¶ Of the triumph/ and the verses that Charles th'emperor/ & the most mighty redoubted king of England/ Henry the viii were saluted with/ passing through London.  
 depiction of a king with sword and orb   

 royal blazon supported by a griffin and greyhound  

THe great triumph/ how should one man describe  
(The lusty fresh devices/ the sumptuous rich array  
The crafty imagery/ so like to folk a live  
With bright colours shining/ fresher than the May)  
That was in London/ of june the sixth day  
What time the Eagle piercing the son beams  
Entered with the lion/ dread in all reams.   

¶ The pageant goodly wrought and of great valour  
Set with devices/ and made curiously  
Plenysshed with personages all of pleasure  
In some virgins/ attired gorgeously  
In other some children/ making sweet armony  
And some with rich arms/ dashed full they were  
Which did shine/ and lustre wonders clear.   

¶ The reasons/ and eke proverbs many fold  
Very subtly conveyed/ at each place  
Ornately written in/ letters all of gold  
justly to write/ should be to long a space  
ye/ and one may fortune greatly in that case  
To err. that would upon him undertake  
Of each thing/ true relation for to make.   

¶ why should one write/ that each man with his eye  
Did welbeholde and see/ wandering to and fro  
I suppose for truth/ no man should set thereby  
Therefore I shall it no we pass and over go  
And briefly shall direct myself unto  
The matter that I purpose to declare  
In rude english/ insentence gross and bare.   

¶ In divers places/ as ye shall understand  
There was a child that stood all alone  
Which child/ held a role in his hand  
But what he said/ there knew few or none  
Wherefore to me/ there have come many one  
Demanding/ what these same children meant  
And many I informed of their intent.   

¶ For fervent love (I said) and great honour  
They had lusty verses/ composed ornately  
Cesar to salute. and the high conqueror  
Henry the eight our king▪ the only glory  
Of all earthly kings/ and of chivalry  
The flower. Beloved and dread of great and small  
Throughout the great world over all.   

¶ what meant the verses/ they asken by and by?  
And till they know/ with them I have no rest  
And for that I saw them/ so desirously:  
inquire thereof. I thought it for the best/  
The self same verses/ to do be emprest  
ye/ and furthermore/ under correction  
Of them to make a rude translation.   

¶ So bold I am/ of that master most human  
Cleped Lily: his fresh verses to translate  
In to our tongue/ out of their ornate vain  
Of pure latin. To th'end that to each state  
learned and unlernd/ they should be celebrated  
And first in latin/ here ye shall them find  
And after englysshed/ I trust to your mind.    



CArolus Henricus vivant. Defensor uterque  
Henricus Fidei. Carolus Ecclesiae.   
¶ These verses were written in letters of gold/ and set up at the cross in cheap/ and at every pageant: and they be englished thus.   


GOd save noble Charles/ and puissant king Henry  
And give to them both: good health/ life/ & long  
The one of holy church/ defender right mighty  
The other of the faith/ as champion's most strong.     



DIVO CAROLO IMPERATORI 
 SEMPER AUGUSTO 
 GVIL. LILII ACCLAMATIO.  
CArole Germanae decus, et flos gentis Iberae.  
Regum quo nemo stemmata plura gerit.  
Carole qui totum illustras virtutibus orbem,  
Et populum mita qui probitate foves.  
Carole nutanti veniens spes unica mundo,  
Rebus et afflictis indubicata salus.  
Carole quem dominum Europae, tot regna, tot urbes,  
Et sacri gaudent Imperij esse caput.  
vive diu felix. Gentem et miseratus ab hoste  
justitiae clypeo protege Christigenam.  
Maurus, arabs, Syrus, et quae nunc tam barbara sevit  
Turcarum illwies, te duce, victa cadat.   

¶ The acclamation of Guyllam Lily/ to the most high and mighty emperor Charles.  

most mighty Charles of the land of Germayne  
The amiable/ and sweet fragrant flower  
Of the hatdy and noble people of Hispayne:  
Of kings lineage thou art the high honour  
With thy prows Charles like a conqueror  
The universal world thou dost illustrate  
Merciably favouring/ the people of each state.   

¶ Charles thou art come/ at the worldest request  
The only hope in every doubtful chance  
In afflictions to cause wealth/ peace/ and rest:  
Of Europe Charles/ the rich and great pusaunce  
Kingdoms/ cities/ and towns without semblance  
Rejoice manifold/ to obey unto the  
And that thou shouldest/ their lord and captain be.   

¶ God give the grace/ long luckily to reign  
That thou mayst with thy shield of high justice/  
The christian people/ fortify and sustain  
Against false enemies/ who always devise  
Us to invade/ after a moche cruel guise  
Moors/ saramins/ turks/ people without pity  
By thy mighty power/ subdued no we may be.     


Laetitiae quantum Minyis praebebat jason,  
Aurea Phryxeae vellera nactus Ouis,  
Laetitiae quantum tulerat Pompeius, et urbi,  
Hoste triumphato, Scipio Romulídum.  
Tantum tu nobis, Caesar mitissime princeps,  
Intrans Henrici principis hospitium.   

¶ The salutation on London bridge/ in the pageant of jason and Medee.  
WHat great joy was it to the people of Mynis?  
What time the high renowned knight jason  
Had conquered in Colchos/ the golden flis:  
What joy eke was/ the triumph of Scipion?  
And of him Pompey/ to the romans eachone  
Like joy to us Charles/ prince of Clemency  
Is at thy coming/ with pusaunt king Henry.    


Carole Christigenun decus, et quem scripta loquuntur,  
A magno ductum Carolo habere genus:  
Tuque Henrice, pia virtutis laud refulgens,  
Doctrina, ingenio, relligione, fide.  
Vos. Praetor. Consul. sanctus cum plebe Senatus,  
Vectos huc fausto sidere gestit. Ouans.   

¶ The greeting at the pageant in Gracious street.  

Charles' clear lamp/ of christian nation  
Of the it is spoken/ plainly in writing  
Of great Charles/ to have generation  
And the thou Henry/ our sovereign lord and king  
Thy great laud of sweet virtue/ so bright shining  
High doctrine/ wisdom faith/ and religion  
Doth excel the fortune/ of kings echove.   

¶ With what joy abiden/ for you princes twain?  
The honourable mayre/ with all the hole senate  
No place can the gentle citizens sustain/  
So joyen they/ of high and low estate:  
Having their visage to heaven elevate:  
Praising god/ with all their force and might  
For to behold/ so fair and glorious sight.     


Laudat magnanimos urbs inclyta Roma Catones,  
Cantant Anmbalem Punica regna suum,  
Gentis erat Solymae rexingens gloria David,  
Gentis Alexander Gloria prima suae.  
Illustrat fortes Arcturi fama Britannos.  
Illustras gentem Caesar et ipse tuam.  
Cui deus Imperium, victo precor hoste, secundet,  
Regnet ut in terris pacis amica quies.   

¶ This greeting was/ at the pageant in cornhill.  

THe noble city of Rome/ highly doth commend  
The worthy caton's/ and Carthage Hannibal  
Of Solyme the glory/ david did descend:  
Alexander his country/ enhanced over all  
The same of worthy Arthure shall never appall  
Among the strong Bretons/ whose like be not found  
Of fierce hardiness through out all the world round.   

¶ So thou Charles/ thou Cesar armipotent  
Shalt cause thy fame and honour for to blow  
Over all the world/ from Cest to occident  
That all folks thy worthiness shall know  
For the we shall to the high god/ out knees bow  
praying him to send thee/ the high victory  
That peace in earth/ may reign universally.     


Carole qui fulges Sceptro, et Diademate sacro,  
Tuque Henrice simul stemmata juncta gerens,  
Alter Germanis, alter lux clara Britannis,  
Miscens Hispano sanguine uterque genus.  
Vivite felices, quot vixit secula Nestor.  
Vivite Cumanae tempora fatidicae.   

¶ This greeting was at the pageant at the great conduit in cheap.  
O Charles shining With sceptre and diadem  
And likewise Henry: of kings the great glory  
Thone of german/ tother clear light/ of Britan ceame  
Together knit/ by spaynisshe genealogy  
God grant you both to live as long/ joyfully/  
As Nestor and Cumana. God grant my request  
For than shall reign among us peace and rest.    


Ob quorum adventum toties gens ipsa Britanna  
Supplex dijs superis vota precesque dedit,  
Quos aetas omnis, Pueri, Iwenesque, Senesque,  
Optarunt oculis saepe videre suis.  
Venistis tandem, auspicio Christi, Mariaeque,  
Pacis coniuncti federe perpetuo  
Heroes saluete pij, saluete beati,  
Exhilarant nostros numina vestra lares.   

¶ The greeting that was at the pageant at the standard in Cheap.  

O How oft princes the people of Britain  
For your coming have made supplication  
Unto god. all ages prayen/ with heart glad and fain  
Children young folk/ and old with devotion  
desiring entirely/ with great affection  
your noble persons/ for to behold and see  
Until that time contented they can not be.   

¶ At last ye come/ conduct by Christ and Mary  
Kuyt together/ with perpetual bond of peace  
hail most puissant princes: full of clemency  
hail mighty kings/ blessed and well at ease  
I pray the living god: that it may him please  
your great virtues/ grace's/ and eke goodness  
Into us and ours/ may have a large entress.     


Quanto amplexetur populus te Caesar amore,  
Testantur varijs gaudia mixta sonis.  
Aera, tube, litui, cantus, citharae, calamisque  
Consona teresonant organa disparibus.  
unum te celebrant, te unum sic cuncta salutant.  
O decus, o rerum Gloria, Caesar. Aue.   

¶ This salutation was at the pageant/ at the little cundyt in cheap.  

With what joy Charles the people the amplect  
Their right great joys done plainly testify  
Mixed with sweet sows of many asect  
Some sounding trumps and clarions wonders high  
Some other singing most melodiously  
Some upon lutes/ some upon haps play  
The to rejoice/ in all that ever they may.   

¶ Some with pipes/ maken sweet armony  
Some strike thorgan keys/ very doulce and shrill  
The swear noise redoundeth up unto the sky  
All celebrate the Charles/ both loud and still  
All and eachone Charles done salute thee/ and will/  
Saying. O Worship: o glory of things human  
Hail mighty Charles/ emperor of Germayne.     

¶ The conclusion of the translator.  
THis was all that the children said and meant  
That stood alone/ before as I have said  
Wherefore I pray you/ therewith to be content  
That each man it know/ I hold me well apaid  
Ones/ now to you/ it can not be denayed  
For here may ye at long/ it both read and see  
So that ye need not/ more to demand of me▪   

¶ The tran. to the mayre and senators.  
RIght honourable mayre/ and prudent senators  
Of this noble cite/ the flower of Christente  
ye have well showed/ what longeth to high honours  
To largesse/ noblesse/ and royal sovereignty  
In the house of Fame registered shall it be  
For certain shortly/ thither it shall be send  
And there it shall remain/ ever without end.   

¶ The tran. to the citizens.  
Worthy citizens/ contented ye can not be  
Only with juno: but ye will have also  
The lady Minerva/ to flourish in your cite  
That is to say plainly/ without words more  
Good learning/ and eke doctrine. ye and thereto  
ye have gait a master/ the flower of Poesy  
your children to instruct. Whose name is Lily.  
Finis.    

¶ Imprinted by Richard Pynson printer to the kings noble grace.   

Cum privilegio a rege indulto.