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A01243 The mariage of Prince Fredericke, and the Kings daughter, the Lady Elizabeth, vpon Shrouesunday last VVith the shovves on land and water, before, and after the wedding, as also the maskes and reuells in his Highnes court, with the running at the ring, by the Kings Maiestie, the Palsegraue, Prince Charles, and diuers others of the nobilitie.; Marriage of the two great princes, Fredericke Count Palatine, &c: and the Lady Elizabeth, daughter to the Imperial Majesties of King James and Queene Anne. 1613 (1613) STC 11359; ESTC S105595 8,742 16

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Virgin-robes clothed in a gowne of white Satten richly embrodered lead betwéene her royall brother Prince Charles and the Earle of Northampton vpon her head a crowne of refined golde made Imperiall by the Pearles and Dyamonds thereupon placed which were so thicke beset that they stood like shining pinnacles vpon her amber coloured haire dependantly hanging plaighted downe ouer her shoulders to her Waste betwéene euery plaight a role or liste of Gold-spangles Pearles Riche stones and Diamonds and withall many Diamonds of inestimable value imbrothered vpon her sléeue which euen dazeled and amazed the eies of the beholders her traine in most sumptuous manner carryed vp by fourtéene or fiftéene Ladies attired in white Satten gownes adorned with many rich Iewells After went a traine of Noble-mens Daughters in white Vestements gloriously set foorth which Virgin Bride-maides attended vpon the Princesse like a skye of Celestiall starres vpon faire Phoebe After them came another traine of gallant young Courtiers flourishing in seuerall Sutes Embrothered and Pearled who were Knightes and the sonnes of great Courtiers After them came foure Herolds at Armes in their rich coates of Heroldrie and then followed many Earles Lords and Barrons as well of Scotland as England in most noble manner then the king of Herolds bearing vpon his shoulder a Mace of golde and then followed the honourable Lords of his Highnes priuie Councell which passed along after the Traine towards the Chappell and then came foure reuerend Bishops of the Land in their Church abilliaments After them foure Sargiants of the Mace in great state bearing vpon their shoulders foure rich Enamelled Maces Then followed the right Honorable the Earle of Arundell carrying the Kings Sword And then in great Royaltie the Kings Maiestie himselfe in a most sumptuous blacke sute with a Dyamond in his hatte of a wonderfull great value Close vnto him came the Quéene attired in white Satten beautified with much embrothery and many Diamonds Vpon her attended a number of marryed Ladies the Countesses and wiues of Earles and Barrons apparelled in most noble manner which added glory vnto this triumphant time and Marriage These were the passages of our States of England accompanying the princely Bride and Bridegroome to his Highnes Chappell where after the celebration of the Marriage contracted in the presence of the King the Quéene Prince Charles and the rest aforesaide they returned into the banquetting house with great ioy The Lady Elizabeth being thus made a Wife was led backe not by two Batchellors as before but by the Duke of Lineux and the Earle of Nottingham in a most reuerend manner before the Palsegraue At his returne from the chappell went sixe of his owne Country gallants clad in crimson Veluet laide excéedingly thicke with gold lace bearing in their hands sixe siluer Trumpets who no sooner comming into the Banquetting house but they presented him with a melodious sound of the same flourishing so delightfully that it greatly reioyced the whole Court and caused thousands to say at that instant time God giue them ioy God giue them ioy Thus preparing for dinner they passed away a certaine time and after fell to Dancing Masking and Reuelling according to the custome of such Assemblies which continued all the day and part of the night in great pleasure The order of the Mundayes showes with the Kings running at the Ring with the Nobilitie of the Land THe next day being Shroue-munday by the King and Nobilitie of England was spent in great honour where their rich Robes of Estate seconded the day before with many commendable graces for the whole Court so gloriously shined with Imbrothered abilliaments that it made euen a smiling chéerefulnes sit vpon the countenance of many thousand beholders For the Kings Maiestie in his owne person accompanied with his braue spirited sonne Prince Charles of great Brittaine the Royall Bride-groome Count Pallatine the Duke of Linneux with diuers other of the Earles and Barrons of England and Scotland together with the praise-worthy Péeres of the Netherland Prouinces performed many famous races at the Ring an exercise of much renowne and honour and the knightly sports and the Royall delights onely befitting the dignitie of Kings and Princes and of the chiefest Nobilitie First about the rayles or lists in the Tylf-yard adioyning to White Hall were placed many Herolds at Armes to beautifie the honourable atchiefements of these knightly Potentates and withall the Knight marshall of England and his seruants all in new liueries with their staues of office to abate the too forward vnrulines of many disordered people which otherwise would haue much troubled the Turnaments and as an ayde vnto them many of his Highnes Yoemen of the Guard were attendant in the listes and withall most of the Kings Trumpetters in their rich imbrothered coates the pentioners and Knights of his graces houshold with their guilded Pole-axes guarding as it were in a round the King with his Knightly followers The Quéenes Maiestie with her daughter the Princes Elizabeth attended on by many of the greatest Ladies of the Land being placed in the Galleries and windowes of the Banquetting house In the presence of many thousands of his Subiects the King mounted vpon a Stéed of much swiftnes was the first that began the honourable pastimes and like a most noble martialist tooke the Ring vpon his speare thrée seuerall times together whereat the trumpets still sounded to the great ioy of all the beholders After him the Illustrious Prince Count Palatine vpon a horse of that braue courage which séemed to stand vpon no ground where with a spirit of much forwardnes he tooke the Ring vpon his speare twise together so lightly and so nimbly that the whole assembly gaue him high commendations After him the braue young flower and hope of England Prince Charles mounted as it were vpon a Spanish Iennet that takes his swiftnes from the nature of the winde most couragiously and with much agillitie of hand tooke the Ring clearely foure times in fiue courses which was in the eye of the Kings Maiestie and the Nobilitie there present a sight of much admiration and an exceeding comfort to all the land The Duke of Lineux the Earle of Arundell the Earle of Dorset the Lord Haddindon with diuers other Barrons of England and Scotland afterward in honour of this magnificent mariage performed many worthy races and many times tooke the Ring with much strangenes a pleasure so princely that it euen made the beholders hearts to leape with ioy The Quéenes Maiestie with her daughter the Princes all the while standing in the windowes as eye-witnesses to these noble delights smiled with much chéerefulnes graciously thanking them all for their loues but especially the new married Bride in honour of whose mariage all these courtly pastimes were performed Of the Maskes and Reuells presented by the Gentlemen of the Innes of Court vpon the Munday night THe procéeding Night sports were as sumptuous as the passed dayes and in as gallant a manner performed whereof