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The true narration of the entertainment of his Royall Maiestie, from the time of his departure from Edenbrough; till his receiuing at London with all or the most speciall occurrences. Together with the names of those gentlemen whom his Maiestie honoured with knighthood.
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T. M., fl. 1603, attributed name.
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THE True Narration of the Entertainment of his Royall Maiestie from the time of his departure from Edenbrough till his receiuing at London with all or the most speciall Occurrences Together with the names of those Gentlemen whom his Maiestie honoured with Knighthood VIRESSIT VULNERE VERITAS TC AT LONDON Printed by Thomas Creede for Thomas Millington 1603. To the Reader AFter long trauell to bee informed of euery particular as much as diligence might preuaile in this small worke of his Maiesties Receiuing and royall Entertainment is brought forth which though it may seeme to haue bene too long deferred yet seeing nothing therof hath bene publike no time can be too late to expresse so excellent a matter wherein the dutifull loue of many noble Subiects so manifestly appeared to our dread Lord and Soueraigne and his Royall thankfulnes in exchange for that which was indeed but dutie though so adorned with munificent bounty that most houses where his Highnesse rested were so furnished by the owners with plenty of delights and delicates that there was discerned no negligence but if there were any offence the sinne only appeared in excesse as more at large you shal hereafter perceiue where the truth of euery thing is rather pointed at than stood vpon All diligence was vsed to get the names of those Gentlemen that in sundry places receiued the honor of Knighthood what the Heraldes haue in register are duly set downe both for name time and place If any be omitted let it please 〈◊〉 him to signifie their names and the house where they receiued that honor and there shall be additions put to this Empressiō or at least which wil be by order more fitly placed in the next Many I am sure there are not missing and only in that point we are somewhat doubtfull the rest is from his Highnesse departure from Edenbrough his comming to London so exactly set downe as nothing can be added to it but superfluous words which we haue striued to auoyd Thine T. M. A NARRATION of the Progresse and entertainment of the Kings most excellent Maiestie with the occurrents happening in the same iourney THE eternall maiestie in whose hand are both the meane and mightie of the earth pleased to deliuer from weakenesse of body and griefe of minde Elizabeth his hand-maide our late Royall Mistresse gracious Soueraigne easing her age from the burthen of earthly kingdomes placing her as we stedfastly hope in his heauenly Empire beeing the resting place after death for all them that beleeue faithfully in their life Thursday the 24. of March some two houres after midnight departed the spirit of that great Princesse from the prison of her weake body which now sleepes in the Sepulchre of her Grand-father The Counsell of State and the Nobilitie on whom the care of all the country chiefly depended immediately assembling together no doubt assisted with the spirit of truth considering the infallible right of our Soueraigne Lord King Iames tooke such order that the newes of the Queenes death should no sooner be spread to deiect the hearts of the people but at the instant they should be comforted with the proclaiming of the King Being hereon determined Sir Robert Carie tooke his iourney in poste towards Scotland to signifie to the Kings Maiestie the sad tidings of his Royall sisters death and the ioyfull hearts of his subiects that expected no comfort but in and by his Maiesties blessed gouernment This noble Gentlemans care was such that he intermitted no time but notwithstanding his sundry shift of horses and some falles that bruised him very sore he by the way proclaimed the king at Morpeth And on saterday comming to Barwick acquainting his worthy brother Sir Iohn Carie how al things stood poasted on to Edenburgh where he attained that night hauing ridden neare three hundre miles in lesse then three dayes But before we come there you shall vnderstand what was instantly done at Barwick by sir Iohn Carie vpon the newes brought by Sir Robert his brother who like a worthy souldier politike Statesman considering it was a Towne of great import and a place of warre he caused all the Garrison to be summoned together as also the Mayor Aldermen and Burgesses in whose presence he made a short and pythie Oration including her Maiesties death and signifying the intent of the State for submitting to their lawfull Lord. And presently with great contentment of all parties his Maiestie was proclaimed King of England Scotland France c. on Saterday in the afternoone being the 26. of March about three of the clocke Where all the people though they grieued for their late Queene yet was griefe suddenly turned to pleasure in expectation of their new King But we will poste from Barwick after Sir Robert Carey and ouertake him at Edenburgh You vnderstood before that Sir Robert came to Edenburgh on Saterday night where being admitted to the King be-bloodied with great falles bruses brought his Highnesse the first newes of Queene Elizabeths death which howsoeuer it presented him with kingdoms glory immensiue wealth yet like his Royal selfe he shewed apparant signes of Princely sorrow And dismissing Sir Robert Carie after so great toile to his repose his Maiestie cōtinued in his griefe and through that expressed his true pietie It was thought necessarie in so high affaires to let slip no occasion how euer sorrow particularly touched his Maiestie for the losse of his priuate friend and Royal sister yet the general care as wel of those his people in Scotland as for vs in Englād caused him on Sunday being the 27. of March to dispatch the Bishop of Halirud-house to Barwick that he might receiue the Towne to his vse as the nearest place wherein by right hee claymed possession Who accordingly making all the speede hee might came to Barwick where of the Gouernour hee was honourably entertained and after signifying his maiesties pleasure reposed himselfe for that night On Monday being the 28. of March by sound of trumpet the Gouernour Mayor Officers and Counsell of the Towne were assembled at the Crosse where there the Gouernour surrendered to the Bishop of Halirud house his staffe and all his authoritie vnto the Kings Maiesties vse so likewise did the Mayor deliuer vp the keyes of the Towne And the saide Bishop being thus seized of all the authoritie to the Kings Maiestie vse ministred the oath of alleageance vnto the Gouernour Mayor and the superiour Officers belonging to the Garrison and to the Towne Which oath taken the Bishop of Halirud-house expressing the gracious intention of his Maiestie as well to them as all other his subiects of England whom hee found like them affected which was rather to maintaine then to infringe their Charters to giue then take from them any thing redeliuered the keyes and staffe of authoritie to the Mayor and Gouernour so likewise to euery Commaunder Captaine Lieutenant and whatsoeuer office they had before her Maiesties death there in the Kings name
exacting pollers but vsed as the seruants and seruitors of a king which very name but more his largesse addes double spirit to a man of warre After dinner his Highnesse mounted on horsebacke and tooke leaue of Barkicke where neare the bridge he Knighted M. Ralph Gray a Gentleman of great commaund and possession neare the borders As his Excellence left Barwicke and entered the Realme of England he was receiued by M. Nicholas Forester high Shireffe of Northumberland who besides his owne seruants followers was accompanied with a number of gallant Gentlemen of the shyre who riding before his Maiestie led the way towards Withrington where his Maiestie intended to rest that night By the way of his Kingly goodnesse and Royall inclination to the honor of armes and reuerence of vertuous age he vouchsafed to visit that worthy honorable souldier Sir William Read who being blind with age was so comforted with the presence and gracious speeches of the king that his spirits seemed so powerfull within him as he boasted himselfe to feele the warmth of youth stirre in his frost-nipt bloud The way his Maiestie had to ride being long enforced him to stay with this good Knight the lesse while but that litle time was so comfortable that his friends hope it wil be a meane to cherish the old knight all his life long Not to be longer writing this then his Highnesse was riding the iourney he departed thence vpon the spurre scarce any of his traine being able to keepe him company for being neare 37. miles he rode it al in lesse then foure houres And by the way for a note the miles according to the Northren phrase are a wey-bit longer then they be here in the South Well as long as the miles were his Maiestie made short worke and attained Withrington where by the maister of the place Sir Robert Carie and his right vertuous Lady hee was receiued with all dutie and affection the house being plentifully furnished for his entertainment Besides for scituation and pleasure it stands very delightfull His Maiestie hauing a little while reposed himselfe after his great iourney found new occasion to trauell further for as he was delighting himselfe with the pleasure of the Parke hee suddenly beheld a number of Deere neare the place The game being so faire before him hee could not forbeare but according to his wonted maner forth he went and slew two of them Which done he returned with a good appetite to the house where hee was most royally feasted and banketted that night On Saterday the 9. of Aprill his Maiestie prepared towards New-castle But before his departure from Withrington he Knighted M. Henry Withrington M. William Fenicke and M. Edward Gorge After which taking his leaue with Royall curtesie he set forwards towards New-castle being 16. miles from Withrington To passe the occurrentes by the way being not very materiall when his Maiestie drew neare to New-castle the Mayor Aldermen Counsell and best Commoners of the same beside numbers of other people in ioyfull manner met him The Mayor presenting him with the sword and keyes with humble dutie and submission Which his Highnesse graciously accepting he returned them againe Giuing also to his Maiestie in token of their loue and heartie loyaltie a purse full of Gold His Maiestie giuing them full power and authoritie vnder him as they lately held in her Maiesties name Ratifying all their customes and priuiledges that they were possessed of and had a long time held And so passing on hee was conducted to the Mayors house where he was richly entertained and remained there three dayes Vpon Sunday being the 10. of Aprill his Maiestie went to the Church before whom the Bishop of Durham preached And that day as it is his most Christian-like custome being spent in deuotion he rested till Munday which he bestowed in viewing the Towne the manner and beautie of the bridge and keye being one of the fairest in all the North parts Besides he released all prisoners except those that lay for treason murther and Papistrie giuing great summes of money for the release of many that were imprisoned for debt Who heartily praised God and blessed his Maiestie for their vnexpected libertie So ioyfull were the Townesmen of Newcastle of his Maiestie there being that they thankfully bare all charge of his household during the time of his abode with them being from Saterday till VVednesday morning All things were in such plentie and so delicate for varietie that it gaue great contentment to his Maiestie And on the Townesmens parts there was nothing but willingnesse appeared saue onely at his Highnesse departure but there was no remedie Hee hath yet many of his people by his presence to comfort and forward no doubt hee will as he thence did giuing thankes to them for theyr loyall and heartie affection And on the bridge before hee came at Gateside hee made M. Robert Dudley Mayor of New-castle Knight This VVednesday being the 13. of Aprill his Maiestie set forwarde towarde Durham And at Gateside neare New-castle hee was met by the Shiriffe of the Countie and most of the Gentlemen in the same In his way neare Chester a streete a litle Towne betwixt New-castle and Durham he turned on the left hand of the Roade to view a pleasant Castle of the Lord Lumleyes which being a goodly Aedifice of free stone built in quadrant maner stands on the shoring of a hill in the middle of a greene with a Riuer at the foote of it woods about it on euery side but to the Towneward which is by the Riuer diuided from it After his Highnesse had a while delighted himselfe with the pleasure of the place he returned on his way towards Durham being sixe miles from thence Of which way he seldome makes long iourney And when he came neare the Magistrates of the citie met him behauing themselues as others before them it was by his Highnesse as thankfully accepted And passing through the gates whence his Excellence entred the market place there was an excellent Oration made vnto him containing in effect the vniuersall ioy conceiued by his subiects at his approach being of power to diuert from them so great a sorrow as had lately possessed them all The Oration ended he passed towards the Bishops house where he was royally receiued The Bishop attending his Maiestie with a hundred Gentlemen in Tawny Liueries Of all his entertainment in particular at the Bishops his merrie well seasoned iests as wel there as in other parts of his iourny all his words being of full waight and his iests filled with the salt of wit yet so facetious and pleasant as they were no lesse gracious and worthy regard then the words of so Royall a Maiestie it is bootlesse to repeate them they are so well knowne Thursday being the 14. day his Maiestie tooke leaue of the Bishop of Durham whom he greatly graced and commended for his learning humanitie and grauitie promising to restore diuers