to Westminster Abbey the buriall place where after the dolefull musick of all sorts being ended the Coffin was set under a great stately Herse built Quadrangle wise with eight Pillars shewing three to the view on each side foure square Cannopy like rising small on the top trimmed and set thick within and without with divers Scutchions small flagges and pensels of his Highnesse severall Armes of the Vnion chained Scotland Wales Cornewall Chester Rothsay Carrick c. mingled heere and there with his Highnesse Motto Fax mentis honestae Gloria and that of the Funerall Herse Juvat ireper Altum After which the whole Assembly having taken their places banners bannarets and pensils of all sorts being at rest after an universall silence the Archbishop of Canterbury who was appointed to doe his Highnesse the last duty was seene in the Pulpit who with a grave sober countenance shewing the inward sorrow of his heart after a little pause and prayer did with exceeding passion make the Funerall Sermon Of which though you write that you are marvailous desirous to heare the relation yet I am loath to say any thing fearing to wrong so grave and great a Person Neverthelesse since I have adventured thus farre I hope without offence I shall heere as neere as I can remember rehearse a word or two thereof whereby you may judge of the rest The Text was out of the 82. Psalme the sixt and seventh Verses I have said yee are Gods and yee are Children of the most high But yee shall die as a Man and yee Princes shall fall like others Where after hee had most learnedly by way of introduction spoken of the Authour occasion scope and meaning of this Psalme he devided the same into two maine branches First the Exaltation of Princes I have said yee are Gods c. Secondly in what respect they are so called Again in the humiliation least they should bee out of measure exalted he admirably proved by infinite variety of examples both divine and morall the vanity and inconstancy of greatnesse with all the shadowish toyes thereof Thirdly for ocular proofe and use of all inviting their eyes to the present dolefull spectacle of their late ever renowned Prince who not long agoe was as fresh brave and gallant as the best of them unto whom all the delights and pleasures of the World did begge for acquaintance lacking nothing which heart could wish for who yet now for our sinnes lay thus low bereaved of life and all being forced to prove the truth of this Text not onely to fall but to fall as others After which when hee had most truly and excellently shewed a part of his Highnesse Excellencies and many Noble vertues for all was not possible chiefely his rare and singular piety both in himselfe and in the governement of his Houshould which hee so extolled that hee professed hee would not bee ashamed hereafter to propose the same for a rule unto himselfe For consolation unto them all hee shewed the exceeding measure of felicity his Highnesse had attained unto by death and that now in respect of himselfe hee was not to be pittied being compared with those who had out lived him the same one brave ship lying amongst a number of others all tending towards one Haven whither at length they must needs all come or ship-broken perish by the way which setting forth betimes as it were new fresh and strong with a faire gale of wind arriveth quickly without any danger at the Haven of safety whereas the rest loytering a long time by these and these Inticements set forth at last in a more dangerous season some overladen some missing of their way some with leakes some wracked some starved some drowned all exceedingly tempest-beaten with much adoe recouering their desired Haven Even so hee said his late Highnesse had gotten the like advantage of all those that had out-lived him all which laded with infinite more sinnes indangering their safe passage must either perish by the way or storme beaten arive with much toyle whither hee betimes with ease attained So with exhortation unto all to make right use thereof with exceeding great passion and many teares hee ended This very day also the two Universities Oxford and Cambridge did solemnize this blacke day with all the signes of sorrow which could be imagined having in their two Universitie Churches Funerall Sermons all mourning both in heart habite and countenance the fore-runners of which their extreame sorrow long before this in their severall Bookes of mourning Epitaphs burst forth Oxford in her Iusta Oxon and Cambridge in her Epicedium Cantabrig c. with divers other Orations to this purpose The Funerall Sermon in Saint Maries Oxon was Preached by Doctor Goodwin Deane of Christ-Church Colledge there The Text being out of Esay the 57. 1. The Righteous perisheth and no man considereth in his heart and mercifull men are taken away from the evill to come In which he was not onely exceedingly moved himselfe but also moved the whole Universitie and City to shedde fountaines of teares The other of Cambridge was Preached by Doctor Carey Master of Christs Colledge and Vicechancellour of the Universitie his Text being out of the second of Samuel Chap. 3. verse 34. the last words of the Verse And all the people wept againe for him In speaking whereof and weeping himselfe hee made all the people weepe againe and againe The Archbishops Sermon as aforesaid being ended the Earles Lords and Barons c. by this time having offered up their severall Banners and Honours which they carryed as also the great Officers of his House Sir Thomas Challenor Chamberlaine Sir Charles Cornwallis Treasurer Sir John Hollis Comptrouler together with his three Gentlemen-Ushers Walter Alexander Anthony Abington and Iohn Lumley having all by degrees Sir Thomas Challenor beginning broken their White staves and Rods crosse-wise over the Coffin thereby resigning their places the Assembly dissolved the Coffin with the representation as is before said remaining still under the Hearse to be seene of all untill the 19. of the said Moneth of December when decked and trimmed with cloathes as he went when hee was alive Robes Coller Crowne Golden Rodde in his hand c. it was set up in a Chamber of the said Chappell at Westminster amongst the Representations of the Kings and Queenes his famous Predecessors where it remaineth for ever to be seene He was of a comely tall middle stature about five foot and eight inches high of a strong streight well-made body as if Nature in him had shewed all her cunning with somewhat broad shoulders and a small waste of an amiable Majesticke Countenance his haire of an Aborne collour long faced and broad forehead a piercing grave eye a most gracious smile with a terrible frowne courteous loving and affable his favour like the Sunne indifferently seeming to shine upon all naturally shamefaced and modest most patient which he shewed both in life and death slow to anger that even then
of good sort were appointed to attend upon his Person amongst whom as chiefe was the Right Honourable the Earle of Marre together with Sir David Murray Knight first and onely Gentleman of his Highnesse Bed-chamber to lye therein continuing so alwaies untill his death assisted also by sundry Lords Barons Knights and Gentlemen at which time in the 7. 8. and 9. yeares of his Age leaving those Childish and idle toyes usuall to all of his yeares he began to delight in more active and manly exercises learning to Ride Sing Dance Leape shoot a Archery and in Peeces to tosse his Pike c. Whereof all these things in young yeares to the admiration of all chiefely strangers he did wonderfully performe and that with such a grace as it seemed incredible to forraigne Nations save that those of their owne who were spectators of the same did assure them thereof Now beganne those sparks of Pietie Majesty Gravity c. which before were true though small to flash out biger every day using a milde and gentle behaviour towards all chiefly to strangers before whom hee used if they were of good sorts and Nobles to shew these exerciâ—es wherein he excelled all those of his age thereby filling their hearts with love and all their sences with delight departing exceeding well pleased that they had seene Prince Henry Meane while swift winged Time the mother of Change whilst we expected no such alteration joyning with the Eternall Decree which pittying that Elizabeth now overcloyed with earthly â—oyes should any longer bee detained in â—his vale of Misery did send the blessed Angels to change her corruptible for an incorruptible Crowne The Newes whereof in a shorter time then ever was â—oasted so great a Iourney was brought into his Majestie by the Honourable Sir Ro. Carey Knight who out of the abundance of his love preventing all others was the first Newes-bringer not onely of so lamentable death but also of the sudden ensuing joy of his Majesties Right Lawfull Lineall Proclaimed Succession who shortly after was seâ—onded by honourable Gentlemen Sir Charles Percie and Sir Thomas Somersett Knights with a Letter from the Right Honourable the Peeres of England and Lords of Her late Majesties most Honourable Privy Counsell presenting â—eapes of all sorts of dutifull services from so loving Subjects to so beloved a King withall wishing a hastie dispatch of his Majesties Affaires that they the sooner might enjoy His Royall presence which being with speed performed they also out of their great love longing for the rest The Queene with his Highnesse took their Iourney from Edenborough the first of June 1602. the last of the said Moneth comming to Windsor where what joy was at so loving a meeting and so long wished I leave for you to imagine His Majestie lying at this foresaid Towne his Highnesse and some other Lords were installed Knights of the most Honourable and Noble Order of the Garter after which the Sicknesse increasing His Highnesse removed from thence to Oatelands where by appointment from his Majestie he tooke house by himselfe having so many to attend upon him in every Office as was thought fitting for his yeares A little after removing to Nonsuch and from thence being sent for to Winchester by his Majestie he againe returned to Oatelands where he begun to ply his Booke hard for two or three yeares continuing all his Princely Sports Hawking Hunting running at the Ring Leaping riding of great Horses Dauncing Fencing tossing of the Pike c. In all which he did so farre excell as was fitting for so great a Prince whereby together with his continuall travaile being ever in action he came to have a very active and strong body so that then he would many times tyre all his followers before he himselfe would be weary Much about this time being thirteene yeares of age he began to know himselfe a little better and finding himselfe to bee a Prince indeed began not onely to strive for vertues answerable but also to chase away the reliques of childish imperfections naturall to all increasing every day in favour with God and man In the 14. and 15. yeares of his age he began to be very juditious almost in every thing drawing neerer to a Majestique gravity to be a reverent and attentive hearer of Sermons to give commendations to the same to have Boxes kept at his three severall standing Houses Saint-Iames Richmond and Nonsuch causing all those who did sweare in his hearing to pay moneyes to the same which were after duly given to the poore he beganne now also to be of an excellent discourse putting forth and asking strange Questions and Suppositions both of this and forraine States and desiring to know and to be resolved almost of every thing whereby at length he attained to have a reasonable insight and judgement in State-affaires now also delighting to shoot in great and small Field-pieces to levell them to the white and see them shot off The 16. yeare of his Age being to come to the time of his Investment in the Principalitie of Wales and Cornewall He did advance his owne Title and Right so farre as with modestie he might which presently was gently and lovingly entertained and granted of his Majestie with the consent of the Right Honourable the High Court of Parliament The fourth of Iune following being appointed for that solemne action the Christmas before which his Highnesse not onely for his owne Recreation but also that the World might know what a brave Prince they were likely to enjoy under the Name of Meliades Lord of the Isles an ancient Title due to the first borne of Scotland did in his Name by some appointed for the same of purpose strangly attired accompanied with Drummes and Trumpets in the Chamber of Presence before the King and Queene and in the presence of the whole Court delivered a Challenge to all Knights of Great Britaine in two Speeches the relation whereof were out of purpose but the summe was That Meliades their Noble Master boyling with an earnest desire to trie the Valour of his young yeares in foraigne Countreyes and to know where Vertue triumphed most had sent them abroad to espy the same who after their long Travailes in all Countreyes and returne shewing how no where in any Continent save in the Fortunate Isle of Great Britaine they had found his wishes which ministring matter of exceeding joy to their young Meliades who as they said could lineally derive his Pedegree from the famous Knights of this Isle was the cause that he had now sent to present the first fruits of his Chivalrie at his Majesties feete Then after returning with a short speech to her Majestie next to the Earles Lords and Knights excusing their Lord in this their so sudden short warning and lastly to the Ladies they after humble delivery of their Chartle concerning time place conditions number of weapons and Assailants tooke their leave departing solemnly as they entred Now began every where preparations to
be made for this great fight and happy did he thinke himselfe who should be admitted for a Defendant much more Assailant At last to encounter his Highnesse with his six Assailants 58. Defendants consisting of Earles Barons Knights and Esquires were appointed and chosen eight Defendants to one Assailant every Assailant being to fight by turnes eight severall times fighting two every time with push of Pike and Sword twelve stroakes at a time after which the Barre for separation was to bee let downe untill a fresh onset The great night of this Solemnity now approaching his Highnesse in his owne lodging in the Christmas did Feast the Earles Barons and Knights assailants and defendants untill the great Twelfth appointed night on which this great fight was to be performed which being come his Highnesse to the great wonder of the beholders did admirably fight his part giving and receiving that night 32. pushes of Pikes and about 360. stroakes of Swords which is scarse credible in so young yeares enough to assure the World that Great Britaines brave Henry aspired to immortality Against the morrow after the same said fight was also prepared a Magnificke Feast at his Highnesse house at Saint Iames at which his Majestie his Highnesse his Brother and Sister with all the other Earles Lords and Knights of the Court were present where after Supper according as before they had beene judged his Highnesse gave three prises to the three best deserving viz. to the Right Honourable the Earle of Montgomery one and to Sir Thomas Darcy and Sir Robert Gourdon Knights the other two The Barriers finished and prises won judged and delivered shortly after began preparation every where to be made for his Highnesse Creation every one from the highest to the lowest to shew there exceeding love striving who should exceed in bravery untill fast-posting Time at length brought forth the long wished for day before which his Highnesse then lying at Richmond a House scituate on the Rivers side seven miles from Westminster the place of his Creation the custome being to be brought from such a place the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor of London with the worshipfull Aldermen his Brethren accompanied with thirtie six severall Companies of Citizens of divers callings in so many severall Barges and all Citie-like braverie possible with their severall Flagges Banners Colours Armes Trumpets Drummes and Phyfes with other such provision came from their mighty and renowned City up the silver-streamed River to welcome meet and accompany his Highnesse towards the solemne Action where having encountred with his Highnesse Barges with all the joy love and kindnesse possible to the wonder of the World all eyes were bent towards so joyfull and desired a sight they came altogether rowing downe the proud River which for two or three miles together seemed to be covered with Pinnaces Barges Boates and Oares unto White-hall bridge at the Court where hee was also received and welcommed by the Right Honourable the Lords of his Majesties most Honourable Privie Counsel with divers others and from thence by them conducted unto his Majestie where he remained untill the time of his Creation which being the next day he was in presence of the right Honorable the High Court of Parliament Lords Spiritual and Temporall By his Majestie the King his Father Created Prince of Wales Duke of Cornewall great Earle of Chester c. with a full Investment in all the Ancient and great Liberties ever possessed by any of his famous Predecessors and with the joy and approbation of the whole House His Highnesse being now absolute of himselfe did take up House with a full addition of high Officers Sir Thomas Challener Chamberlaine Sir Charles Cornwallis Treasurer and Sir Iohn Hollis Comptrouler of his House making good and strict Ordets through the same both above and below staires more like a grave wise and ancient Counsellour surveying disposing dispatching his affaires then so young and great a Prince Now were allorted unto him certaine Lands for his revenewes which he was so farre from diminishing that hee left the same encreased by thousands a yeare his servants did now begin to looke which way to helpe themselves since his Highnesse was every day more and more able to give yet he being very sparing to give any thing did onely give Grants unto some with promises hopes and delayes unto others because he would not hee said dispose of any thing untill with the gift he might perpetrat the same which could not be untill either yeares or the High Court of Parliament should enable him but this time as yet not being come he went on his owne frugall courses suffering almost nothing to passe in his House or other affaires which hee himselfe did not oversee At last bethinking himselfe that Wales and Cornwall c. his Principalitie had a long time beene without a Prince of their owne he thought hee might the rather shew his Authority in renewing and avoiding Leases wherefore having first by a Writ called Scire facias avoided and annihilated all their former Rights and Leases hee brought them unto a generall submission to compound take and hold new of him which they were all ready to performe a little before his death Whereupon Surveyors and Commissioners were appointed and dispatched to survey all his Lands and to returne a true certificate of the whole valew untill which being but a little before his sicknesse and death he deferred all manner of Suits because he would first be informed truely what and how great their demands were In the 17. and 18. yeares of his Age he began not onely to be a Man in stature but also in courage and wisdome to the admiration of all and with the eyes of his Spirit surveying the mighty Inheritance whereunto he was Heire apparant he did also straine to be the better furnished if ever his shoulders should undergoe so great a burthen with furniture befitting the same it being wisdome in the time of peace to prepare for the same knowing that Peace is the harbinger of Warre chiefly in Ships counted the brazen Wall of this Isle he in the time of our security thought thereof and therefore did not only intreate his Majestie to cause his Officers of the Navy to build him a Ship called the Prince then the fairest of this Isle but also to advance the affaires of the Navy to his power now and then got leave of his Majestie to goe in person to view the Ships and Storehouses which divers times he did Not content herewith he did also practise Tilting charging on Horsebacke with Pistols after the maner of the Wars with all other the like inventions Now also delighting to conferre both with his owne and other Strangers and great Captaines of all manner of Wars Battailes Furniture Armes by Sea and Land Disciplines Orders Marches Alarmes Watches Stratagems Ambuscadoes Approaches Scalings Fortifications Incampings and having now and then Battailes of head-men appointed both on Horse and Foot in a long Table
thus prepared him to heare hee went further putting him in mind of the Exceeding great danger hee was in and that although hee might recover as hee hoped hee should yet hee might also die and that since it was an inevitable and irrevocable necessity that All must once die late or soone Death being the reward of sinne hee asked if it should so fall out whether or no hee was well pleased to submit himselfe to the Will of God to which hee answered yea withall his heart Then the Archbishop went on demanding questions of his faith First of the Religion and Church wherein hee lived which his Highnesse acknowledged to bee the onely true Church wherein onely and without which there was no salvation Then of his faith in Christ onely by him and in him without any merits of his owne being assured of the Remission of all his sinnes which hee professed hee did hoping and trusting onely therein Then of the Resurrection of the body life everlasting and the joyes of Heaven All which hee confessed and beleeved hoping withall Saints to enjoy the same This conference with a great deals more the Archbishop had with him to this purpose which may also give unto you absolute satisfaction of his Soules health if thereunto his life bee considered After which fearing hee should too much disquiet him with many good exhortations hee tooke leave for that time This day being the fifth of November a day of everlasting remembrance and thanksgiving for our deliverance from the Powder Treason was order given every where unto all Churches to pray for his Highnesse untill when the great danger was unknowne to the Commons which was effectually as ever untill his death performed This day and at sundry other times since his confusion of speech hee would many times call upon Sir David Murray Knight the onely man in whom hee had put choise trust by his name David David David who when hee came unto his Highnesse demanding his pleasure in extremity of paine and stupefaction of senses confounding his speech sighing hee did reply I would say somewhat but I cannot utter it which forme hee still used so long as hee had any perfect sence or memory This done also but too late to assist the rest came Doctor Palmer and Doctor Gifford famous Phisitians for their honesty learning and Phisick who with the former foure went all six to a consultation what now remained finally to bee done wherein by some as they say was againe propounded the necessity of bleeding the oportunity whereof by the evacuation of his belly was now over passed In the end the Doctors long before this despairing of his recovery did at last agree upon Diascordium as the onely meanes under God now remaining which tempered with cooler Cordials was given him in the presence of many honourable Gentlemen about tenne a Clock at night the operation whereof was small or none neither all this while did nature of it selfe incline towards sweating and to force the same they thought it to no purpose This night was unquiet as the rest his accidents remaining in the same sort but now and then speaking but so confusedly that hee could not bee understood Among the rest this night about midnight Master Nasmith his Majesties Chirurgeon sitting on his bed side his Highnesse pulled him unto him by the hand speaking unto him somewhat but so confusedly by reason of the ratling of his Throat that hee could not bee understood which his Highnesse perceiving giving a most grievous sigh as it were in anger turned him from him thereafter unlesse hee were urged never speaking unto him or any In this extremity Sir David Murray who in this one death suffered many came unto him intreating him asking him that if hee had any thing to say which troubled him that hee would betimes make knowne his mind but his Spirits being overcome and nature weake hee was not able to say any thing save that of all other businesse hee gave order for the burning of a number of Letters in a certaine cabinet in his closet which presently after his death was done Not long after as I thinke on Friday morning about three a clock his backbove shoulders armes and tongue by reason of the horrible violence of the convulsions dis-joyntingly deviding themselves the effect shewing that the retentive power was gone the Spirits subdued the seat of reason overcome and nature spent in which extremity fainting and sounding hee seemed twice or thrice to bee quite gone at which time there arose wonderfull great shouting weeping and crying in the Chamber Court and adjoyning streets which was so great together with somewhat else which they used that they brought him againe This crie was so great that all those in the streets thought hee had beene dead whereupon it went for the most part currant in the City and Countrey that hee was gone I am not able to expresse the unspeakeable sorrow which every where was for this wofull newes chiefely in that dolefull house you may imagine no thought can thinke the greatnesse thereof nor understanding conceive the same this little which I have said overlading my weakenesse Thus given over of all into the hands of God did his Highnesse lie in extreame paine during which still now and then till two or three houres before his death looking up and speaking or endeavouring to speake which for confusion and extremity of paine being so neere gone could not bee understood all the World were ready in this despaire to bring cordiall waters Diaphoretick and Quintissentiall Spirits to be given unto him amongst which one in the afternoone was ministred which set that little nature remaining on worke forcing a small sweat which too late was the first hee had Sir Walter Raleigh also did send another from the Tower which whether or no to give him they did a while deliberate After the operation of the first his Highnesse rested quietly a little while presently after falling into his former extremities whereupon as the last desperate remedy with the leave and advise of the Lords of the Counsell there present the cordiall sent by Sir Walter Raleigh after it had beene tasted and proved was given unto him but in vaine save that forcing that sparke of life that remained it brought him againe into a sweat after which as before hee had some rest for a little while But no remedy death would needs bee Conquerour in vaine did they strive against the streame for hee shortly after became wonderfull ill againe sight and sence failing as also all the infallible signes of death approaching In which extremity the Archbishop of Canterbury being there present who seeing it was now the time of times before the last gaspe to minister some comfort unto his Highnesse if as yet there were any sence remaining came unto him first speaking aloud putting him in mind of all those things which hee had spokn unto him the day before in his perfect sense calling aloud in his eare to remember