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prince_n	henry_n	king_n	navarre_n	3,463	5	11.5896	5	false

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A02996	The funerall pompe and obsequies of the most mighty and puissant Henry the fourth, King of France and Nauarre solemnized at Paris, and at S. Dennis, the 29. and 30 daies of Iune last past. 1610. Together with the order and ceremonie of remouing the body of Henry, the third of that name, King of France and Polonia, at Saint Dennis the 22 of Iune last past. All faithfully translated out of the French coppy printed at Roan by Petit ...; Pompe funèbre du grand Henry, roy de France et de Navarre. English	Morillon, Claude, fl. 1600-1615.	1610 (1610)	STC 13136; ESTC S103962	10,510	26

THE FVNERALL POMPE AND OBSEQVIES OF THE MOST mighty and puissant HENRY the fourth King of France and Nauarre solemnized at Paris and at S. Dennis the 29. and 30 daies of Iune last past 1610. Together with the order and ceremonie of remouing the body of Henry the third of that name King of France and Polonia at Saint Dennis the 22 of Iune last past All faithfully translated out of the French Coppy printed at Roan by Petit ordinary Stationer and Printer to the King by the permission of Superiours LONDON Printed by Nicholas Okes and are to be sold in Pauls Church-yard at the signe of the Tygers head 1610. The funerall pompe celebrated at the buriall of the high and mighty Prince Henry King of France and Nauar in the citty of Paris and the towne of Saint Denis vpon the 29 and 30 day of Iune 1610. THe Destinies hauing had so great power in so golden an age so peaceable a time throughout all Christendome in a yeare so aboundant and in the middle of the pleasantest moneth thereof by the hands of a villanous and disloyal traitour to bereaue the most Christian and flourishing kingdome vnder the cope of heauen of the greatest King and most accomplished Prince for wisedome prouidence magnanimitie clemencie and mercy that euer liued in our time and to speake truth the mirrour and miracle of Kings and the King of miracles as his owne kingdomes and other foraigne kingdomes and prouinces yea and those that are faire distant both on this side and beyond the seas beare witnesse But lest I should be ouer tedious I will not particularly rehearse the great number of his actions atchiuements battailes and heroicall conquests or the histories sufficiently declare the same I forbeare to speake of his notable and prompt proceedings and his owne deepe and wise counsels I ceasse to set downe the wonders of his life and actions He was the forwardest of them most forward The first in field and the last that retired A louer of the good and the terrour of the wicked curious to inrich and beautifie his townes as his lofty and sumptuous buildings may witnesse vnto all posterities But when he thought himselfe to be seated vpon the Olympus of his prosperities replenished with ioy to haue seene his Queene and deare espouse crowned with as much magnificence as contentment which should haue bene augmented at his entry into the famous cittie of Paris after that to mount on horsebacke and from thence to goe to place himselfe at the head and forefront of the puissantest army that euer France sent into the fields in mans remembrance euen at that time I say that heauen had blessed his seed in the multitude of his goodly and princely children left vnto vs a parricides knife suddenly cut off both the execution of his great dessignes and the threed of his life the end whereof hath made mortall men inwardly as much grieued at their hearts as they shewed sorrow outwardly in their countenances The King being dead the Queene assisted by the Princes Prelates and Officers of the crowne with determination to yeeld him the last duties due vnto him in his obsequies caused order to be taken not onely that prayer should be made vnto God for his soule but also for all things requisite for the accomplishing of the Funerals of so great a Monarch as you shall hereafter particularly reade Two daies after the death of this great King which was vpon the 16 day of May his body was laid on a bed with his face open that euery man might behold him and then preparation was made for the ripping and imbalming of his body from whence they tooke his heart to send it to La Flesche and his bowels to Saint Denis as he had determined in his life time Which done he was wrapt in seare cloth and put in a coffin of lead couered ouer with purple veluet whereon there was imbroydered a great crosse of white sattin The next day after Whitsonday at 4 a clocke in the morning the Kings heart was honorably imbalmed and being put into a little coffin of lead it was carried to La Flesche which is the sepulcher of the King of Nauarre his father by aboue 400 Lords gentlemen and others on horse-backe the heart being borne in a caroach wherein there sate 4 Iesuites to accompany it Of the state and manner of the chamber wherein the dead body lay THe body being laid in the coffin it was set in a chamber richly hanged on the sides whereof there were diuers altars erected whereon euery day there was a hundred Masses high low said which were celebrated by seueral Priests of diuers orders Within the chamber there were diuers benches richly couered for the Princes Officers of the crowne the Lords Cardinals Arch-bishops Bishops the Almener and other Prelates and officers of the Church to sit on and hard by the Censer there stood 2 heraulds of Armes and diuers benches on both sides whereon many religious persons sate singing continually night and day Vpon the Kings body there stood the Crowne Scepter and hand of Iustice which were placed vpon a cushion richly imbroydered The body of the King remained in the said chamber the space of 15 or 16 daies and then it was carried downe and borne with great honour and many ceremonies into the great hall of the Louure accompanied by diuers Bishops Prelates and great Lords of the Court. Of the Hall of honour THe great Hall was hanged with the Kings richest and most sumptuous hangings not onely from the toppe to the bottome but also on the ground On each side of the said hall there were two galleries on either side one for the Princes and great Lords to passe through which galleries were all richly hanged Of the Bed of Honour and the Kings Image AT the vpper end of the hall there was a tribunall place made foure steppes high whereon was placed a great pallet bed couered with cloath of gold and on it lay the Kings image made of waxe with his hands close together apparelled in his royall robes and the crowne vpon his head which rested vpon a cushion richly imbroidered Vpon his royall cloake he had thecollar of the Order on his right side his Scepter royall on his left the hand of Iustice Hard by the image there were two altars erected sumptuously set forth the one on the right the other on the left side vpon that on the right side there was a Masse of Requiem with musicke said and on that on the left side foure other high Masses ouer each altar there hung a rich canopie and betweene those altars there were diuers seates for Prelates and religious persons that song continually as they did in the chamber and all along in the neather part of the hall there were diuers other altars placed which also were richly set forth whereon there were diuers low Masses celebrated The image being placed in this manner hard by his body in the hall euery

day ordinarily there was meate serued vpon the table by the officers of the house Buttlers Caruers Sewers Tasters Almoners and others and such order vsed and obserued as if the King had bene liuing both for tasting blessing and giuing thankes which done the meate was giuen vnto the poore Of the Hall hanged all with blacke THe 2● day of Iune the Kings image and all the tapestrie hangings were taken and carryed away and all the hall was hung from the top to the bottome and also vnder foot with blacke cloath and then the body of the King lying in his coffin was layd in the place of his image couered ouer with blacke veluet which hung downe to the ground with a crosse of white sattin and a canopie ouer it of blacke veluet Vpon the Kings coffin stood the royall crowne the collar of the Order the Scepter royall and the hand of Iustice At the foot of the coffin there was a crosse of siluer which lay vpon a cushion and hard by it great waxe candles continually burning in candlestickes of siluer and there also stood the Censer of siluer and on each side of his corps two heralds of Armes who euery two howres were releeued by two others which came in their places The 22 day of Iune Henry the third king of France and Polonia was borne to S. Dennis conducted by the Duke d'Espernon accompanied by a great number of Lords and officers of the said King and the next day his funerals were celebrated by the Cardinall de Ioyeuse Archbishop of Roan and after that his body was buried in the vault by his father Henry the second the Queene his mother and the Lords his brethren decessed The order obserued by the King in casting of holy water vpon the body of his dead father THe 25 day of Iune Lewis the 13. of that name King of France and Nauarre at this present reigning dined at the house of Longueuille and after dinner he was led with great magnificence vnto the Louure to cast holy water vpon the body of his father the dead King and with him his two brethren were borne on each side of him the one Duke of Orleans on the right hand and the other Duke of Auiou on the left hard by his maiesty went the Cardinals de Ioyeuse and Surdy The King mourned in a princely roabe of Violet with a long traine which was borne vp by the Princes of Conty de Soyssons de Guise de Iainuille and de'Elleboeuf followed by the Marshals of France and the Knights of the Order Many Bishops Prelates great Lords and an infinite number of noble men great Ladyes and gentlewomen attending in the hall for the Kings comming who hauing cast the holy water vpon his fathers body went from the Louure againe The next day the officers of the Court of Parliament at their comming out of the court at ten of the clocke in the morning went also in their accustomed order to the Louure to cast holy water followed by the officers of the chamber of accompts and aids the Kings receiuers the officers of iustice the prouost of Paris the prouost of Merchants and the Shriefes of the citie On Munday the 28 of Iune the twelue sworne cryers of Paris by commandement giuen vnto them with the Kings armes hanging both before at their breasts and backes went throughout the city of Paris ringing their belles to signifie the celebration of the Kings funerall pronouncing with a lowd voice these words following All noble and deuout persons pray for the soule of the most high most puissant and most excellent Prince Henry the great by the grace of God King of France and Nauarre most Christian most imperiall and most victorious incomparable for magnanimity and clemencie who is dead in his palace de Louure pray vnto God that he may receiue his soule On tuesday at two of the clocke after noone his Maiesties body shall bee brought to the Church in Paris in which place the same day shall be said both euening prayer and the Vigiles for the dead and the next day in the morning his Seruices and accustomed prayers which done his body shall be borne to the Church of Saint Denis the sepulchre of the Kings of France and there buried pray for his soule The manner of carying the Kings body to our Lady Church in Paris TVesday the 28 day of Iune the streetes were all hanged with blacke on both sides the way from the Louure to our Ladyes Church whereon were placed the armes of the King and the armes of the citie one hard by the other and at euery house a burning torch The same day 2 howres after noone the funerall began to set forth in order as hereafter followeth First marched the Captaines Lieutenants and ensigne-bearers of the towne-house with their long gownes their swords by their sides and in their hoods and cornets the archers and crossebowes of the said towne following them in coloured cassockes imbroidered with black hoods ouer them to the number of 172 marching two and two with their matches lighted and their halbards and peeces with the poynts and noses downewards vnder their armes which were diuided into three ranckes After them went the Spiritualty in order as followeth First the penitentiall fathers of the third order of S. Francis to the number of threescore The fathers of the third order of S. Lewes to the number of 45. The Capettes otherwise called the poore schollers of the Colledge of Mountagne to the number of 33. The Capuchines to the number of 83. The Minimes to the number of 68. The Cordeliers to the number of 224 grey Fryars The Iacobins to the number of 190. The Augustins to the number of 100. The Carmelites to the number of 50. The * Of which Order Francis R●…uiliack was one Fueillans to the number of 35. Before all those religious Orders their crosses were borne on the sides of each crosse 4 torches on each side of which torches were placed the Scutchions and armes of the said King after them went 500 poore men in long blacke gownes with hoodes hose in manner and forme and shooes in like sort each of them carying a burning torch in their hands whereon hung the double armes of the King Next them followed the 24 sworne cryers of the citty of Paris ringing their bels with the Kings armes at their breasts and backes After them the knight of the watch with his lieutenant in black with a staffe in his hand followed by all his company in their cassocks with cornets of blacke cloth at their backs In the middle of the company went the ensigne bearer drawing his ensigne vpon the ground all couered ouer with blacke fipres the drums founding in dolefull manner all couered with blacke After them went the Sergeants of the Chatelet in long blacke gownes and cornered caps each with a blacke staffe in his hand to the number of 30. After went the Sergeants of the towne house on the left hand and