in Household of our late Royall Mistresse Queene Elizabeth and with them the guarde of his Maiesties body all of them being courteously receiued to their owne content Also in this house of Theobals his Maiestie made diuers Noblemen of Scotland of his Honourable priuie Counsell Viz. The Duke of Lennox The Earle of Mar. The L. Home Sir George Home Treasurer of Scotland Sir Iames Elphingston Secretarie to the King The L. of Kinlosse now M. of his Maiesties Rolles Also of the English Nobilitie he made these of his secret and Honourable Counsell The Lord Henrie Howard The Lord Thomas Howard who was also made there Lord Chamberlaine The Lord Monioy His Maiestie stayed at Theobals 4. dayes where to speake of Lord Roberts cost to entertaine him were but to imitate Geographers that sets a little round o. for a mighty prouince words being hardly able to expresse what was done there in deed considering the multitude that thither resorted beside the traine none going thence vnsatisfied At Theobals his Maiestie made these Knights Sir William Killegraue Sir Francis Barinton Sir Rouland Litton Sir William Peters Sir Iohn Brograue Sir William Cooke Sir Henry Capell Sir Harbert Crofts Sir Edward Grenill Sir Henry Butler Sir Henrie Maynard Sir Richard Spencer Sir Iohn Leuenthrope Sir Nicholas Stanhop Sir Thomas Popeblunt Sir Richard Iefford Sir Thomas Medcalfe Sir Emanuel Capel Sir William Smith Sir _____ Ferres Sir Robert Bitton Sir Vincine Skinner Sir Hugh Beeston Sir Iohn Leigh Sir Thomas Byshop Sir _____ Lewes Sir Iaruis Elues Sir Robert Barker The 7. of May being Satterday his Maiestie remoued from Theobals towardes London riding through the Medowes where within two miles on this side of Waltham Sir Henry Deny discharged his followers and there maister Swinnerton one of the Shiriffes of London accompanied with the Shiriffe of Middlesex met his Maistie with 60. men in Liuerie cloakes where an eloquent and learned Oration was made to his Highnesse Besides these men in Liuery cloakes that attented the Shiriffe all well mounted on gallant horses most of the Shiriffes Officers attended him who conducted his Maiesty within two miles of London And at Stanford hil the Lord Maior of London presented him with the Sword and Keyes of the Citie with whom were the Knights and Aldermen in skarlet gownes and great chaines of golde about their neckes with all the chiefe Officers and Counsell of the Cittie Besides 500. Citizens all very well mounted clad in Veluet coates and chaines of gold with the chiefe Gentlemen of the Hundreds who made a gallant shew to entertaine their Soueraigne There also met his Maiestie all his Officers of Estate as Sergeāts at Armes with their rich maces the Heraulds with their coate of Armes and Trumpetters euery one in their order and due place The Duke of Lennox bearing the sword of Honour beford his Maiestie and so his Highnesse passed on in Royall and imperiall manner At this time that honourable olde Knight Sir Henry Leigh met with his Maiestie being attended by 60. gallant men well mounted on faire horses thirtie of them being great horses many of his men hauing chaines of gold the rest wearing yellow searfes embrodered with these wordes Constantia fide To this old Knight his Maiestie spake very louingly and so pacedthrough his troupes very well pleased The multitudes of people in high wayes fieldes medowes closes and on trees were such that they couered the beautie of the fieldes and so greedy were they to behold the countenance of the King that with much vnrulinesse they iniured and hurt one another some euen hazarded to the daunger of death but as vnciuill as they were among themselues all the way as his Maiestie past with shoutes and cryes and casting vp of hattes of which many neuer returned into the owners hands he passed by them ouer the the fields and came in at the backe side of the Charterhouse Thither being come hee was most Royally receiued and entertained by the Lord Thomas Howard where was such abundance of prouision of all manner of things that greater could not bee both of rare wild soules and many rare and extraordinary bankets to the great liking of his Maiestie and contentment of the whole trayne He lay there three nights in which time the Lords of Counsell often resorted thither and sate vpon their serious affaires At his departure he made diuers Knights whose names are these Sir Charles Haward Sir Ambrose Willoughby Sir Edward Haward Sir William Hastings Sir Giles Alington Sir _____ Verney Sir Iohn Thinne Sir Williā Fitz-williams Sir William Carrell Sir Edmond Bakon Sir Francis Anderson Sir Iohn Pountney Sir Edward Darcy Sir _____ Sidenham Sir Iohn Tuston Sir Thomas Griffin Sir Valentine Knightly Sir _____ Wiseman Sir Thomas Ayleffe Sir _____ Cromer Sir Thomas Rowse Sir _____ Rodney Sir Henry Vaughan Sir Iohn Smyth Sir _____ Hamman Sir Thomas Meade Sir Eusebius Isham Sir Iohn Cowper Sir Robert Winkfield Sir Thomas Iosling Sir Henry Goodericke Sir Maximillian Dallison Sir William Crape Sir George Fleetwood Sir Peter Euers Sir Henry Cleere Sir Francis Wolly Sir Arthur Mannering Sir Edward Waterhouse Sir _____ Twisaldon Sir Hatton Cheeke Sir _____ Goring Sir Robert Townsend Sir William Hynde Sir William Sandes Sir Robert Cotton Sir Oliuer Luke Sir Thoms Kneuet Sir Henry Sackford Sir Edwine Sands Sir Iohn Absley Sir William Fleetwood Syr Walter Mildmay Syr Edward Lewkener Syr Miles Sands Syr William Kingswell Syr Thomas Kempe Sir Edward Tirrel Syr Thomas Russel Syr Richard Touchburn Syr Thomas Cornwell Syr Richard Farmer Syr William Stafford Syr Thomas Carrel Syr Edward Carrel Syr Thomas Palmer Syr Iohn Newdigate Syr George Rawleigh Syr Thomas Bewford Syr William Lower Syr Charles Fairefaux Syr Henry Sidney Syr George Haruey Syr Henry Crippes Syr Iohn Himmegham Syr William Bowger Syr Ieremie Westam Syr Edmond Boyer Sir Nicholas Halseworth Syr Iohn Gennings Syr Ambrose Turwell Syr Iohn Luke Syr William Dormer Syr Richar Saunders Sir Iohn Shearley Syr Thomas Wayneman Syr Goddard Pempton Syr Thomas Mettame Syr Edm. Bellingham Sir Iohn Harington Syr Edward Harington Sir William Dyer Syr William Dyer Syr Walter Mountague Syr Guy Palme Sir _____ Ashley Sir Thomas Vackathell Sir Thomas Stukeley Sir Edward Watson Sir Thomas Preston Syr William Leeke Syr Thomas Cornwalles Syr Edward Francis Syr Hugh Losse Sir William Lygon Sir Thomas le Grosse Sir Iohn Taskerow Sir Thomas Fowler Sir Eusebius Andrew Sir Edward Andrew Syr William Kingswel Sir Robert Lucie Sir William Walter Syr Iohn Cuts Sir Richard blunt Syr Anthonie Deerings Syr H. Vaughan Syr Iohn Carew Syr Edward Apsley Syr Bartram Boomer Syr William Alford Sir Robert Lee. Syr Thomas Beaumont Syr Robert Markam Sir Francis Castilon Syr George Sauil. Syr George Martham Syr Arthur Attie Syr Pexal Brockhurst Syr Iohn Washall Syr Robert Cleueland Syr Richard Farmer Vpon Wednesday the 11. of May his Maiestie set forward from the Charterhouse to the Towre of London in going quietly on horsebacke to Whitehall where he tooke Barge hauing shot the Bridge his present landing was expected at Towre stayres but it pleased his Highnesse to passe the Towre staires towards S. Katherines and there stayed on the water to see the Ordinance on the white towre commonly called Iulius Caesars Towre being in number 20. peeces with the great Ordinance on Towre wharfe being in number one hundred and Chalmers to the number of 130. discharged and shot off Of which all seruices were so sufficiently performed by the gunners that a peale of so good order was neuer heard before which was most commendable to all sorts and very acceptable to the King Then his Royall person arriued at his owne staires so called the Kings staires and with him these Nobles besides other gallant Gentlemen of worthy note Viz. The Lord Admiral the Earle of Northumberland the Lord of Worcester Lord Thomas Howard c. At his comming vp the staires the Sword was presented to his Maiestie by Syr Thomas Conisby Gentleman Vsher of his priuie Chamber by the King deliuered to the Duke of Lennox who bare it before him into the Towre Vpon the staires the Gentleman Porter deliuered the keies of the towre to the Leiutenant of the Towre the Leiutenant presented them accordingly to the Kings Maiestie who most graciously acknowledged the most faithfull discharge of the loyall and most great trust put in him so taking him about the necke redeliuered them againe After his repose in the Towre some houre it was his Maiesties pleasure to see some Offices as the Armorie the Wardrobe the rich Artillerie and the Church And after for recreation he walked in the garden so rested for that night The next day being Thursday the 12. of May hee saw the Ordinance house and after that the Mynt-houses and last of all the Lyons The next day being Fryday the 13. of May he made these Lords and Knights following Viz. in his presence Chamber before dinner Lord Cecill of Esemdon Lord Sidney of Penshourst Lord Knowles of Grascy Lord Wotton of Guarleyes Sir Iohn Deanie Sir Iohn Traue Sir Thomas Smyth Sir Thomas Hubbard And after Noone in the Gallerie Sir William Dethicke Garter Sir Robert Markam Sir George Merton Sir Edmond Bolt Sir Thomas Paiton Sir Dauid Fowles Sir William Gardner FINIS
a town of the enemie or at the least held in all leagues either for one Nation or the other But the King of peace haue glory that so peaceably hath ordained a King descended from the Royall blood of either Nation to make that Towne by his possessing it a harbour for English and Scots without thought of wrong or grudging enuie Not to digresse longer these Gallants met him and were graciously respected of his Highnesse so falling in among the other Trophees they set forward and when his Highnesse came within some halfe mile of the Towne and began to take viewe thereof it suddenly seemed like an inchanted Castle for from the mouthes of dreadfull engins not long before full fed by moderate attes-men that knew how to stop and emptie the brasse and iron panches of those roring noises came such a tempest as dreadfull and sometimes more deathfull then thunder that all the ground thereabout trembled as in an earthquake the houses and towers staggering wrapping the whole Towne in a mantle of smoake wherein the same was a while hid from the sight of his Royall owner But nothing violent can be permanent it was too hote to last yet I haue heard it credibly reported that a better peale of Ordinance was neuer in any fouldiers memorie and there are some olde King Harries Lads in Barwicke I can tell you discharged in that place neither was it very strange for no man can remember Barwick honoured with the approach of so powerfull a Maister Well the King is now very neere the gates and as all darknesse flyes before the face of the Sunne so did these clouds of smoake and gun-powder vanish at his gracious approach In the clearnes of which faire time issued out of the towne M. William Selbie Gentleman Porter of Barwick with diuers Gentlemen of good repute and humbling himself before the kings Maiestie presented vnto him the keyes of all the Ports who receiued thē graciously when his Highnes was entred betwixt the gates he restored to the said M. Selbie the keyes againe graced him with the honor of Knight-hood for this his esspeciall seruice in that he was the first man that possessed his Excellēce of those keyes Barwick indeed being the gate that opened into all his Dominions This done his Highnesse entred the second gate and being within both the walles he was receiued by the Captaine of the ward and so passed through a double gaurde of Souldiers well armed in all points but with lookes humble and words cheerfull they gaue his Maiestie to know their hearts witnessed that their armes were worne only to bee vsed in his Royall seruice Betweene this gaurde his Maiestie passed on to the Market Crosse where the Maior and his Brethren receiued him with no small signes of ioy and such signes of triumph as the breuitie of time for prepatation would admit But the common people seemed so ouer-wrapt with his presence that they omitted nothing their power and capacities could attaine vnto to expresse loyall dutie and heartie affection kneeling shouting crying welcome and God saue King Iames till they were in a maner intreated to be silent As soone as it pleased the people to giue him leaue that he might speake M. Parkinson the Recorder of Barwick beeing a man graue and reuerend made a briefe speech to his Maiesty acknowledging him their sole and Soueraigne Lord. To whom in the Townes name he surrendred their Charter presenting his Highnesse also from them with a Purse of gold which as an offering of their loue he graciously receiued And for their Charter he answered them most bening and royally that it should bee continued and that he would maintaine their Priuiledges and vphold them and their Towne in all equitie by reason it was the principall and first place honoured with his mightie and most gracious person These ceremonies amongst the Townes-men ended as his vsuall manner is after any iourney his Maiesty past to the Church there to humble himselfe before the exalter of the humble and thanke him for the benefites bestowed vpon him and all his people at which time preached before him the Reuerend Father in God Doctor Tobie Mathew Bishop of Durham who made a most learned and worthy Sermon which finished the King departed to his Pallace and then they gaue him a peale of great Ordinance more hotte then before Barwick hauing neuer had King to rest within her walles welnie these hundreth yeares The night was quickly ouerpast especially with the Townes-men that neuer in a night thought themselues securer but the iourney of the houres are alwayes one how euer they are made long or short by the apprehension of ioy or sufferance of griefe The mornings Sun chased away the clouds of sleepe from euery eye which the more willingly opened that they might bee comforted with the sight of their beloued Soueraigne who in his Estate attended vpon by the Gouernour and the Noble men together with the Magistrates and Officers of the Towne passed to the Church where he stayed the diuine prayers and Sermon which when with his wonted himilitie he had heard finished in the like estate he returned to his Pallace This day being Thursday the 7. of April his Maiestie ascended the walles whereupon all the Canoniers and other Officers belonging to the great Ordinance stood euery one in his place the Captaines with their bands of souldiers likewise vnder their seuerall Colours Amongst which war-like traine as his Maiestie was very pleasant and gracious so to shew instance how he loued respected the Art-militarie hee made a shot himselfe out of a Canon so faire and with such signe of experience that the most expert Gunners there beheld it not without admiration and there was none of iudgement present but without flattery gaue it iust commendation Of no little estmation did the Gunners account thēselues in after this kingly shot but his Maiesty aboue al vertues in tēperance most excellent left that part of the wall their extraordinary applause but being attended by his nobilitie both of Scotland and England the Lord Henry Howard brother to the late Duke of Norfolke and the Lord Cobham being then newly come to the Towne and guarded by the Gentlemen Pensioners of Barwick he bestowed this day in surueying of the plots and fortifications commending the manner of the souldiers and the militarie order of the Towne being indeed one of the best places of strength in all the North of England All which when with great liking he had to his kingly pleasure beheld he returned to his Pallace and there reposed till the next day The 8. of Aprill being Fryday the Trumpets warned for the remoue and all that morning his Maiestie with royall liberalitie bestowed amongst the Garrison Souldiers and euery Officer for warre according to his place so rich and bounteous rewards that all souldiers by his bountifull beginning there may be assured they shall not as they haue bin be curtald of their duties by
he confirmed them to their great ioy contentment Thus spent the Lord of Halirud-house the first part of Monday in Barwick and dyned with the Magistrates In the afternoone the Lord Gouernour and his chiefe Officers of place called together all the Souldiers that were vnder pay so did the Mayor and Aldermen conuene all the Communaltie of the Towne to whom when the oath was read and the Magistrates had certified them that they had beene their example the L. of Halyrud-house wondered at and much commended their ioy and readinesse to be sworne seruants to so regall a Maister which he amply discoursed to his Maiestie at his returne to Edenburgh the next day not hyding any of their forward applauses but deliuered their willingnesse to his Highnesse with expresse and liuely words assuring him by his entrance into England at that litle doore how welcome into the wide house his Excellence should be While this was a doing in Barwick there drew to the King hourely most of the Nobilitie in Scotland with sundry Knights and Gentle-men gratulating the great blessings befallen his Highnesse and attending his Royall pleasure Besides many numbers of Gentlemen came out of England to salute his Maiestie all whom he graciously welcommed and honoured one of them with the Order of Knight-hood being M. Iohn Paiton sonne to Sir Iohn Paiton Lieutenant of the Tower of London this being to that noble Gentleman no little glory that he was the first Knight yea named by the Kings Maiestie himselfe his first Knight that was made by our Soueraigne after he was nominated and truly knowne to bee the mightiest king in Europe During the continuance of his Maiestie in Scotland before his Progresse towardes England his whole care was for the peaceable gouernment of of that realme from which he was a while to part And to that end he had sundry conferences with his Nobilitie laying the safest proiects that in his wisedome and their experiences seemed likely for effecting his royall desire which God willing will come to passe to his great liking and benefite of both the Realmes But that it might more to his people appeare he in person came graciously to the Citie of Edenburgh vnto the publike Sermon and after the Sermon was finished in a most learned but more louing Oration he exprest his occasion of leauing thē to the Burgesses a number of the people exhorting thē to contiune in obedience being the bond that binde Princes to affect their subiects which broken on their part he trusted should neuer be and of his they were assured perswading them also to agreement amongst themselues being the bond of charitie that tyed all men especially Christians to loue and beare one with another In which obedience to him and agreement amongst themselues if they continued howsoeuer he was in a manner at that time constrained to leaue them yet hee would in his owne person visite them that shortly in times conuenient and most necessarie for his owne aduancement and their benefite Yet for all his kingly Oratorie milde behauiour and true intention the peoples hearts against his departure were euen dead and griefe seized euery priuate mans raynes sauing onely those that were made happy by attending his Royall person into England For now they began duly to thinke vpon his vnmatched vertues which neuer the most malicious enemie could impeach being in the worlds eie innocent of any capitall and notorious crime but such as may be incident to any iust man who dayly fall but neuer fall away they now considered his affabilitie mercie iustice and magnanimitie they remembred how in late yeares Scotland by his gouernment had increased in more riches then in the time of many his Predecessors Besides his care for establishing true Religiō his Traffique almost with al Nations the royaltie of his marriage the blessings hoped for by his issue And such an vniuersall sorrow was amongst them that some of the meaner sort spake euen distractedly and none but at his departing which yet we are not come vnto expressed such sorrow as in that Nation hath seldome bin seen the like albeit the Kings Maiestie was possessed of that which the cōmon sort of the Nation long wished for I meane the Kingdome The 31. of March being Thursday his Maiestie with great solemnitie and pompe was proclaimed King of England Scotland Fraunce and Ireland at the Market Crosse of Edenbrugh in presence of the whole Officers of Estate of the Realm and many of the Nobilitie of Scotland and sundry Knights and Gentlemen of England And in the euening of that day there were many hundreds of Bonefires made all about the Citie with great feasting and merriment held till the appearing of the next day But as ioyfull as they were of his Maiesties great aduauncement and enlarging of his Empire so were they as I before noted for their priuate want of him no lesse filled with griefe as aboue all other times was most apparantly expressed at his departure from Edenburgh towards England the cries of poore people being so lamentable and confused that it moued his Maiestie to much compassion yet seeing their clamors was only of affection and not grounded on reason with many gracious and louing words he left them and proceeded on his Progresse It was the fift of April being Tuesday that his Maiestie departed from Edenburgh gallantly accompanied with multitudes of his Nobility Lords Barons and Gentlemen of Scotland and some French as the French Ambassadour being Leger in Scotland whose wife was carried betwixt Edenburgh and London by eight pioners or porters one foure to relieue the other foure by turnes carrying her in a chare with slings as also his Maiestie being accompanied with his own attendants as the Duke of Lennox the Earle of Argyle the Earle of Murrey the Earle of Cassils the Earle of Mar the Lorde Home the Lord Oliphant and sundry other too tedious in this place to bee repeated for that their seuerall names shall hereafter bee more particularly expressed Besides there were in his Highnes traine many numbers of gallant and well appointed English Knights and Genlemen who attended his Maiestie that day from Edenburgh vnto Dunglasse a house of the Lord Homes where his Excellence reposed himselfe that night Wednesday the sixt of April his Maiestie progressed from Dunglasse towards Barwicke hauing then attending on him many more Noblemen Knights and Gentlemen besides the Lords Wardens of the borders of England Scotland attended by the Borderers with seuerall companies to receiue him The Lord Gouernour of Barwick also being accompained with al the Counsell of warre the Constables with their Cornets of horse and diuers of the Captaines the band of Gentlemen Pensioners with diuers Gentlemen aduanced forward to entertaine conduct his Maiestie into the Towne of Barwick Happy day when peaceably so many warlike English gentlemē wēt to bring in an English Scottish king both included in one person into that towne that many a 100. years hath bin