishop of winchester lord chauncellour of Inglande her magestye standing on the right side of the said moâ—…t and the king of the left side And this y â— mariage being ended soleÌ„nizated which with y â— biddiges and banes therof was declared done by y â— said lord Chauncelor both in latin in english his lord ship declared also there Howe that the Emperours magestie re signed vnder his Emperial seale the kingdomes of Naples and Hierusalem to his sonne Philip PriÌ„ce of Spain wherby it might well appeare to all men that the Quenes highnes was theÌ„ maried not only to a PriÌ„ce but also vn to a king The Quenes mariage riÌ„g was a plaiÌ„ hoope of gold with out any stone in it For that was as it is said her pleasure because maydens were so maried in olde tymes Thys as I haue saide beyng ended and done The erle of Darbey beefore the quenes magestie and the Erle of Penbroke before the kinges highnes did bere ech of theÌ„ aswerd of honour And so both their maiestes entred the Quere hande in hand vnder a canapye borne by iiii knightes towardes the hie altar where after they had kneled a while with ech of them a Taper they arose and the Quene went to a seate or Traues of the right hande of the altar and the kinge to an other seate of the left hand where they continued thus seue cal in their meditacioÌ„s praiers vntill the gospell was saied and then they came out and kneled all the hie masse tyme openly before the hie aultar the care clothe beeyng holden as the maner is Where duryng hie masse tyme the Quenes Chapell matched with the quire and the organs vsed suche swete proporcyon of musicke and harmonye as the like I suppose was neuer beefore inuented or harde The hie masse beeing done whiche was celebrated and sayd by my lorde the Bishop of winchestre hauing to his coadiutors y â— fiue bisshops afore said y â— is to say the bisshops of Duresm Ely LoÌ„doÌ„ â–ª Lâ—…ncolne and Chichestre Wherin both the Princes offering rich Iewels deliueriÌ„g their Tapers yea the kinges highnes at the Agnusdei kis syng y â— celebrator accordig to the ceremonies of mariages vsed in holy catholicke churches The king of heroldes opeÌ„ly in preseÌ„ce of both their magesties y â— whole audience solempnly proclaymed this their new stile and Title in Latin frenche in englishe The stile in Latin Philippus et Marie dei gratia Rex et Regina Anglie â—…rancie Neapolis HierusaleÌ„ et Hiberniâ—… fidei defensores Principes His paniarum et Secilie Archiduces Austrie Duces Mediolani Bur gundie et Brabantie comites Haspurgi Flandrie et Tyrolis And wheras this letter maye come perhaps from your Lordships handes in the handes of of those which vnderstaÌ„d not the latin toÌ„ge I wil therfore by your lordships leue to satisfie coÌ„tent their miÌ„des beig vnlearned not only declare y â— same stile title in English but also all suche other thinges as shal folowe in Latin The stile in Englishe Philip and Marie by the grace of god king and Quene of England FrauÌ„ce Naples HierusaleÌ„ Ireland defeÌ„ders of the faith Princes of Spain and Secyll Archidukes of Austria Dukes of MillaÌ„ BurguÌ„dy and BrabaÌ„t Counties of Haspurge FlauÌ„ders and Tirol ¶ This stile and title beeing thus proclamed the kyng the Quene departed hand in hande vnder the forsaid Canapie to my lord ChauÌ„cellers place where the quenes grace was lodged whose two most priÌ„cely most rich Abilimentes was of betin gold vpoÌ„ golde and so riche set with preci ous stones as no man coulde esteme the value therof At which place during diner time as none could be in the world more sump tuous where their magestyes dined opeÌ„ly in the hal both together at one table vnder the cloth of estate there was such souÌ„des and noise of al maner of Iustru mentes as hath been seldome hearde where also at the thirde course I perceiued all the heraldes of armes entre the hall two and two in their heraldicall gar mentes and crying three times with an hye voyce Largesse The king of them commonlye called Garter proclamed there againe the kynges highnes the Quenes new stile title in maner fourme and effect as he did in the Cathedrall churche when hie masse was done And so crying three tymes Larges agayne they departed And thus shortly to conclude there was for certain daies after this moste Noble mariage suche triumphing bankating singing masking and daunsing as was neuer in Englande here tofore by the reporte of all men Wherfore to see the kinges magestie and the Quene sitting vnder the cloth of estate in the hall where they dyned and also in the ChaÌ„bre of presence at dansing tyme where both their magesties dansed and also to behold the dukes and noble men of Spain dauÌ„se with the faire ladyes and moste beutifull nimphes of England it should seme to him that neuer see suche to be an other worlde Nowe to trouble youre Lordshyp any further with the hole perfite declaration of the riche and sundrie apparelles whiche the nobilitie of Englande and Spayne vsed and ware at and after the mariage of these two most excellent Princes it were but a phantasie and losse of paper and ynke for no mortall Princes Emperoures and kinges only except were able surely to excell them And such braue liueries as their seruauÌ„tes had I neuer sawe the lyke in all the Countreys that euer I trauayled And finally with what ryche hanginges y â— Cathedral Church of Winchester and the Quyer was hanged and the two seates where bothe the Princes sat it was a wonder to se. And againe to vew marke what Eligaunt verses in Latin of all kynde of sortes were affixed and set vp on the Cathedrall Churche dores and the portes of my Lorde Chauncellers place where the king and the Quene laye by the Skollers of Winchester Colledge in prayse and commendacion of this most noble and rare mariage of Philip of Spayne and MARI of Englande it shoulde quicken the spirites of al dull doltes to embrace good letters and of the best learned to fauour the good will of al painefull studentes I purpose for to sende the Copy of some of theym to your lordship God willing hereafter And i the meane season I will not omit two verses whiche were wrytten in a whyte fielde whych Heroldes call siluer with faire Romayne letters of blacke which they call sable aboue the inner port of the place wher the two Princes lay a month before
their way a skoller of Paules skoole decked vp in cloth of gold delyuered vnto the kinges highnes a fayre boke which he receaued verye ientlie Where also a fellow came slipping vpō a corde as an arrow out of a bow from Paules steple to the grounde lighted with his heade forwarde on a greate sorte of fether beds And after he clame vp the corde again and done certaine feates their magesties lighted being in Paules church receaued with procession by the Bishop of London and Te deum songe ended they departed and marched towardes fletestrete at the condit whereof they made the sixt last staye where was the fift and hin dermost pagent of all Wherein was a Quene a king representing their highnes hauing of their right side Iusticia with a swerd in her hande and Equitas wyth a payre of ballaunce And of theyr left side Veritas wyth a boke in her hande wheron was written Verbum Dei Misericordia with a hearte of golde Where also from the heigth of the pageant descended one which signified Sapientia with a crowne in eche of her handes wherof the one she put on y e head of her that presented the quene and the other on the head of him that presented the king vnder which two wer written in a field azure with fayre Roman letters of siluer these vi verses folowig Qui uer ax clemēsque simul ac iustus et equus Virtutisque suam compleuit lumine mentem Si diadema uiro tali sapientia donet Ille gubernabit totum foeliciter orbem Et quia te talem cognouimus esse Philippe Nos fortunatos fore te regnante putamus That is to saye When that a man is ◅entle iust and true With vertuous giftes fulfilled plenteously If wisdome then him with hir crowne endue He gouerne shal the whole world prosperously And sith we know thee Philip to be such While thou shalt reigne w◅ thinke vs happy much ANd after y e their magesties had seen the effecte of thys pageant they proceded forward towardes tēple bar where they stayed a litle in viewinge a certayn Oracion in Latin which was in a long table wrytten with Romayne Letters aboue the parte therof as they passed and departed furth of y ◠Citie Which oraciō declared that such triumphes and pagiantes as were deuised and made in the noble citie of london by the Lord Maior therof his brethren and the citisens for theyr entries whose most happy cumming they most hertly so long tyme desired and wished for and agayne the running and reioysing of the greate number of people as were there calling and crying euery where God saue your graces was an euident token testimonie and witnes of their faithful and vnfained hertes to the Quenes highnes the king For whose moste excellente Maiesties they prayed vnto almightye God longe to lyue rule and reygne ouer their moste noble Empyre of Englande ANd now makyng an end here of this theyr most triumphyng entries into y ◠noble citye of Lōdon they de parted from Temple Barre towardes Yorke place otherwyse called the whyte hal Wher after they had lighted they came hand in hand into y e great chamber of presens Where also after they had talked a litle space they toke theyr leaue eache of other And so the Quenes magestie en tring that part of the courte comenly called the kinges side and the kynges highnes entryng the other parte called the Quenes there they rested and remayned for certayne dayes Wher in the meane season two princely presentes came to their Magesties The one from the Emperour which is xii pieces of Arras worke so richelie wrought with Golde Siluer and silke as none in the worlde maye excell them In which peces be so excellentlye wroughte and sette out all the Emperoures maiesties procedinges victories againste the Turkes as Apelles were not able if he were aliue to mende any parcell thereof with his pensell And the other present from the Quene of Polonia which is a paire of Regalles so curiouslye made of golde and siluer and so set with precious stones as lyke or none suche haue bene seldome sene And after they had thus remained at the white hall certaine daies as I haue said and hadde bene in Westminster colledge where their maiesties were receyued with Procession by the Deane therof had heard masse perused al the monumētes and tōbes of such kinges as be enterred they their departed to Hāptō Courte where they continued vntill thys Parliment At which tyme they came from thens to white hall agayne Whyche Par limente did begin the. xii day of Nou◅ber last on which day both their magesties and al the lords spirituall and temporall as vse custum hath euer been rode to westmister Abbey with all Princely ensignes of honor and so lempnities appertayning to the Roiall estate Further youre Lordeshippe shall vndrestande that the. xviii daye of the sayed moneth The Righte Reuerende Father in GOD LORDE Cardinall Poole accompanyed wyth my Lorde Paget my lord Clynton syr Anthony Browne knight late created Lorde Montague and dyuers other noble menne came from Grauesende to the white hall in one of the kynges barges Where the kinges maiestie beinge aduertysed that he hadde shot London brydge his highnes with the swerde of honoure borne before hym came downe and receaued him verye amiably as he landed at the com mon landynge brydge of the Courte And from thence they bothe passed vp to the Chambre of presence where the Quenes maiestie was sittinge vnder the clothe of estate whose highnes also receaued him very ioyfully And after that both theyr maiesties and he had communed an houre very Louinglye my lorde Cardinal toke his leaue of their highnes And thē my lord Chaūceler of his right hande and the Erle of Shrewsbery of his left they went by water to Lambeth which is a place perteyninge to the Archebishop of Canterbury where his lordeship lyeth as yet This Cardinall is an Englyshe mā borne of whome I am sure your lordshyp hath hearde discended of the bloude Roiall of Englande For his mother was doughter to George Duke of Clarence which was brother to Edward y e fourth of that name kinge of Englande Whyche Cardinall hathe bene an exile out of England these xxi yeres The cause whereof was that he woulde not assente to kynge king Henry the eight in the matter of diuorse from his most lawfull wife Quene Katherin mother to the quene that nowe is And that he would not admitte the sayd king to beare the title of Supreme head of the Churche of Englande whiche by a newe example he hadde lately as it is now sayd vsurped This opinion did not onely purchase exile to thys Cardinal himselfe but also was the death of the vertuouse lady the Countes of Salysbery his mother y e lord Montegle hys brother and the Marques of Exester his cousin
they c◅m thither whiche verses as I am aduertised were made by my lorde the Bishop of winchester nowe lorde chaunceller of Englande whose excellēt learnyng is well knowē euery where yea and he to bee of moste exacte Iudgemente in all kinde of good letters These be the two verses O domus es felix minium miniumque be◅ Hospitio tales nunc habitura tuo That is to saye Thou art happy house righte bli◅ bli◅ again That shortly shalt suche noble geastes retayn ANd after that their maiesties had thus remayned in the Citie of winchestre ten daies vnto the which Citie and to Southhampton in token and perpetuall memorye of thys their most noble mariage solem nizated in the one of the kiges first lāding in the other they did geue great priuilegis and la◅des for euer they remoued frō thens on tuesdaye the last of Iuli and riding through the Citie in a very princelye order they wente to Basing xv mile frō winchestre Where at my lord Treasurer of Englandes house they lay that night and the next day folowīg where was suche noble Chere prouided for them and both their nobilities as I haue not sene the like for the tyme in my dayes The next thursday being the seconde of August they departed from thens and rode to Reding wher after they had lyne but that nyghte they came to Windesore the next friday at vi of y ◠clocke at nyghte And cumming in at the west end of the town they came with two swerdes borne before thē streight way towardes the churche weste dore wher with procession they were receaued by my lord Chaun celler where also the lord Stewarde of Englande reuested the king with the robe of the order of the garter and the Quenes magestie put the collar of the same order aboute hys necke whiche being done they bothe proceded vnder a Canapy towardes the quere y ◠lordes of the order going beefore them in their robes and collars also And after that the kyng was there installed and Te deum song and ended they came out at the same dore of the quere where they entred and wente to a place of the north side of y ◠same where the kinges highnes the lordes put of their robes Which being done the kinges magestie and the Quene departed on horse backe to their lodging in Windsor Castel And to make an ende here of their progres your Lordship shall vnderstande that after they had remayned at wind sor certain daies after the kīges installacion they came to Richemont Where being aduertysed that all suche triumphes and pageants as wer deuised in Londō agaynst their cumming thyther were finished ended they came frō thens by water on friday the xvii of August lāded at S. Ma rie Oueres staires on Southwarke side Where euery corner keing so straight kept as no man could passe come or go but those which were appointed to attende their lāding they passed through my Lorde chauncellers house at Suffolke place which was prepared for their lying that night This Suffolke place and your Lordshyp bee remembred is of the left hande as we enter into Southwarke cummyng from Hampton Courte whiche place was made by the olde Duke of Suffolke immediatly after that he maried the godly vertuous Princes Marye quene Dowager of Fraunce and the seconde doughter of king Henry the. vii Nowe to begyn and declare their cumming to London and so make an ende your reuerend Lordship shall vnderstande that bothe their moste excellent Maiesties made their moste noble and Triumphinge entres into the noble Citie of London furth of Southwarke place the next satterdaye whiche was the. xviii of August at ii of the clocke at after none Where after all the lordes of their moste honorable priuie counsel and the ambassadours of all nacyons with the nobilitie of Englande and Spayne and diuers other noble and ◅entle mē as wel Eng lish as straunge wer al on horse backe two and two in a rāke the lord Maior of Londō as the two Prīces came out at the gate kne led and deliuered a mace whiche signified his ◅ower and authoritie within the citie of London to the Quenes grace Whose magestie deliuering the said mace to the lord Maior again the kinges highnes and she ascended their horses so marchyng towardes London bridge the quene of the righte hande and the king of the lefte with two swerdes of honoure before theym and before the swerdes the Lord Maior of London bearing the Mace the Toure of London begynneth to shoote And when they came to the drawe bridge there they made the fyrst staye where there was in the higth thereof a fayre table holden vp with two greate Giauntes the one named Corineus Britannus and the other Gogmagog Albionus In which table in a fielde siluer with faire Romaine letters of sable these xii verses following were wrytten Vnica caesareae stirpis ◅pes Inclite princeps ◅ui deus imperium totius destinat orbis ◅ratus et optatus nostras accedis adoras Ecce sagittipotens tibi tota Britania dextr◅ porrigit et gremiū tibi nobilis anglia p◅dit Te tamē in primis urbs Londoniēsis honor at Incolumemque suū gaudet venisse Philippū Ipsa suis sentit charum te ciuibus esse Et f◅re foelicem tali se principe credit Teque putant omnes missum diuinitus urbi C◅ius mens studiū uox uirtus atque uolūtas ◅det et in clari cōsentit amore philippi That is to say O noble Prince sole hope of Cesars side By god apointed all the world to gyde Rig◅t ha◅tely welcome art thou to our land The archer Brit◅yne yeldeth the hir hand And noble England openeth her bosome Of ◅actie affection for to bid the welcome But chiefly London doth her loue vouchsafe Reioysing that hir Philip is come safe She seith hir Citisens loue the on eche side And trustes they shal be happy of such a gide ▪ And al do thinke thou art sent to their citie By thonly meane of Gods paternall pitie So that their minde voice study power and will ◅s onlie set to loue the Philippe still HEre also the Toure of London the signe geuen that the kinge and the Quene were in syghte thereof shotte suche peales of ordinaunce in about euery quarter therof and specially out of the toppe of the whyte foure of the wharffe as neuer was heard the lyke in Englande here to fore Which being done they proceded forwarde vntil they came in gracious strete where in their waye the conduit therof was finely trīmed wheron was painted verye ingeniouslye the nine worthies with many notable prouerbes and adages written with fayre Romā letters on euery side ther of And at the signe of the splaied Egle they made the second staie where the first pagēt was deuysed and made by the marchaunt straungers of the Stilliarde Where emōgest diuers notable stories there
was in the top therof the picture of the king sitting on horsse backe all armed verye gorgeously and richly set out to the quicke Under which picture were written in field siluer with fayre Romaine letters of sable these wordes folowinge after this maner Diuo Phi. Aug. Max. Hispaniarum principi exoptatissimo That is to saye In honour of worthy Philip the fortunate most mighty Prince of Spaine most earnestly wyshed for And vnder that were wrytten in a field blue whiche Heroldes call azure with faire Romaine letters of siluer these two verses folowinge Constantem fortemque animum ter magâ—…e Philippe Nec spes a recto nec meâ—…us acer agit That is to saye Most mighty Philip nether hope nor feare â—…ay fright Thy stronge and valiaunt haâ—…t away from â—…ghte WHiche picture al other notable stories wrytinges in the saide Pagent pleasing their magesties very wel they marched forward vntill they came to Cornewall where the coÌ„duite also there beiÌ„g very excellentlye painted at the west end of the sirete was the seconde pagent which was ryghte excellently handled and set out where their magesties made the thirde staye In whiche pagente were foure liuely persons which represented the foure moste noble Philips of whose most noble actes and doinges we read in auncient stories â–ª That is to saye Philip kyng of Macedonia Philip the Romayn Emperour Philip Duke of Burgundy surnamed Bonus and Philip Duke of Burgundy surnamed Audax betwixt which foure princes two beyng of the right side of the pagent and two of the least there was a fayre table wherin were written in a fielde azure wyth Roman letters of siluer these viii verses folowyng Quatuor apriscis accepimus esse philippos QuoruÌ„ per totum celebratur gloria muÌ„duÌ„ Nobilitas primum summo decorauit â—…onore prosperitate facit claruÌ„ fortuna secundum Tertius aeterna bonitatis laude refulget Quartus bellator fortis memoratur etaudax Sed tua nobilitas fortuna audatia uirtus OiÌ„bus hispreâ—…tat uiÌ„cisque Philippe Philippos That is to saye We reade in time paâ—… Philips haue bene foure Whose glory throughout al the worlde is blowâ—… The first through noble bloud past all before The secondes matche in good succes vnknowen The third for goodnes gâ—…t eternall fame The forthe for boldues vsed agaynste hys fone In birth in fortune boldnes vertuous name Thou Philip passest these Philips fower alone THis page ante with the stories therein contayned liking the kinges highnes and the quene wonderous well they passed towardes Chepeside at the Easte ende therof the conduite there also being finely paynted and trimed they made the fourth staye where the thirde pagente was made In y â— heigth wherof was one playing on a harpe who signified the most Excellente musician Orpheus of whom and of AmphioÌ„ we reade in the fables of old Poetis Where also were nyne faire ladyes playing and singing on diuers swete instrumentes signifying the nine muses And not farre from them were men and children decked vp like wilde beastes as Lions wolfes foxes and beares So that the moste swete strokes noyse and soundes of Orpheus with the nyne Musis playing and singinge in the sayd Pageant and also the counterfeated beastes daunsing and leapinge with Orpheus harpe and the Musis melodye exhilarated and reioysed their maiesties very much Under Orpheus in a field siluer with faire romaine letters of sable were written in a very faire table these viii verses followinge Eloquii claro ditatus munere princeps Voce sua ciues flectet quocunque lubebit Hoc ueteres olim docuere ê‘ Orphea â—…uates Qui mouisse feras câ—…tus dulcedine fertur Sic tua sola tuos dicendi copia ciues Excitat et moestoe prebet solatio menti Ergo tibi merito magnas agit anglia grates Anglia que solo gaudet dicente philippo That is to saye The prince that hath the gift of eloquencâ—… May bend his subiectes to his most be houe Which in old time was shewed by conert sence In Orpheus whose song did wilde beastes moue In like case now thy grace of spech so franke Doth comfort vs whose mindes afore 〈◊〉 And therfore Eugland geueth the harty thanke Whose chiefest ioy is to heare thee Philip speke THeir maiesties beig satisfyed with the sighte of that pageant they marched from thence and passinge through Chepeside where they perceuing the crosse therof which was with fine gold richely gilded they staied a litle lokinge thereon whiche was no doute it is vnto them a right excellent view where also the kinges highnes perceauing the crucifix in the top thereof very hum blie put of hys cap. Thys sene they marched forwarde and at the west end of Chepe they made the fyft stay where was y e fourth and most excellent pageant of al. Wherein was contained declared and shewed their moste noble Geneology from kinge Edwarde the third which Geneologie was most exellently moste ingeniously set out with a great Arboure or tree vnder the roote whereof was an olde man liinge on his left side with a long white beard a close croune on his head and a sceptour in his ryght hand and a ball Imperial in his lefte Which olde man signified kinge Edward the third of whom both their maiesties are linially desceÌ„ded which grene Arboure or tree grewe vp of bothe the sides with braunches wheron did sit young faire childreÌ„ which represeÌ„ted the persones of such kinges quenes Princis dukes Earles lordes ladies as desceÌ„ded froÌ„ y â— said king Edward the. iii. vnto their daies whose names were writteÌ„ aboue their heades in fieldes azure in faire tables with Roman letters of â—…iluer Where also in the saied top of the said arbour or tre was a Quene of the right hande a king of y e left which preseÌ„ted their magesties Aboue whose heades was written their new stile and title with fayre Roman letters of sable in a feilde golde And aboue that in the heigth of al wer both their armes Ioined in one vnder one Crown emperial And finally vnder the old maÌ„ whiche lay vnder the rote of the Arbour signified as I haue said king Edward the third were written these vi verses folowinge in a feild siluer with letters of gold Site bellipotens ueteruÌ„ iuuat Anglia ReguÌ„ Gloria que summis quondâ—…te laudibus auxit IlloruÌ„ sobolem Mariâ—… magnumque PhilippuÌ„ Dâ—…ligere et toto complecti pectore debes Quos deus ex uno communi fonte profectos Connubio ueterem uoluit coniungere stirpeÌ„ That is to saye Englande if thou delite in auncient men Whose glorious actes thâ—… fame a brod dâ—…d blase Both Mary Philip their ofspring ought thou then With al thy hert to loue to embrace Which both descendeo of one auncient lyue It hath pleased God by mariage to combyne â—…Uhich pageant beynge throughlye vewed and much commâ—…ded of their maiesties they wente hence towardes s. Paules Church And in