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A33253 Gesta Grayorum, or, The history of the high and mighty prince, Henry Prince of Purpoole ... who reigned and died, A.D. 1594 : together with a masque, as it was presented (by His Highness's command) for the entertainment of Q. Elizabeth, who, with the nobels of both courts, was present thereat. Canning, William, fl. 1686-1690.; Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626.; Davison, Francis, 1575?-1619?; Gray's Inn. 1688 (1688) Wing C444; ESTC R5680 47,507 73

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England being of our Society deserved honoura●le Remembrance for his liberal and noble Mindfulness of us and our State who undesired sent to the Prince as a Token of his Lordship's Favour 10 l. and a Purse of ●ine rich Needle-work When all these things sorted so well to our Desires and that there was good hope of ●ffecting that that was taken in hand there was dispatched from our State a Messenger to our ancient allied Friend the Inner Temple that they might be acquainted with our Proceedings and also to be invited to participate of our Honour which to them was most acceptable as by the Process of their Letters and ours mutually sent may appear The Copies of the Letters that passed betwixt the two most flourishing Estates of the Grayans and Templarians To the most Honourable and Prudent the Governors Assistants and Society of the Inner Temple Most Grave and Noble WE have upon good Consideration made choice of a Prince to be predominant in our State of Purpoole for some important Causes that require an Head or Leader And as we have ever had great Cause by the Warrant of Experience to assure our selves of your unfeigned Love and Amity so we are upon this Occasion and in the Name of our Prince Elect to pray you that it may be continued and in Demonstration thereof that you will be pleased to assist us with your Counsel in the Person of an Ambassador that may be Resident here amongst us and be a Minister of Correspondence between us and to advise of such Affairs as the Effects whereof we hope shall sort to the Benefit of both our Estates And so being ready to requite you with all good Offices we leave you to the Protection of the Almighty Your most Loving Friend and Ally Grays-Inn Dated at our Court of Graya this 14 th of December 1594. To the most honourable State of the Grayans Right Honourable and most firmly United IF our Deserts were any way answerable to the great Expectation of your good Proceedings we might with more Boldness accomplish the Request of your kind Letters whereby it pleaseth you to interest us in the Honour of your Actions which we cannot but acknowledge for a great Courtesie and Kindness a thing proper to you in all your Courses and Endeavours and repute it a great Honour intended towards our selves In respect whereof we yield with all Good Will to that which your honourable Letters import as your Kindness and the Bond of our ancient Amity and League requireth and deserveth Your assured Friend The State of Templaria From Templaria the 18 th of December 1594. The Order of the Prince of Purpoole's Proceedings with his Officers and Attendants at his honourable Inthronization which was likewise obs●rved in all his solemn Marches on grand Days and like Occasions which Place every Officer did duly attend during the Reign of His Highness's Government A Marshal A Marshal Trumpets Trumpets Pursuevant at Arms Lanye Towns-men in the Prince's Livery with Halberts Yeomen of the Gua●d three Couples Captain of the Guard Grimes Baron of the Grand Port Dudley Baron of the Base Port Grante Gentlemen for Entertainment three Couples Binge c. Baron of the Petty Port Williams Baron of the New Port Lovel Gentlemen for Entertainment three Couples Wentworth Zukenden Forrest Lieutenant of the Pensioners Tonstal Gentlemen-Pensioners twelve Couples viz. Lawson Devereux Stapleton Daniel Rotts Anderson Glascott Elken Davison cum reliquis Chief Ranger and Master of the Game Forrest Master of the Revels Lambert Master of the Revellers Tevery Captain of the Pensioners Cooke Sewer Archer Carver Moseley Another Sewer Drewry Cup-bearer Painter Groom-porter Bennet Sheriff Leach Clerk of the Council Iones Clerk of the Parliament Clerk of the Crown Downes Orator Heke Recorder Starkey Sollicitor Dunne Serjeant Goldsmith Speaker of the Parliament B●llen Commissary Greenwood Attorney Holt. Serjeant Hitchcombe Master of the Requests Faldo Chancellor of the Exchequer Kitts Master of the Wards and Idiots Ellis Reader Cobb Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer Briggs Master of the Rolls Hetlen Lord Chief Baron of the Common Pleas Damporte Lord Chief Justice of the Prince's Bench Crew Master of the Ordnance Fitz-Williams Lieutenant of the Tower Lloyd Master of the Jewel-house Darlen Treasurer of the House-hold Smith Knight-Marshal Bell. Master of the Ward-robe Conney Comptroller of the House-hold Bouthe Bishod of St. Giles's in the Fields Dandye Steward of the House-hold Smith Lord Warden of the four Ports Damporte Secretary of State Iones Lord Admiral Cecill Richard. Lord Treasurer Morrey Lord Great Chamberlain Southworth Lord High Constable Lord Marshal Knaplock Lord Privy Seal Lamphew Lord Chamberlain of the House-hold Markham Lord High Steward Kempe Lord Chancellor Iohnson Archbishop of St. Andrews in Holborn Bush. Serjeant at Arms with the Mace Flemming Gentleman-Usher Chevett The Shield of Pegasus for the Inner-Temple Scevington Serjeant at Arms with the Sword Glascott Gentleman-Usher Paylor The Shield of the Griffin for Grays-Inn Wickliffe The King at Arms Perkinson The great Shield of the Prince's Arms Cobley The Prince of Purpoole Helmes A Page of Honour Wandforde Gentlemen of the Privy Chamber six Couples A Page of Honour Butler Roger. Vice-Chamberlain Butler Thomas Master of the Horse Fitz-Hugh Yeomen of the Guard three Couples Towns-men in Liveries The Family and Followers Upon the 20 th Day of December being St. Thomas's Eve the Prince with all his Train in Order as above set down marched from his Lodging to the great Hall and there took his place in his Throne under a rich Cloth of State His Counsellors and great Lords were placed about him and before him below the Half-pace at a Table sate his learned Council and Lawyers the rest of the Officers and Attendants took their proper Places as belonged to their Condition Then the Trumpets were commanded to sound thrice which being done the King at Arms in his rich Surcoat of Arms stood forth before the Prince and proclaimed his Style as followeth By the sacred Laws of Arms and authorized Ceremonies of the same maugre the Conceit of any Malecontent I do pronounce my Sovereign Liege Lord Sir Henry rightfully to be the high and mighty Prince of Purpoole Arch-Duke of Stapulia and Bernardia Duke of the High and Nether Holborn Marquis of St. Giles's and Tottenham Count Palatine of Bloomsbury and Clerkenwell Great Lord of the Cantons of Islington c. Knight of the most honourable Order of the Helmet and Sovereign of the same After that the King at Arms had thus proclaimed his Style the Trumpets sounded again and then entred the Prince's Champion all in compleat Armour on Horse-back and so came riding round about the Fire and in the midst of the Hall stayed and made his Challenge in these Words following If there be any Man of high Degree or low that will say that my Sovereign is not rightly Prince of Purpoole as by his King at Arms right-now hath been proclaimed I am ready here to maintain