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A18475	A true discourse of all the royal passages, tryumphs and ceremonies, obserued at the contract and mariage of the high and mighty Charles, King of Great Britaine, and the most excellentest of ladies, the Lady Henrietta Maria of Burbon, sister to the most Christian King of France Together with her iourney from Paris to Bulloigne, and thence vnto Douer in England, where the King met her, and the manner of their enterview. As also the tryumphant solemnities which passed in their iournies from Douer to the citie of London, and so to Whitehall, &c.		1625 (1625)	STC 5030; ESTC S111856	16,502	55

remember this as who can euer forget it how are our sorrowes prest together or who can finde any doore of speech to let his griefe forth at Non est dolor sicut iste There is no wo can parallel this But when we turne our eies and hearts vpon your most excellent Maiestie the true Heire of all his Princely Vertues when in your Royall Person wee see all these blessings and fauours of God entailed vpon vs and by this happie Coniunction now descendable to all posteritie who can draw forth the Legions of his ioy in order or finde a language fit for the gladnesse of his heart He that is borne a King most Gratious Soueraigne can hardly attaine one point of perfection in Gouernment the knowledge of obeying well A contemplation which in one act of obedience in Henry the fift who was one of the noblest Princes that euer swayed the Scepter of this Kingdome from the Conquest to his times and he matched with a Daughter of France gaue extraordinary comfort vnto his Father a wise and prudent King What happinesse then hath your Maiestie sealed vs an assurance of who hauing in all the actions of your life beene an excellent Sonne to your Royall Father can neuer be other then an excellent Father to your people On the Throne for Hills best discouer Valleyes Princes may with much aduantage as in a perspectiue glasse draw the state of the Common-wealth nearer their sight but when they descend from themselues and grow acquainted with the hearts and affections of their subiects this is to measure the Valleyes at hand and not at distance and doth at once winne hope of their goodnesse and make vs in awe of their wisdome Such were the effects of your Maiesties Princely Iudgement when in the last by you made happie Parlament and in the Assembly preceding it your Highnesse Exuta purpura forgetting you were the only Sonne of the King became the Son of the Kingdome and tooke vpon your selfe the cares and desires of it By which as by the balme of Gilead our wounds were healed in time and all of vs as much incouraged in humble and dutifull manner to present our iust greuances vnto you as we are deterred from creating any such out of our owne vaine or vnmannerly fancies Your Maiesties beames like those of the Sunne-rising were then most comfortable now that your Maiestie is in the exaltation of your orbe we cannot but hope to finde more benigne and serene aspects But there is yet one ioy aboue all these and which seasons all our other blessings your Maiesties so knowne and knowing zeale for true religion Princes indued with morall vertues are like Diamonds rich but rough and vnpolished it is the knowledge and feare of God only adds the true luster and sets them faire This was our vnspeakable comfort and a blessing England must neuer be vnmindfull of when you our Sunne were in the West and a full halfe yeares night clouded all our hearts with a fearefull darkenesse Let it not most gratious and mighty King be registred in your Royall heart amongst the errors of this City that your Highnesse was heere stayed in that your Iourney for I see they are damp at the remembrance of it and humbly expect to haue their pardon sealed by one gratious looke of yours True it is like vnskilled Astronomers not knowing the Sunnes proper course we had all our eyes only on the rapid motion of those times But therein these your Maiesties faithfull subiects did but in little draw a perfect modell of the secret votes and desires of your whole Kingdome which afterwards vpon your Highnesse returne brake forth into flames of ioy not vnacceptable vnto you The hearty affection of your subiects is like the soule of man all in all and all in euery part of your Kingdome Vouchsafe then most Gratious and Soueraigne Leige as in that so now from these your humble and faithfull subiects the Maior Aldermen and whole comminalty of this City graciously to accept that Loyall and hearty welcome which the fulnesse of ioy makes dew from all and be not displeased if as Iacob did the King of Kings we haue once more stayed your Maiestie till wee might receiue a blessing from you This City my most gratious Soueraigne hath beene the seate of Kings and in repute amongst other Cities of this Kingdome Velut inter ignes Luna minores In King Ethelberts time aboue a thousand yeares since it was Caput imperij sui and by his donation to Austen made the first Archbishops Sea in which the most part of threescore and foureteene Metripolitans haue kept their residence Many of the Saxon Kings lie buried heere and since the conquest Henry the Fourth the first King of the line of Lancaster and that famous Edward the black Prince who brought almost as much sorrow to France as your Maiestie hath now done ioy Fuimus Troes but by fier and consumer worse then that Intestiue discord and dissention it hath beene so often torne and defaced that scarce any footsteps of the ancient splendor are now to be discouered Some fauours only of your Maiesties Royall Progenitors haue kept life in it and held it vp by the Chinne Henry the third endowed it with many ample priuiledges Henry the sixt bestowed the Maioraltie vpon vs from whose time downewards Dum nos aliquod nomenque decusque Gessimus forty together of the best name and bloud in this country beare that office heere Edward the fourth made it a County of it selfe seuered and distinct from the rest of Kent Your Maiesties most Royall Father of euer blessed and happy memory confirmed all our ancient liberties and bestowed on vs this sword the ensigne of Honor and Iustice The competent distance from the Sea and a Riuer that with no great cost might be made nauigable shew how naturall apt it is to embrace great traffique And since it is the stayers by which all Ambassadors of forraigne Princes and strangers ascend your Imperiall chamber of London we hope it will one day bee held not vnworthy the high thoughts of so great and glorious a King as King Charles to make it in some sort proportionable to the rest of that building It had once a Mint in it but this poore present will quickly tell your Maiestie that is gone Only as the glory of starrs is not alwayes in their magnitude wee hope the humble Zeale with which it is offered will finde your Maiesties Gratious and benigne Interpretation The God of Dauid be euer with King Charles and make his throne greater then the throne of his Father Master IOHN FINCH his Speech to King CHARLES and his Queene at Canterbury Iune 1● 1625. IN all Sacrifices vnder the Law Most High and Mightie King Most Gratious and most Illustrious Queen two things were of Principall vse and mysterie Fire and Salt one taught vs the necessitie of Zeale the other how to make that Zeale acceptable by right guiding ordering of it

A TRVE DISCOVRSE OF ALL THE ROYAL PASSAGES TRYVMPHS and Ceremonies obserued at the Contract and Mariage of the High and Mighty CHARLES King of Great Britaine and the most Excellentest of Ladies the Lady HENRIETTA MARIA of Burbon sister to the most Christian King of FRANCE Together with her Iourney from Paris to Bulloigne and thence vnto Douer in England where the KING met her and the manner of their enterview As also the tryumphant Solemnities which passed in their Iournies from Douer to the Citie of London and so to Whitehall c. O quam te memorem virgo O Dea Certe LONDON Printed by IOHN HAVILAND for HANNA BARRET 1625. A TRVE RELATION of all the Royall Passages Triumphes and Ceremonies obserued at the Contract and Mariage of the High and mightie CHARLES King of Great Britaine and the most Excellentest of Ladies the Lady HENRIETTA MARIA of Burbon Sister to the most Christian King of France together with Her Iourney from Paris to Bulloigne and thence vnto Douer in England and so to the Citie of London c. AMongst all the infinite blessings wherewith it hath pleased the Diuine Goodnesse to cloath and adorne our Nation None is more remarkeable or glorious then this happie and long wisht for Vnion betweene the two great Monarchies of France and Great Britaine since by it wee haue attained to the full height of all our hopes all our wishes all our contentments and beholding as in a goodly Myrrour the full pourtrature of all our ioyes we finde our Kingdome fortified against the threatnings of Enuie our throne established with the hope of a most flourishing Issue and the hearts of all true subiects reuiued with the memorie of this blessed Match and Coniunction which may worke terror amongst our aduersaries as oft as they heare the ioynt names of Great Britaine and France in a chearefull manner repeated To proceed then to those Royall Passages and triumphant Ceremonies which were performed at these great Nuptials It is to be vnderstood that vpon Thursday being the eight of May according to the French Computation but the eight and twentieth of Aprill according to our English account the most Christian King of France with his Queene and the Prince his onely Brother and attended by my Lords the Dukes of Nemeurs and Elbeuf the two great Marshalls of France Mounsieur de Vitry and Bassompiere With a world of other Noble-men Ladies Knights and Gentlemen came forth of his Bed-chamber or Cabinet into the publique Presence Chamber where he sent for the most Excellent Lady his Sister who with all Solemnitie was presently brought forth by the Queene her Mother and attended on by the Princesse of Conde the Princesse of Countee the Dutchesse of Guise the Dutchesse of Cheureuse and the Dutchesse of Elbeuf and diuers other Ladies of State and Maides of Honour Her garments that day were exceeding rich and sumptuous her Gowne being of cloth of gold cut vpon cloth of siluer and richly embrodered all ouer with Flower de Luces of gold and chased and interlaid with Dimonds Rubies Pearle and other rich Iuelrie of an inestimable valew Her Traine was borne vp by the young Lady of Burbon her deare Kinswoman and a Ladie of exceeding great beautie and wonderfull admiration After the Princesse had in reuerend and solemne wise done obeysance to the King her Brother in which action of humilitie a man might haue beheld all the glorious beames of Maiestie and sweetnesse there presently entred into the Chamber the Earle of Carlile and the Earle of Holland being both Ambassadors for his Maiestie of Great Britaine and both so rich and sumptuously attired that neither art nor wealth was able to exceed them These two noble men in a most solemne and respectiue manner Deliuered to the King of France the Contract of Mariage which was forthwith opened and publikely read by the Secretary of the Kings Cabinet in an high and audible voice and then all other Couenants and agreements concluded vpon the Contract was allowed and ratified by the Lord Chancellour who made a congratulatory speech in honour of that daies Ceremonie Assoone as these things were performed the two English Ambassadors withdrew themselues into the Duke of Cheureuse Chamber which was the Kings lodgings when all accommodations necessary for them and that daies solemnitie was in goodly order prepared here the Embassadours communicated vnto the Duke the Contract who forthwith returned againe to the King his Master hauing the Embassadours also with him and diuers other Noblemen of great ranke and place The Duke was also himselfe most richly attired and though the ground was blacke yet was the imbrodery of admirable value and abundance of Diamonds and other Precious stones bestowed within the same but especially vpon the panes of his breeches and the tagges of his points which were praised at an infinite world of treasure Assoone as the Duke was come before the King after solemne reuerence done hee presented to his Highnesse his procuration and shewed the authoritie and Commission which the King of great Britaine had giuen him being in a certaine scedule annexed and fixt vnto the Contract which after the King had read hee allowed and signed also so did the great Lady her selfe the Queene of France and the Queene Mother the Duke of Cheurus● to whom the proxey belonged and both the Embassadours for England then all things being brought to this perfection the Cardinall de la Roche Faucault attyred in all his pontificall roabes after the custome and manner of the French Nation performed the Contract and published the affiance in a most stately and reuerend manner to the infinite ioy and contentment of all the beholders and the vnspeakeable comfort and prosperity of both the happy Kingdomes This Contract thus happily performed in the Kings Pallace of the Louure forthwith our Ladies Church in Paris is chosen for the Celebration and finall conclusion of the euer-happy mariage and that it might bee the fitter for the receipt of so great a pompe and state it was out of hand hang'd all ouer with wonderfull rich Arras cloth of Tissue cloth of Gold and cloth of Siluer there was also in the same Church raised vp vpon goodly pillasters and gilt columbs a most rich and stately gallery or Scaffold of state which extended from the first entry of the Archbishops house to the very Quire or vppermost end of the same Church being a structure of such good liues that art could not possible expresse any thing beyond it The Pillars and railes which did vnderprop this gallery were at the top couered with a very curious Purple or Violet coloured Sattin all imbrodered and powdred ouer with golden Flower de Luces and at the bottomes they were ouerspread with very fine white linnen and many burning tapers of waxe flaming about the same so that the Church seemed like the Pallace of the Sunne described by Ouid in his second Booke of the transmutations of shapes Through this Gallery the whole

for preposterous Zeale is like an excellent Instrument well strung but out of tune The glory and grace now shining vpon vs from your High Maiesties like the heauenly fire of Elias Sacrifice hath so filled our soules with ioy and gladnesse that our humble and heartie expressions can neuer distrust your gratious acceptations when all things concur to inflame the zeale of English harts that we could hope or our Enemies feare This happie Vnion of two great and Potent Kingdoms in this so glorious and blessed Coniunction of your most Excellent Maiesties and this Regina votorum this faire Daughter of France whom our prayers and earnest expectations haue so long attended Kingdomes are but Epitomies of the World as families are of them yet in good neighbours both take comfort If we credit some remaines of Antiquity France and England haue been heretofore cōioyned by an Istmus of land where that small channell runs that now diuides vs. Certaine it is we may say with the Poet Hic vertex nobis semper sublimis One Sunne serues our turne by day and the same Pole-starre by night At illum sub pedibus Styx atra videt manesque profundi There be that glory of many scattered kingdomes and titles in euery part of the world one But in this neighbourhood of hearts is yet neerer then that of habitations For kingdomes separate in affection are like the feet of Nebuchadnezzers Image part yron part clay that neuer mingle well No two Nations vnder heauen the Spaniards and Mores except giue more assurance of consanguinitie by the affections and dispositions of the people then these two both of able bodies and fitting spirits free and sociable of a sweetnesse not allayed with the dulnesse of some nor blowne vp with the affected grauitie and pride of others a finer and gentle temper such as should be in men that were created for Cities and not for Desarts Both Nations military and populous both ioyning together able to afford many armies without the aid of auxiliary forces France the best Caualry of the world and what Infantrie England yeelds Spaine can best tell Your thrice renowned Father Henry the Great Most excellent Lady knew wel and loued well this Nation Nor was the faithfull seruice it did him without some secret and diuine instinct that from his loynes should come Magnae spes altera Britanniae a companion fit for the glorie of the Brittish Throne as at this day to our infinite comfort wee all behold It was the Daughter of Clotarius King of France that in this Citie liued and planted the Christian Faith here From a Daughter of France came Edward the third of England a glorious and happie Prince By another match with the Daughter of Charles the sixt of France did our Henry the first reconcile those differences which the sword and warre could neuer doe betweene vs. All ages haue found happinesse in our vniting and our dissensions neuer relished of others misfortune But if euer now euen now was the true period of time to summon our ancient affections to a new league when the Chariot of Iehu driues so furiously when our neighbours and allies are so neare danger if not ruine when Oh that my tongue could not speake it but gratiously be pleased in the day of the gladnesse of thy heart O Queene to be put in minde of it so many Royall branches of that blessed tree that now growes in Paradice liue transplanted nay torne away from their owne proper soyle and still droope by the ouer-dropping of far-spreading trees whose sappe is sower and leafe balefull The Kings of England and France haue euer ballanced the affayres of Christendome and seuerally put weight into the westerne scales or abated them by counterpoyse as occasion of state hath required Now they both meete in one scale no doubt the hand of heauen hath written Mene tekel vpon the painted wall of their opposers numbred and weighed their strength in the ballance and found it to light A blessing not to haue beene hoped for but in this happy vnion of your sacred persons in whom as many waters that make one great riuer the Royall bloud of many Princes is met to make perfect your greatnesse in glory allyance That of England Scotland and Denmarke but one discent of in your sacred person Dread soueraigne and though farther which perhaps doth best for some springes runne clearest farre from their head the bloud of Spaine also in your most excellent person Thrice illustrious Queene the bloud of France Nauarre and the greatest Princes of Italy in both of you and not without some great and happy prediction for Heauenly bodies in coniunction haue their glory doubled the two Royall branches of Charlemain and Hugh Capell are now growne into one tree It was a Charles brought the Empire first to France A Charles that brought it first to Spaine Non indebita poscas Regna tuis fatis It would ill become our ioyes to take time from yours Be gratiously pleased most gratious and excellent Princes in this poore earnest of that humble Loyall and hearty affections with which these graue Magistrates meete the felicity you bring vs to take possession of this City our hearts and all that is ours And the Author of all goodnesse powre downe vpon you and vs the eternity of Ioyes that the Daughter Sister Spouse of Kings may be heere made the Mother of Kinges who when you are crowned with heauenly glory may sit vpon this Throne for euer Et nati natorum qui nascentur abillis to the end of all Kingdomes nothing was wanting that might serue ioy or delight On Wednesday the King and Queene departed from Canterbury and rode in the most triumphant manner that might be to Cobham Hall finding as before I said all the high-waies strewed with Roses all maner of sweet flowers here at Cobham they lodged al that night where there was all plentifull entertainment and nothing wanting that might adde any honour either to the King or Kingdome On Thursday being the Sixteenth of Iune according to our Computation the King and Queene departed from Cobham all the waies prepared as hath been before shewed and so in most glorious manner came to the City of Rochester where there was expectation of some stay but the day being spent too farre they rid thorow the City notwithstanding the Maior Magistrates Citizens of that City gaue both the King Queene a noble most hearty welcome and the Recorder of the City made vnto them a most learned and eloquent oration for which both the King and Queene returned back their Royall thanks and so passing away from the City a braue volley of shot and great Ordnance was deliuered from the Shippes which lay vpon the Riuer From the City of Rochester the King and Queene came to the Towne of Grauesend where whether it was the ignorance of the Pourtereeue or the ouerruling power of weake but imagined wise Counsell or that the preuiledge