as his highnes was the munday following her maiestie ascended the fore said steps and came towardes the quere dore where a little without the same dore was made a round mount of bordes ascendyng also fiue steps aboue the skafholde On which mount immediatlye after her magestie and the king were shreuen they were maried by my lord the bishop of winchester lord chauncellour of Inglande her magestye standing on the right side of the said moâ—…t and the king of the left side And this y â— mariage being ended soleÌ„nizated which with y â— biddiges and banes therof was declared done by y â— said lord Chauncelor both in latin in english his lord ship declared also there Howe that the Emperours magestie re signed vnder his Emperial seale the kingdomes of Naples and Hierusalem to his sonne Philip PriÌ„ce of Spain wherby it might well appeare to all men that the Quenes highnes was theÌ„ maried not only to a PriÌ„ce but also vn to a king The Quenes mariage riÌ„g was a plaiÌ„ hoope of gold with out any stone in it For that was as it is said her pleasure because maydens were so maried in olde tymes Thys as I haue saide beyng ended and done The erle of Darbey beefore the quenes magestie and the Erle of Penbroke before the kinges highnes did bere ech of theÌ„ aswerd of honour And so both their maiestes entred the Quere hande in hand vnder a canapye borne by iiii knightes towardes the hie altar where after they had kneled a while with ech of them a Taper they arose and the Quene went to a seate or Traues of the right hande of the altar and the kinge to an other seate of the left hand where they continued thus seue cal in their meditacioÌ„s praiers vntill the gospell was saied and then they came out and kneled all the hie masse tyme openly before the hie aultar the care clothe beeyng holden as the maner is Where duryng hie masse tyme the Quenes Chapell matched with the quire and the organs vsed suche swete proporcyon of musicke and harmonye as the like I suppose was neuer beefore inuented or harde The hie masse beeing done whiche was celebrated and sayd by my lorde the Bishop of winchestre hauing to his coadiutors y â— fiue bisshops afore said y â— is to say the bisshops of Duresm Ely LoÌ„doÌ„ â–ª Lâ—…ncolne and Chichestre Wherin both the Princes offering rich Iewels deliueriÌ„g their Tapers yea the kinges highnes at the Agnusdei kis syng y â— celebrator accordig to the ceremonies of mariages vsed in holy catholicke churches The king of heroldes opeÌ„ly in preseÌ„ce of both their magesties y â— whole audience solempnly proclaymed this their new stile and Title in Latin frenche in englishe The stile in Latin Philippus et Marie dei gratia Rex et Regina Anglie â—…rancie Neapolis HierusaleÌ„ et Hiberniâ—… fidei defensores Principes His paniarum et Secilie Archiduces Austrie Duces Mediolani Bur gundie et Brabantie comites Haspurgi Flandrie et Tyrolis And wheras this letter maye come perhaps from your Lordships handes in the handes of of those which vnderstaÌ„d not the latin toÌ„ge I wil therfore by your lordships leue to satisfie coÌ„tent their miÌ„des beig vnlearned not only declare y â— same stile title in English but also all suche other thinges as shal folowe in Latin The stile in Englishe Philip and Marie by the grace of god king and Quene of England FrauÌ„ce Naples HierusaleÌ„ Ireland defeÌ„ders of the faith Princes of Spain and Secyll Archidukes of Austria Dukes of MillaÌ„ BurguÌ„dy and BrabaÌ„t Counties of Haspurge FlauÌ„ders and Tirol ¶ This stile and title beeing thus proclamed the kyng the Quene departed hand in hande vnder the forsaid Canapie to my lord ChauÌ„cellers place where the quenes grace was lodged whose two most priÌ„cely most rich Abilimentes was of betin gold vpoÌ„ golde and so riche set with preci ous stones as no man coulde esteme the value therof At which place during diner time as none could be in the world more sump tuous where their magestyes dined opeÌ„ly in the hal both together at one table vnder the cloth of estate there was such souÌ„des and noise of al maner of Iustru mentes as hath been seldome hearde where also at the thirde course I perceiued all the heraldes of armes entre the hall two and two in their heraldicall gar mentes and crying three times with an hye voyce Largesse The king of them commonlye called Garter proclamed there againe the kynges highnes the Quenes new stile title in maner fourme and effect as he did in the Cathedrall churche when hie masse was done And so crying three tymes Larges agayne they departed And thus shortly to conclude there was for certain daies after this moste Noble mariage suche triumphing bankating singing masking and daunsing as was neuer in Englande here tofore by the reporte of all men Wherfore to see the kinges magestie and the Quene sitting vnder the cloth of estate in the hall where they dyned and also in the ChaÌ„bre of presence at dansing tyme where both their magesties dansed and also to behold the dukes and noble men of Spain dauÌ„se with the faire ladyes and moste beutifull nimphes of England it should seme to him that neuer see suche to be an other worlde Nowe to trouble youre Lordshyp any further with the hole perfite declaration of the riche and sundrie apparelles whiche the nobilitie of Englande and Spayne vsed and ware at and after the mariage of these two most excellent Princes it were but a phantasie and losse of paper and ynke for no mortall Princes Emperoures and kinges only except were able surely to excell them And such braue liueries as their seruauÌ„tes had I neuer sawe the lyke in all the Countreys that euer I trauayled And finally with what ryche hanginges y â— Cathedral Church of Winchester and the Quyer was hanged and the two seates where bothe the Princes sat it was a wonder to se. And againe to vew marke what Eligaunt verses in Latin of all kynde of sortes were affixed and set vp on the Cathedrall Churche dores and the portes of my Lorde Chauncellers place where the king and the Quene laye by the Skollers of Winchester Colledge in prayse and commendacion of this most noble and rare mariage of Philip of Spayne and MARI of Englande it shoulde quicken the spirites of al dull doltes to embrace good letters and of the best learned to fauour the good will of al painefull studentes I purpose for to sende the Copy of some of theym to your lordship God willing hereafter And i the meane season I will not omit two verses whiche were wrytten in a whyte fielde whych Heroldes call siluer with faire Romayne letters of blacke which they call sable aboue the inner port of the place wher the two Princes lay a month before
The Copie of a letter sent in to Scotlande of the ariuall and landynge and moste noble marryage of the moste Illustre Prynce Philippe Prynce of Spaine to the most excellente Princes Marye Quene of England solemnisated in the Citie of Winchester and howe he was receyued and installed at Windsore and of his triumphyng entries in the noble Citie of London ¶ Wherunto is added a brefe ouerture or openyng of the legacion of the most reuerende father in God Lorde Cardinall Poole from the Sea Apostolyke of Rome with the substaunce of his oracyon to the kyng and Quenes Magestie for the reconcilement of the Realme of Englande to the vnitie of the Catholyke churche With the very copye also of the SupplycacioÌ„ exhibited to their highnesses by the three Estates assembled in the parlamente Wherin they representing the whole body of the Realme and dominions of the same haue submitted theÌ„selues to the Popes Holynesse To the ryghte reuerende his very especial good lord lord Robert Stuarde Bishoppe of Cathenes ê“uest of DuÌ„britane Colledge in Scotland Iohn Elder his humble oratour wisheth health and prosperous felicitie ALthough I haue ben minded diuers times my very good lord for to haue writteÌ„ to your Lordeship such newes as haue occurred here in time of peace or els where yet neuertheles by reason of vnnaturall warres betwixt both these Realmes of Englande Scotlande at whiche tyme I woulde not presume to wryte to foreÌ„ places and partly because I could mete with none which had accesse to the place where you remained I haue therfore been let ted from so doing hetherto from tyme to tyme. And where as I haue good occasion ministred now to write by reason of suche most noble newes as are in Eng land at this preseÌ„t I wil so briefly as I maye aduertis you of the same Therfore your Lordeship shall vnderstande That Philip by the grace of god king of England Fraunce Naples Hierusalem and Irelande and sonne to the most fortunate and most victorious Monarche Charles the fifte of that name nowe Emperour of rome arriued to the coast of Englande with a nauy of vii score saile and landed at South haÌ„pton in Hamshire within ten â—…le of the Citie of Winchester on friday the. xx day of Iuly last at iii. of the clocke at after none At whiche towne the Quenes maiestie being seuen mile from thens the Lordes of the counsel diuerse other Noble men most louyngly welcomed him where in the meane season my lord the Erll of Arundel lord Steward of Englande put a very riche garter about his left legge And there to recreat him selfe after the Sea with suche noble men as came with him he continued friday satterday and Sundaye ThaÌ„ the next muÌ„day which was the. xxiii of Iuli his highnes came to the Citie of winchester at vi of the clocke at nighte the noble men of Englande and his nobles riding one with an other before him in good order through the Citie euery one placed according to his vocacion and office he riding on a faire white horse in a riche coate embrodred with gold his doublâ—…t hosen and hat suite like with a white fetherin his hat very faire And after he lighted â–ª he came the hie waye towardes the weast dore of the cathedrall churche where he was most reuerently receiued wyth professioÌ„ by my lorde the Bishop of winchester now lord ChanÌ„celler of EnglaÌ„d v. other Bishops mitred coped and staued where also after he had kneled kissed â—…he Crucifix and done his praier â—…e ascended from thens v. steps vpon a skafholde whiche was â—…ade for the solemnizacioÌ„ of his â—…ariage and vntill he came to â—…he Quere doore the procession â—…ong Laus honor et Virtus And after â—…e had entred the Quere perâ—…eiued the moste holy Sacrament he put of his cap and went bare headed with greate humilitie vntil he entred his seat or tra ues as they cal it where after he had kneled my Lorde Caunceller began Tedeum Laudamus and the Quere together with the OrgaÌ„s song and plaied the rest Whiche beig doen he was brought with torch light to the Deanes house the lordes going before him and the Quenes garde in their riche coates staÌ„ding al the way which house was very gorgeously prepared for him adioining to my lorde the Bishop of winchesters palaice where the Quenes highnes then lay not passing a paire of but lengthes betwene Thys nighte after he had sopped at x. of the clocke as I am crediblye informed he was brought by the counsell a priuie waye to the quene Where her grace verye louingly yea and most ioyfullye receyued him And after that thei had talked together half an hour they kissed and departed I am crediblie informed also that at his departing he desired the quenes highnes to teache hym what he should say to the lordes in English at his departing and she tolde him he should say Good night my Lordes all And as he came by the lordes he â—…aid as the Quene had taught him So the nexte Tuesdaye at three of the clocke he went to the Quene froÌ„ the Deanes house a fote where euery body mighte see him The Lorde Stewarde The Erle of Darbey the Erll of Penbroke with diuers other lordes and noble menne as well Englishe as others weÌ„t before him he going alone in a cloke of blacke cloth enbroidred with siluer a paire of white hose And after that he had entred the Courte where all kinde of Instrumentes played very melodiously and came with in the hal wher the Quenes ma gestie was standyng on a skafhold hir highnes descended and amiably receauing him did kisse him in presense of all the people And theÌ„ taking him by the right hande they went together in the chaumber of presence where after they had in sighte of all the lordes and ladies a quarter of an houre pleasantly talked coÌ„muned together vnder the cloth of Estate and eche of them merily smylyng on other to the greate comforte and reioising of the beholders he toke his leue of her grace departed towardes the Cathedrall churche to EuensoÌ„g al the lordes as I haue said going before him where also froÌ„ the Courte hal dore to the courte gate all the pensioners and the garde as he and the lordes weÌ„t stode all along on both sides the wape â—…uensong being done he was very princely broughte froÌ„ the churche with torche lyghte vnto the Deanes house agayne Then wedins daye being â—…aÌ„ct Iames daie and the. xxv of Iu ly his highnes at x. of the clocke and his nobles before him went to the Cathedral churche and remayned there the dores beyng very straightlie kepte vntyll the Quenes highnes came whose magestie with al her counsel and nobilitie before her came thyther at half houre to a leuen And entring at the west dore of the said Cathedrall churche where her grace was receaued the satterday before in like maner
they c◅m thither whiche verses as I am aduertised were made by my lorde the Bishop of winchester nowe lorde chaunceller of Englande whose excellēt learnyng is well knowē euery where yea and he to bee of moste exacte Iudgemente in all kinde of good letters These be the two verses O domus es felix minium miniumque be◅ Hospitio tales nunc habitura tuo That is to saye Thou art happy house righte bli◅ bli◅ again That shortly shalt suche noble geastes retayn ANd after that their maiesties had thus remayned in the Citie of winchestre ten daies vnto the which Citie and to Southhampton in token and perpetuall memorye of thys their most noble mariage solem nizated in the one of the kiges first lāding in the other they did geue great priuilegis and la◅des for euer they remoued frō thens on tuesdaye the last of Iuli and riding through the Citie in a very princelye order they wente to Basing xv mile frō winchestre Where at my lord Treasurer of Englandes house they lay that night and the next day folowīg where was suche noble Chere prouided for them and both their nobilities as I haue not sene the like for the tyme in my dayes The next thursday being the seconde of August they departed from thens and rode to Reding wher after they had lyne but that nyghte they came to Windesore the next friday at vi of y ◠clocke at nyghte And cumming in at the west end of the town they came with two swerdes borne before thē streight way towardes the churche weste dore wher with procession they were receaued by my lord Chaun celler where also the lord Stewarde of Englande reuested the king with the robe of the order of the garter and the Quenes magestie put the collar of the same order aboute hys necke whiche being done they bothe proceded vnder a Canapy towardes the quere y ◠lordes of the order going beefore them in their robes and collars also And after that the kyng was there installed and Te deum song and ended they came out at the same dore of the quere where they entred and wente to a place of the north side of y ◠same where the kinges highnes the lordes put of their robes Which being done the kinges magestie and the Quene departed on horse backe to their lodging in Windsor Castel And to make an ende here of their progres your Lordship shall vnderstande that after they had remayned at wind sor certain daies after the kīges installacion they came to Richemont Where being aduertysed that all suche triumphes and pageants as wer deuised in Londō agaynst their cumming thyther were finished ended they came frō thens by water on friday the xvii of August lāded at S. Ma rie Oueres staires on Southwarke side Where euery corner keing so straight kept as no man could passe come or go but those which were appointed to attende their lāding they passed through my Lorde chauncellers house at Suffolke place which was prepared for their lying that night This Suffolke place and your Lordshyp bee remembred is of the left hande as we enter into Southwarke cummyng from Hampton Courte whiche place was made by the olde Duke of Suffolke immediatly after that he maried the godly vertuous Princes Marye quene Dowager of Fraunce and the seconde doughter of king Henry the. vii Nowe to begyn and declare their cumming to London and so make an ende your reuerend Lordship shall vnderstande that bothe their moste excellent Maiesties made their moste noble and Triumphinge entres into the noble Citie of London furth of Southwarke place the next satterdaye whiche was the. xviii of August at ii of the clocke at after none Where after all the lordes of their moste honorable priuie counsel and the ambassadours of all nacyons with the nobilitie of Englande and Spayne and diuers other noble and ◅entle mē as wel Eng lish as straunge wer al on horse backe two and two in a rāke the lord Maior of Londō as the two Prīces came out at the gate kne led and deliuered a mace whiche signified his ◅ower and authoritie within the citie of London to the Quenes grace Whose magestie deliuering the said mace to the lord Maior again the kinges highnes and she ascended their horses so marchyng towardes London bridge the quene of the righte hande and the king of the lefte with two swerdes of honoure before theym and before the swerdes the Lord Maior of London bearing the Mace the Toure of London begynneth to shoote And when they came to the drawe bridge there they made the fyrst staye where there was in the higth thereof a fayre table holden vp with two greate Giauntes the one named Corineus Britannus and the other Gogmagog Albionus In which table in a fielde siluer with faire Romaine letters of sable these xii verses following were wrytten Vnica caesareae stirpis ◅pes Inclite princeps ◅ui deus imperium totius destinat orbis ◅ratus et optatus nostras accedis adoras Ecce sagittipotens tibi tota Britania dextr◅ porrigit et gremiū tibi nobilis anglia p◅dit Te tamē in primis urbs Londoniēsis honor at Incolumemque suū gaudet venisse Philippū Ipsa suis sentit charum te ciuibus esse Et f◅re foelicem tali se principe credit Teque putant omnes missum diuinitus urbi C◅ius mens studiū uox uirtus atque uolūtas ◅det et in clari cōsentit amore philippi That is to say O noble Prince sole hope of Cesars side By god apointed all the world to gyde Rig◅t ha◅tely welcome art thou to our land The archer Brit◅yne yeldeth the hir hand And noble England openeth her bosome Of ◅actie affection for to bid the welcome But chiefly London doth her loue vouchsafe Reioysing that hir Philip is come safe She seith hir Citisens loue the on eche side And trustes they shal be happy of such a gide ▪ And al do thinke thou art sent to their citie By thonly meane of Gods paternall pitie So that their minde voice study power and will ◅s onlie set to loue the Philippe still HEre also the Toure of London the signe geuen that the kinge and the Quene were in syghte thereof shotte suche peales of ordinaunce in about euery quarter therof and specially out of the toppe of the whyte foure of the wharffe as neuer was heard the lyke in Englande here to fore Which being done they proceded forwarde vntil they came in gracious strete where in their waye the conduit therof was finely trīmed wheron was painted verye ingeniouslye the nine worthies with many notable prouerbes and adages written with fayre Romā letters on euery side ther of And at the signe of the splaied Egle they made the second staie where the first pagēt was deuysed and made by the marchaunt straungers of the Stilliarde Where emōgest diuers notable stories there
bora est iam nos de somno surgere caet WHyche parcell of Scripture was so Godlye and so clearkelye handeled by him as no manne alyue all flattery doutles set aparte was able to meande it And there as saincte Paule exhorted the Romaines to caste awaye the workes of darkenes and to put on the Armoure of lyght c. Euenso his Lordshippe exhorted wished and willed yea and with all his hart desyered and praied all Englysh men and others which hadde slepte in Englande these one and twenty yeares in detestable Here◅yes and erronious Doctrines to forsake the deuel the fleshe and the worlde which was the occa◅yon of all euill and to embrace God and hys holye Catholyke fayth whyche fayth was tau◅hte by him preached by hys Apostles and receued of thē by the auncient olde fathers in the primitiue churche Whyche faith also hath cōtinued through al Christendom from age to age and also in Englande vntil kīg Henry the Eight toke on hym to be Supreme head of the church Frō which tyme vnto the reygne of the Quenes magestie y ◠now is his lordshippe declared what miseries what calamities what sorowes and griefes Englande had susteaned What malice what enuie and ha tred what falshed what crafte subtiltie had reygned emongest all degrees in Englande What abhominable Herisyes what synistrat and erronious opinions were ill Englande withoute anye restreynt taught and receaued what tumultes and insurrections to the castinge awaye of manye and to the empoueryshynge of all were in dyuers quarters of the same And finallye vnto what ruyne and decaie the realme of England was like to come yf almyghtye god of hys goodnes had not blest the same in tyme with hys moste holye handes These wyth manye other notable yea and lamentable lessons to longe here to bee rehersed hys Lordeshyppe there declared whyche moued a greate numbre of the audience with sorowfull syghes and wepynge teares to chaunge theyr cheere In thys same selfe sermon he declared also how xix yeares agoe at that tyme when the insurreccion was in the north of England in defence of religion that king Henry the eyght was minded to haue geuen ouer the Supremacy to the Popes Holines but the leat therof was then because he thoughte it woulde be sayed it shoulde haue been done for feare He declared also how the said king sente him and Syr Henry Kneuet Knyghte to the Emperoure exhorting his Imperial maiesty to be intercessour for him to the Poope to receyue the supremacye but it tooke none effect because the time was not He declared further howe in kinge Edwardes dayes the counsell were once mynded to haue the Pope restored to y e Supremacy but the let therof was in those daies because as it was supposed it would haue ben sayd that the Realme could not be defended durynge the kynges minoritie without the Popes adsistaunce And finally he declared how the Quenes magestie at her coronacyō thoughte for to haue restored the Popes holynes to his Supremacy but the tyme he sayed was not then But now sayd he the tyme is cum that the kinges and Quenes magesties haue restored our holy father the Pope to his Supremacy And the thre Estates assembled in the parliament representing y e whole body of thys noble Empire of Englād and dominions of the same haue submitted them selues to his holynes and his successours foreuer He declared also howe that the moste Reuerende Father in God Lorde Cardinall Poole beinge there put by the kinge was sent in England as deputed Legat and Ambassadoure from the Sea Apostolyke of Rome hauinge full and ample commission from the Popes holynes to blesse the realme of Englande And here also he declared howe muche bounde Englande is to thanke God who of his deuine prou◅dence hath appointed suche a godlye and vertuous Prynce as the kynge that nowe is he beinge sonne to loo victorious and moste riche an Emperour and he beinge also so riche a Prince him selfe to ioyne in mariage with the Quenes Maiestie Who for the moste hartye loue that he had to hir hyghenes lefte his owne countreys realmes and regions to strengthē hir most noble grace to enriche her Empyre of England And so to conclude his lord shippe declared that all the premisses being well remembred consydered of all the audience And also the kyng and Quenes maiesties Godly procedinges beinge of them and all other theyr true subiectes hartely embraced and faithfully followed They al then mighte synge with the Angell whiche appered to the shepherde at the natyuytie and birth of oure sauioure Iesus Christe Gloria in excelsis deo et in terra pax hominibus c. And finally to say with the Prophet and Psalmist Dauid Haec es◅ dies quam fecit dominus exultemus etletemur in ea Whiche sermon beeyng done the kynges magestie departed to wardes Westminster with his highnes my lord Cardinall with the crosse only borne before him Syns the day of whiche sermō all suche thynges as were amis and out of order here begin now to cum in rule and square and occupye their auncyente and accustomed places And the moste holy Catholike fayth and true relygion of Christ whyche in Englande hath been thys long tyme behynde the post and in Captiuitie is now being delyuered and cummyng home agayne of all bothe younge and olde embraced worshipped honoured And all erronious doctrine heretical bokes with the teachers setters fourth of the same are cōuicted abolished yea explosed and dryuen out of Englande for euer And finallye all they whiche were herers and fauorers of them nowe layinge theyr handes to theyr heartes and perceauinge theym selues seduced and deceaued by suche meanes are sory and do hartlye repent mynding faithfully from hensforth their fautes to amend Amongest whome I can no les do ◅y very good lorde thenne numbre my selfe as one For althoughe I was neuer praysed by god associated with any which wer erronious or suspected to be fautours and defendours of hereticall and sinistrate opinions but liuinge vnder silence during the two late kinges procedinges haue kept my selfe clere on euery side Yet neuertheles as oftē as I haue do remēber w e my selfe how lasciuiously I liued in Eng lād these xx yeres y e most part thereof haue followed the same trade of liberty voluptuous liuing as a great nūbre haue done where I myghte haue had endeuoured myselfe in the meane season to vertuous learning and studye I can no les doe then lament ▪ and be sory yea and with all my hart to repente as others doe Purposinge by Gods grace with them to mend my most miserable and synfull lyfe and so to continew to my lyues ende In whiche doing I with those whiche haue thus offēded they with me may be assured that our Sauiour Christ according vnto his owne infallible wordes spoken of one in the name of al sinners wil haue mercy pity compassion on vs saying