¶ The noble triumphant coronation of queen Anne/ wife unto the most noble king Henry the eight FIrst the xxix day of may/ being thursday/ all the worshipful crafts and occupations in their best array goodly beseen took their bargꝭ/ which were splayed with goodly banners fresh and new/ with the cognysaunce and arms of their faculty/ to the number of l great barges comely beseen/ & every barge having minstrels making great and sweet armony. Also there was the bachelors barge comely beseen/ decked with innumerable banners/ and all about hanged with rich cloth of gold/ & foists waiting her upon/ decked with a great shot of ordinance/ which descended the river afore all the barges/ and the bachelors barge formest/ and so following in good array & order/ every craft in their degree and order till they came to Greenwyche/ and there tarried abiding the queens grace/ which was a wonderful goodly sight to behold. Than at three of the clock the queens grace came to her barge/ and incontinent all the citizens with that goodly company set forth toward London in good array/ as before is said. And to write what number of gun-shot/ what with chambers and great pieces of ordinance were shot as she passed by in divers places/ it passeth my memory to write or to tell the number of them/ and specially at Ratlyf & at lime house out of certain ships. And so the queens grace in her rich barge among her nobles/ the citizens accompanied her to London unto the tour wharf. Also or she came near the tour there was shot innumerable pieces of ordinance/ as ever was there by any men's remembrances/ where the king received her grace with a noble loving countenance/ and to gave great thanks and praise to all the citizens for their great kindness & loving labour and pains in that behalf taken/ to the great joy and comfort of all the citizens. Also to behold the wonderful number of people that ever was seen that stood on the shore on both sides of the river/ was never in one sight out of the city of London seen/ what in goodly lodgings and houses that be on the river side between Grenwyche and London/ it passeth all men's judgements to esteem the infinite number of them/ wherein her grace with all her ladies rejoiced moche. ¶ Knights made at Grenwyche the sunday before whitsunday. ¶ And the sunday before this triumph/ being the xxv. day of may/ the king made at his manner of Grenwyche all these knights. Sir Christofer Danby Sir Christofer Hylarde Sir Brian Hastynges Sir Th●mas Methem Sir Thomas Butteller Sir William Walgrave Sir William Feldeing. ¶ The friday made knights of the nineteen. whose names followeth. ¶ Also on friday the xxx day of May the king created and made in the tower of London xix noble men knights of the bathe/ whose names follow. The lord Marques Dorset The earl of Derby The lord Clyfforde/ son & heir to th'earl of Cumberlande The lord Ftizwater/ son & heir to th'earl of Sussex The lord Hastynges/ son & heir to th'earl of Huntyngton The lord Barkeley The lord Mountagle The lord Vaux Sir Henry Parker/ son & heir to the lord Morley Sir William Wyndsour/ son & heir to the lord Wyndesour. Sir Iohn Mordant/ son & heir to the lord Mordant Sir Frances Weston Sir Thomas Aroundell Sir johan Hudelston Sir Thomas Ponynges Sir Henry Savell Sir George Fitzwyllyam of Lyncolne shire Sir johan Tyndall Sir Thomas jermey. ¶ Also the saturday the last day of May the king made knights of the sword in the tower of London/ whose names follow. Sir William Drury Sir Iohn Gernynghin Sir Thomas Busche Sir Randolfe Buerton Sir George Caluerley Sir Edward Fytton Sir George Conyers Sir Roberte Nedham Sir johan Chaworth Sir George Gresley Sir johan Constable Sir Thomas umpton Sir johan Horsley Sir richard Lygon Sir johan Saintclere Sir Edward Maidison Sir Henry Feryngton Sir Marmaduc Cunstall Sir Thomas Halsall Sir Roberte Kyrkham Sir Anthony Wyndsour Sir water Hubbert Sir johan Wyllongby Sir Thomas Kytson Sir Thomas Mysseden Sir Thomas Fouleshurst Sir Henry Delues Sir Peter Warburton Sir richard Bulkelley Sir Thomas Laking Sir Water Smythe Sir Henry Eueryngham Sir William Vnedall Sir Tho. Massyngberd Sir William Sandon Sir james Baskeruyll Sir Edmonde Trafford Sir Arthur Eyre Sir Henry Sutton Sir johan Nortes Sir William Malorie Sir johan Harcourt Sir johan Tyrell Sir William Browne Sir Nycholas Sturley Sir Randolfe Manering. ¶ Also the sunday after whitsunday being trinity sunday & the eight day of june/ was made at Grenewyche these knights following. Sir Christofer Corwen Sir Geffray Mydelton Sir Hugh Trevyneon Sir George West Sir Clement Herleston Sir Humphrey Feryes Sir johan Sir Richard Haughton Sir Thomas Langton Sir Edward Bowton Sir Henry capel. ¶ Also all the pavements of the city from Charyn cross to the tower was over covered and cast with gravel. And the same saturday being whitsun even the mayre with all the aldermen & the crafts of the city prepared array in a good order to stand & receive her/ and with rails for every craft to stand & lean from press of people. The mayre met the queens grace at her coming forth of the tower/ and all his brethren and aldermen standing in cheap. And upon the same saturday the queen came forth from the tower toward westminster in goodly array/ as here after followeth. Si●e passed the streets first with certain strangers/ their horses trapped with blewe silk/ & themselves in blue velvet with white feathers accompanied two & two. Like wise squires/ knights/ barons & baronettꝭ/ knights of the barh clothed in violet garments/ edged with armyns like judges. Than following the judges of the law & abbots. All these estatis were to the number of. CC. couple with more/ two & two accompanied. And than followed bishops two & two: & tharchbishops of york & Canterbury/ the ambassaders of France & Venyce/ the lord mayre with a mace/ master garter the king of heraudes & the kings cote armour upon him with the officers of arms/ apoynting every estate in their degree. Than followed two ancient knights with old fashion hats powdered on their heeds di●gysed/ who did represent the duke of Normandy & of Guienne/ after an old custom: the lord constable of England for the time/ being the duke of Suffolk/ the lord William Hawarde the deputy for the time to the lord marshal duke of Norfolk. Than followed the queens grace in her litter costly & richly beseen/ with a rich canape over her/ which bare the lords of the five ports: after her following the master of her horse with a white spare palfrey led in his hand richly appointed. Than followed her noble ladies of estate richly clothed in crymosyn powdered with armyns/ to the number of twelve Than the master of the guard with the guard on both sides of the stretis in good array/ & all the constables well beseen in velvet & damask coats with white staves in their hands/ serting every man in array & order in the streets until she came to westminster. Than followed four rich chariots with ladies of honour: after them followed xxx ladies & gentlewomen 〈◊〉 garnished/ and so the serving men after them. And as she was departed from the tower/ a marvelous great shot of gonnes was there fired & shot. So this most noble company passed till her grace came to hanchurch where was a pageant fair & semly/ with certain children which saluted her grace with great honour and praise after a goodly fashion: and so passed forth to Graze church/ where was a right costly pageant of Apollo with the nine muses among the mountains/ sitting on the mount of Pernasus/ and every of them having their instruments & apparel according to the discryption of poets/ and namely of Virgyll/ with many goodly verses to her great praise and honour. And so she passed forth through gracious street unto leaden hall/ where was builded a sumptuous and a costly pageant in manner of a castle wherein was fassyoned an heavenly roof/ and under it upon a green was a root or a stock/ whereout sprung a multitude of white roses & reed curiously wrought/ so from the heavenly roof descended a white falcon/ and lighted upon the said stock & root/ and incontinent descended an angel with goodly armony/ having a close crown between his hands/ & set it on the falcon's heed: & on the said flower sat saint Anne in the highest place/ on that one side her progeny with scripture/ that is to weet/ the three Ave-maries with their issue/ that is to understand: Marry the mother of Christ/ Mary Solome the mother of zebedee/ with the two children of them/ also Marry Cleophe with her husband Alphee/ with their four children on the otherside/ with other poetical verses said and song/ with a ballad in englis●he to her great praise 〈…〉 to all her progeny and And to the passed 〈◊〉 from thence through cornhill/ and at the condyt was a sumptuous pageant of the three graces: & at the coming of the queens grace a poet declared the nature of all those three ladies/ & gave high praises unto the queen. And after his preamble finished/ every lady particular spoke great honour and high praise of the queens grace: And so she passed forth with all her nobles till she came in cheap/ and at the great condyt was made a costly fountain/ whereout ran white wine/ claret/ & reed great plenty all that after noon: and there was great melody with speeches. And so passed forth through cheap to the standard/ which was costly & sumptuously garnished which gold & azure/ with arms & stories/ where was great armony and melody: and so passed she forth by the cross in cheap/ which was new garnished/ and so through cheap toward the lesser condyt. And in the midway between/ the recorder of London received her afore the aldermen/ with great reverence & honour saluting her grace/ with a loving & humble preposition presenting her grace with a rich and costly purse of gold/ and in it a thousand mark in gold coin/ given unto her as a free gift of honour: to whom she gave great thanks both with heart and mind. And so her grace passed a little further/ and at the lesser condyt was a costly and a rich pageant/ where as was goodly harmony of music and other minstrels/ with singing: And within that pageant was five costly seats/ wherein was set these five personages/ that is to were juno/ Pallas/ Mercury/ and Venus'/ and Paris having a ball of gold presenting it to her grace with certain verses of great honour/ and children singing a ballad to her grace/ & praise to all her ladies/ and so passed forth to Paul's gate/ where was a proper & a sumptuous pageant/ that is to weet/ there sat three fair ladies virgins costly arrayed with a fair round throne over their heeds/ where about was written this. Regina Anna prosper proceed et regna/ that is in english. Queen Anne prosper proceed and reign. The lady that sat in the mids having a table of gold in her hand written with letters of azure. Veni amica coronaberis. Come my love thou shallbe crowned. And two angels having a close crown of gold between their hands. And the lady on the right hand had a table of silver/ wherein was written. Dne dirige gressos meos. Lord god direct my ways. The other on the lift hand had in another table of silver written this. Confided in dno. Trust in god. And under their feet was a long rol wherein was written this. Regina Anna nowm regis de sanguine natum/ cum paries populis aurea secla tuis. Queen Anne when thou shalt bear a new son of the kings blood/ there shallbe a golden world unto thy people. And so the ladies cast over her heed a multitude of wafers with rose leaves/ & about the wafers were written with letters of gold/ this posy. And so her grace passed forth into Paul's chyrchyarde/ & at the east end of the church against the school was a great scaffold/ whereon stood the number of two hundred children well beseen/ who received her with poets verses to her noble honour/ when they had finished she said Amen with joyful smiling countenance/ and so passed forth through the long chyrchyarde/ & so to Ludgate which was costly & sumptuously garnished with gold/ colours/ and azure/ with sweet armony of ballads to her great praise & honour/ with diverse sweet instruments. And thus her grace came thorough the city with great honour and royalty/ and passed thorough Fleetstreet till she came to the standard & condyth where was made a fair tour with four tourettes with fanes/ there within great plenty of sweet instruments with children singing/ the standard of mason work costly made with images and angels/ costly guilded with gold and azure/ with other colours/ and diverse sorts of arms costly set out shall there continue and remain/ and within the standard a vice with a chime. Also there ran out of certain small pipes great plenty of wine all that afternoon. And so her grace passed through the city to temple bar/ and so to Charing cross/ and so thorough westminster into westminster hall/ where that was well and richly hanged with cloth of Arras/ with a marvelous rich cupboard of plate/ and there was a void of spice places & wine. And the done the queens grace withdrew her into the white hall for that night/ and so to York place by water. ¶ The sunday in the morning at eight of the clock the queens grace with noble ladies in their robes of estate/ with all the nobles aparayled in parliament robes/ as duke's/ earls/ archbishops and bishops/ with barons/ & the barons of the five portꝭ with the mayre of the cite/ the aldermen in their robes as mantles of scarlet. The barons of the five portꝭ bore a rich canopy of cloth of gold/ with staves of gold & four bells of silver & guilt. The abbot of westminster with his rygals came in to the hall in pontificalibus with his monks in their best copes/ the kings chapel in their best copes/ with the bishops richly adorned in pontificalibus/ & the ray cloth blewe spread from the high desses of the kings bench unto the high altar of westminster. And so every man proceeding to the minster in the best order/ every man after their degree appointed to their order & office as appertaineth came unto the place appointed/ where her grace received her crown/ with all the serymonyes thereof as there unto belongeth. And so all the serimonyes done with the solemn mass/ they departed home in their best orders every man to the hall of westminster/ where the queens grace withdrew her for a time in to her chamber appointed/ & so after a certain space her grace came in to the hall. Than ye should have seen every noble man doing their service to them appointed in the best manner that hath been seen in any such serimony. The queens grace washed/ the archbishop of Canterbury said grace. Than the nobles were set to the table/ therewith came the queens service with the service of tharchbishop/ a certain space three men with the queens grace service. Before the said seruyte came the duke of Suffolk high constable the day and steward of the feast on horseback/ & marvelously trapped in apparel with richesse. Than with him came the lord William Hawarde/ as depute to the duke of Norfolk in the room of the marshal of England on horseback. The earl of essex carver. th'earl of Sussex sewer. th'earl of Derby cupberer. th'earl of Arundel butteller. The visconte lisle panter. The lord Bray awmoner. These noble men did their service in such humble sort & fashion that it was wonder to see the pain and diligence of them/ being such noble personages. The service borne by knights/ which were to me to long to tell in order/ the goodly service of kinds of meat with their devices from the highest unto the lowest/ there have not been seen more goodlier nor honorablyer done in no man's days. ¶ There was four tables in the great hall along the said hall. The noble women one table/ sitting alone the one side. The noble men an other table. The mayre of London an other table with his brethren. The barons of the ports with the master of the chancery the fourth table. And thus all things nobly and triumphantly done at her coronation/ her grace returned to white hall with great joy and solemnity/ and the morrow was great jousts at the tilt/ done by xviij lords & knights/ where was broken many spears valiantly: but some of their horses would not come at their pleasure near unto the tilt/ which was displeasure to some that there did run. ¶ Thus endeth this triumph: Imprinted at London in Fleetstreet by Wynkynde word/ for johan Goughe. Cum privilegio.