THE LOƲE OF VVALES to their soueraigne Prince.
HIs Maiesties said Counsell in the Dominion and Principalitie of Wales, and the Marches of the same (beeing at Ludlow, where his Highnesse chiefe Seate and Castle for the said Principalitie, now is, and of a long time hath beene) for a Remembrance to all succeeding Ages, haue (by the appoyntment and direction of the right honourable Raph Lord Eure, Lord President of the said Counsell beeing then absent) commaunded, that the said day, in the yeare aforesaid, being Monday the first day of this present Terme, holden before the said Counsell (being [Page]the very day, whereon the most renowned, high, and mightie Prince CHARLES Prince of Great Britaine, &c. was at his Maiesties Pallace of White-Hall created Prince of Wales, and Earle of Chester) should be solemnized.
For which purpose, the said Iustice tooke speciall care, as the shortnes of the time would permit, being newly come from London, where hee left sir Henry Touneshend, and sir Francis Eure Knights, with Nicholas Ouerbury Esquier, three of the learned Counsell Resident for the saide Principalitie and Marches thereof, at that time attending his Maiesties speciall seruice at London:) and caused to repaire, and assemble at the said Castle of Ludlow, the forenamed sir Thomas Cornewaile high Sherife of the sayd County, with his Staffe of Office, and the said Thomas Harley Esquier (being two of his Counsell there as aforesayd) together with sir Robert Harley Knight of the Bath, sir Francis Cornwaile Knight, Marmaduke Lloyd Esquier, his Maiesties Atturney there, Thomas Powell Esquier his Highnesse Sollicitor, attending the sayd Counsell, Iohn Delabere Doctor of Physicke, William Fox, William Vaughan, Gruffith Lloyd Esquiers, and many other worthy Gentlemen and persons of good account of the Counties of Salop, Hereford, Denbigh, Mountgogomery, Caeruaruon, Merioneth, and other countries adioyning, to the number of many thousand persons.
The true manner of which Solemnization was as followeth:
FIrst, the said Iustice commanded that our said Prince his Armes, with his Name, and Stile there-vnder in Characters fairely subscribed, should be set vp and published, as well vnder the Pulpit in the church of Saint Laurence in Ludlow, and in his Maiesties Chappel within the said Castle, and in the Court-house of the Principalitie there, as also vpon the gates of the said Towne, and high Crosse there, and likewise vppon the principall Posts and Pillars standing in the Market place within the said Towne of Ludlow.
The tenour of which Stile and Subscription here insueth.
THe right high, Mighty and excellent Prince Charles, Prince of great Britaine and Ireland, Duke of Cornewall, Yorke and of Albany, Marquesse of Ormont, Earle of Rosse, Baron of Armanoch, of the most noble order [Page]of the Garter, Knight, Second Sonne by Birth, and now the only and first begotten sonne of the most puissant and potent Iames by the grace of God, of England, Scotland France and Ireland King, is this day at Ludlow by vs of the Counsell solemnized within the said Principalitie of Wales.
Afterwards, about nine of the Clocke in the fore-noone of the said fourth of Nouember, William Gregory, and Thomas Blashfield Esquiers, Bailifes of the said Towne of Ludlow, accompanied with the Magistrates their Brethren, and all the chiefe Burgesses of the said Towne, very richly clad and apparrelled, attended by their Officers with their Maces before them, and all the Quire of the Church there, singing of Hymnes and Psalmes of thankesgiuing and praise for our sayd Prince, bringing with them sixe yong Youths, being Schollers of the Kings free Schoole of the said Towne, well and richly decked and adorned, [Page]who did beare in their hands seuerall Penons and Bannerolls of the Armes and Atchiuements of our said Prince Charles, that is to say:
The formost Scholler bore in his hand the Armes of England and Scotland.
The second carried the Armes of the Brittaines and Saxons.
The third, France and Ireland.
The fourth, Northwales and Southwales.
The fift, Cornewall and Chester.
The sixt and the last, carried the Armes of Yorke and Lancaster, with the Plume of feathers and the Prince his Name;
Hauing before them the Towne Waites and other lowd Instruments of Musicke, and before the musicke marched a long the number of two hundred souldiers being well appointed and furnished with Halberds, Pikes, Corslets, Muskets, and Caliuers, vnder the conduct and leading of Leonard Lloyd there then Captaine (who in good order had his Lieutenants, and Sergeants brauely arrayed, hauing foure Drums, and two Trumpets sounding before them, besides Fifes, and other winde Instruments, who all of them thus appoynted, came vp to the Castle to attend and bring the said Iustice and Counsell to the Church:
And hauing repayred to the Castle Greene there, and meeting Maister Iustice in his Scarlet Robes, with the rest of the Counsell before named in decent maner, vpon the Castle bridge, accompanied [Page]with all the worshipfull Counsellors of Law, Atturneis and Clarks belonging to that Court, with sundry Esquiers and Gentlemen, hauing before them Richard Iones Esquier, Sergeant at Armes, carrying his Maiesties Mace, William Gooderick Esquier, gentleman Porter, Richard Collins, one of the Vshers of his Maiesties Chamber, and the two messengers of the Court, viz. Piers Gruffith, and Thomas Pingle gentlemen, in rich coates; Francis Trollop gentleman, Marshall of the said Court, Thomas Steuens Gentleman, Yeoman of the Kings Wardrobe there, Gruffith Iones Constable of the Castle, together with all the chiefe Officers of the said Castle (being all of them very richly apparrelled, and hauing another company of Waits and good consorts of Musicke, as Cornets, Sagbuts, and other winde Instruments, playing and sounding all along the way before them) a great Volley of shot was discharged by the said Muskettiers and Caliuers, which so pierced the Ayre with the great noyse of Drummes, and sound of Trumpets, Fifes, Flutes, and other Instruments, as the like in these parts hath not beene seene, to the great admiration, and much reioycing of all the Spectators.
And thereupon marshalling themselues in good array, they all went through the Towne streets, to the Church, singing and reioycing all the way they went, where was another Volley of shotte discharged.
After Prayers said, and Psalmes sung, one M. Thomas Pierson, a graue reuerend diuine and worthy Preacher, made a very learned Sermon of an houre and halfe long, vpon the first verse of the 72. Psalme, viz.
Which Sermon being ended, and Psalmes sung by the Singing-men and Quiristers, to and with the great Organs there, all the whole Company returned.
And as they issued out of the Church and Church-yard into the Market place, there was a new Scaffolde purposly erected neare vnto the high Crosse (with a great Bonefire not farre distant) vpon which Scaffolde the said Schollers with their Penons or Banerols of Armes in their hands, as aforesaid, ascended; and as the said Iustice and Counsell passed by, alternatim vttered, and pronounced these seuerall Speeches following:
All which were principally inuented and made by the painfull industrie of that iudicious and laborious maister of Artes Humfrey Herbert chiefe Schoole-maister of his Maiesties free-Schoole there, vpon one dayes warning.
As also these that follow, were then pronounced, being made by that worthy Alderman of Ludlow maister Richard Fisher.
THe which Speeches being ended by the said Schollers (who thereby for their gracious boldnesse in the deliuerie thereof, got great applause by the said Iustice and all the Auditorie) and after another volley of shot discharged, they marched and passed by sundry other great Bonfires, whereof one was by the Castle Gate, and another was within the vtter Court, or Greene of [Page]the said Castle, and there marching, discharging of shot, singing, playing on instruments and heartily reioycing, proceeded into the Court-house of the said Principalitie, where the said Iustice very grauely, in the presence and audience of all the whole Company there assembled, deliuered these words following, or the like in effect, viz.
THis happy and glorious Day, the bright Sunneshining glory of Great Britaine, being the first day of the Weeke, and the first day of our Terme, and the next day to the Lords owne Day, his holy Sabaoth: and the next day before our wonderfull day of our great deliuerance from the Gunpowder-Treason, the Kings day:
The High and Mighty Prince Charles our first Prince of that Name, Prince of Great Britaine and Ireland, Duke of Cornewall, Yorke, and Albany, Marques of Ormont, Earle of Rosse, Baron of Armanoch, of the most Noble Order of the Garter, Knight: Second Sonne by Birth, and now the Onely, and First Begotten Sonne of the most potent and puissant IAMES, by the Grace of God, of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, King; is this day, at his Maiesties Palace of White-hall, created Prince of Wales and Earle of Chester, being the thirteenth Prince by Creation, in succession of this his Noble Principalitie of Wales.
[Page]This most excellent Prince thus stated and stiled, takes it for a high honour, and great dignitie vnto himselfe to be created Prince of Wales; and therfore all we of this Principalitie and Iurisdiction, are the rather bound to yeeld all honour, dutie and seruice to him who hath so much honoured vs, and all Wales.
And therefore let none scorne nor contemne the power and authoritie thereof, (his Highnesse being graciously pleased to signifie his pleasure to me and my said Brethren of this Counsell) That he would protect and defend the same both by his Highnesse himselfe, and by his Princely meanes to the King his father.
And as he is now our first Prince of that name, so I hope he shalbe as religious, victorious, and renowned within these his Maiesties Kingdoms and the Dominions thereof in future times, as those of his Name haue bene in other Kingdomes in former Ages before him, to the great glory of great Britaine.
Therefore all our Prayers to God shalbe, that our said Prince may be a continuall comfort and Honour to the King his father, our dread Soueraigne, during his raigne (which God long continue) and afterwards to be the staffe and strength of vs and all Christendome, for the protection and defence of the Church of God, his holy word and Gospel, and that God will blesse Prince Charles our said Prince of Wales, with all his blessings from Heauen, fit for so high and mighty a Prince as he is; as also with long life, royall issue, and happy dayes, for the [Page]good and welfare of this our Church and Common-wealth.
And let this happy day of the Creation of our sayd Prince of Wales be heere recorded by vs, for a memoriall to all succeeding times: and so againe we say; God saue and blesse Prince Charles our said Prince of Wales, and his royall Posterity for euer.
These were the words of that reuerend Iudge, there wanteth nothing saue that Grace and Zeale wherewith he pronounced them.
Whereunto all the people with a loud voyce prayed and cryed, Amen, Amen.
And thereupon all the Musick played, Drums were strucke, Flutes whistled, Trumpets sounded, people showted, and another piercing and thundring Volley of shot was let flie, the eccho and report whereof resounded admirably, to the great solace and comfort of all present.
And then being full one of the clocke in the after noone, the said Iustice, and Counsell, with the Knights, Esquiers, and best sort of Gentlemen returned into the Castle to dinner (where was a great Feast prouided, with excellent musicke) the Bailiffes also with their Brethren and Burgesses went downe to the Towne, to spend the rest of the day in all joyfull and iouiall manner, hauing [Page]all of them, before their departure thence, in the presence, and by the appointment of Raph Mansfield Esquier, chiefe Steward to the Kings Houshold there, drunke plentifully of wine, to the happie health and prosperitie, of our said gracious Prince of Wales.
Dinner being scarse ended in the Castle, the aforesaide Bailiffes in like pompe, beeing againe accompanied with the whole Quire of the Church, and the Penon-bearers with their Banerols of Armes in their hands, and their Musicke playing before them, came vp in great solemnitie into the Castle, where Maister Iustice ioyfully receiuing them, brought them straight into the Chappell, there to offer their Euening Sacrifice, where much reioycing was without doores, and excellent Musicke of Voyces, in singing many Psalmes and new Anthemes within the saide Chappell.
VVhich being finished, the aforesaid Schollers very humbly prostrating themselues with low obeisance, deliuered vp their sayd seuerall Banerolls into the hands of the said Iustice, who willed Richard Adams Gentleman, being skilfull in Heraldrie there present, to see them orderly placed in the said Chappel, where they now remaine as remarkeable Trophies of that Solemnitie.
And after Prayers ended, the Bailiffes with their company humbly taking their leaue of the [Page]Counsell, Maister Iustice required them still to continue their Ringing, as well for the full solemnizing of the said day of our Prince his sayd Creation, as also to expresse their ioy and thanksgiuing vnto Almightie God for our said dread Soueraignes most admirable Deliuerance, with the royall Queene, illustrious Prince, all the Lords Spirituall and Temporall, and Commons of this Realme assembled together in Parliament from the Papists treasonable and horrible conspiracie, and vnmatchable intended Practise of the Gunne-powder treason, in the yeare of our Lord God, one thousand sixe hundred and fiue, and to bee in a readinesse with the sayd Iustice, and Counsell the next morning, to praise God for the same.
VVhich accordingly was performed the next day, and a very learned Sermon preached by Maister Thomas Kaye, the Kings Chaplaine, attending the Lord President and Counsell there, vpon the twelue and thirteene Verses of the 116. Psalme.
Which Sermon being ended, euery man returned to their home, the Musicke, Ringing, and Bonefires continuing to the great comfort of all [Page]his Maiesties said louing and faithfull Subiects all the said day.
This Solemnization the said Iustice was carefull to obserue, for the Glorie of God, the Honour of the King, and Prince of Wales; as well to testifie and expresse his Duetie and Seruice, as also the loyaltie and heartie ioy of all his Maiesties louing Subiects then assembled.