The refayners, inhabitants, both young and olde of that excellent order and gouerment, nothing of that giddie rashnes as in times before they were accustomed to be, but all in one, and one in all, most worthely receiued the Imperiall name of King Iames, and fréely consented to his Titles, as by the grace of God, of England Scotland, Fraunce & Irelande, King Defender of &c. The Day then generally knowne of his comming forwarte to the possession of the Regall seate: let me tell you by the way the ioy was not so great in England, by the English to fetch him, as the sorrowe was in Scotland of the Scots to leaue him, and that was more confounding to their Ioyes then the rest, the part­ing betwixt his Quéene and him in the open stréete, in the full eye of all his subiects, who spent teares in aboundance to behold it, heare Eng­lish and Scottish in one simpathy: Ioyned first in hartie affected loue, in signe whereof the flouds of their eyes drawne frō their kind harts, conioyned there Amitie, and no doubt they that in kindnes being pos­sessed with one ioy: can wéepe togither, they wil now and at all times liue and die together: but to make hast to the principall whereof this is part, towards England he comes, his Royal entertainment in Bar­wicke I néede not set downe both of the traine of England & Souldiers there, yet I will tell you of a wise answere of the King to a question propounded, when he entered in the town it rayned smal drops, where­by some things had hinderance, which should have Royalizd, the time but his Grace gratiously being attended in his Chamber, on the sud­den, looking from his window, might sée the sunne shine, one by of no small account began to question thus, I muse why the temperate sea­son was so quickly ouercast by a shower of raine, and now that raine so ouerthrowne by this sunne-shine, it presages somewhat sure, the King smiling, no great matter quoth he, onely this imagine, the first faire shew of Weather, my prosperous setting forwards by Gods su­fferance. The latter shower, the vniuersall teares of my Cuntrey, to leaue their King: and this suddaine Sun-shine the Ioy of Englande for my approach, which vndoubtedly it was so as it appeared, for the Cost, Paynes & loue of his Subiects was such all the way from Bar­wicke to Yorke, from thence to Stamforde, from thence to Theobals, & so to the Charter-house in London: where hee remayned for certaine dayes, and then he went to the Tower of London, and so seating his [Page]most royall Person héere, as the like hath seldome binne, or [...] euer will be againe to the worlds end to any mans immaginat [...]

Well heere he is happily planted & hartely welcome, what [...] then? but his blessed Corronation, at which was no small [...] For had you seene him in progresse to it, as many did, when [...] Barge at White Hall, on S. Iames his day, such was his salu [...] the people, and theirs to him: but anon comes foorth England [...] ­umph, the worth of women, Anne Quéene of Englande, an [...] [...] Wife to our most gratious King, whose father was a King, [...] ­ther no lesse, he a King, and whose husband fower Kings in [...] companied with louely Ladies the onely wed starres of the w [...] beautye and good graces following her deare Husband to [...] ­tion, with her seemely hayre downe trailing on her princely [...] shoulders on which was a crownet of Gold she so mildely sal [...] Subiectes that the women wéeping ripe cryed all in one vo [...] ­blesse the Royall Queene, welcome to England long to liue & [...] so, to Westminster they went and tooke on them the Royalty [...] the compleat order of Coronation, and by a generall and fre [...] enioyd the rights of Royaltye and were insest in honour, [...] Maiesty, owners of Royaltie, and made the onely Commau [...] principalitie, the Triumph of that time I omitte, but let me London whose heartes were wilde Fire, and burned vnque [...] in loue, to this Royall couple, and expressing her desires [...] heads togither, to solemnize in Triumph: that happy day wh [...] ­er of glory was dasht by the omnipotencie of Gods power, v [...] ­tally visitting the Cittie and land with a general visitation: h [...] [...] that time, taking thousands to his mercye and laide their head [...] that else in thiese actions would haue held them hie, yet sée a [...] newe loue of his Maiestie, he noblie regarding the cost toget [...] there loues, and that there expectations should goe currant, a [...] [...] when the full possession of their Ioyes should be, that was [...] [...] ­angery hand of God had workt the will of his, all commaund [...] [...] ­er when the Infection ceased, then should the Triumph of t [...] [...] solemnized to this consent, cost prepared and the Cittie with [...] ­gers Marchants and others, erected Trophies of glory, Pag [...] that magnificence the like was neuer well the time appoin [...] his highnes would set forward, should be in the holy time in [...] [Page] [...]oyfull sp [...]ing time, when the ground in Triumph of the time should [...]ike wise flourish in ample equipage, and she no niggard of her pompe attires, hers in a gréene liuery Imbrodered with flowers of a thousand [...]ullers diuers and sundry, thus heauen and earth applaudes the Tri­umph of King Iames, & mortals, al agree to make that hower famous. In the meane time, his grace together with his Queene and children, progrest in the country, and dealt honours as freely to our Nation as their harts would, wish, as creating Knights of gentlemen, Lordes of Knights and Earles of Lords & no doubt hereafter Dukes of Earles, I, and raised vp an honor to England, that to this day haue bin long in obliuion, which as now it is honorably liuing, so it will neuer die, I meane our noble knights of the Bath, young and gallant, worthy and valiant, nay see the beauty of our all kinde Soueraigne, not onely to the indifferent of worth, and the worthy of honor, did he freely deale a­bout thiese causes: but to the meane gaue grace, as taking to him the late Lord ch [...]mberlaines seruants now the Kings acters: the Queene taking to her the Earle of Worsters seruants that are now her acters, the Prince their sonne Henry Prince of Wales full of hope, tooke to him the Earle of Nottingham his seruants who are now his acters, so that of Lords seruants they are now the seruants of the King Queene and Prince.

But to returne againe to our time Triumphant, now the hower is come, and the day appointed the preperation of which is mightye, I and so great, as neither can my tongue tell or my pen set downe, yet to make a flourish of a flourish thus it was: our heretjcke King, hearing of the preparation to be great, aswell to note the other thinges as that was desirous priuately at his owne pleasure to visit them, and accom­panied with his Queene in his Coach, be came to the Exchange, there [...]o see for their recreation, and thinkeing to passe vnknowne, the wylie Multitude perceiuing something, began with such hurly burly, to run vp and downe with such vnreuerent rashnes, as the people of the Ex­change were glad to shut the staire dores to kéepe them out, heare they [...]ost the pleasing sight they might haue enioyde but for their rashnes. when his Highnes had beheld the Marchantes from a Windowe all below in the walkes not thinking of his comming, whose presence else would haue binne more, they like so many pictures ciuilly séeming all [...]are; stood silent, modestie commanding them so to doe, which sight so [Page]delighted the King that he greatly commended them saying: [...] neuer more delighted then seeing so many of diuers and sundry ons so well ordred and so ciuill one with the other, but with all [...] mended the rudenes of the Multitude, who regardles of time [...] person will be so troublesome.

And contrymen let me tell you this, if you hard what I h [...] concerning that you would stake your feete to the Earth at such [...] ere you would runne so regardles vp and downe, say it is highne [...] sure to be priuate, as you may note by the order of his comming [...] you then be publique and proclaime that which loue and duty c [...] lence too? this she wes his loue to you, but your open ignorance [...] you will say perchance it is your loue, will you in loue prease [...] your Soueraigne thereby to offend him, your Soueraigne per [...] mistake your loue, and punnish it as an offence, but heare m [...] hereafter comes by you, doe as they doe in Scotland stand still [...] and vse silence, so shall you cherish his visitation and see him, th [...] once amongst you, but I feare my counsell is but water turnd [...] Tems it helps not.

But to our Solempnitie they couet the Citty and country, & [...] preparation to they day, the couet the order for the Kings pers [...] in the Cittie his welcome to it, and his quiet passe through the [...] the country they post vp to attend so that all are bussed to thi [...] nity and reason I trow being the day of Triumph so long [...] The Tower was emptye of his prisoners, and I beheld the [...] Walter Rawly, the late Lord Cobham, the late Lord Gray: M [...] with others: convaid some to the Marshalsies, others to the g [...] and others appointed paisonres y^e Tower it selfe, prepared v [...] pompe as eye neuer sawe, such glory in the hangings, such M [...] the Ornaments of the chambers, & such necessarie prouiston [...] I beheld it I could no lesse then say.

Vpon the Thames the water workes for his entertainm [Page]Mirraculus, and the Fire workes on the water passed pleasing, as a Castell or fortresse builded on two barges seeing as a settled Forte in of an Iland, planted with much munition of defence: and two pinnases ready rigde armd likewise to assault the Castle that had you beheld the mannaging of that fight with onset on the Castle, repulse from the Castle and then the taking of it in, it was a show worthy the sight of many Princes: being there plast at y^e cost of the Sincke-ports: where­at the King all pleasd made answere that their loue was like the wilde Fire vnquenchable. And I pray God it may euer be so.

Well from the Tower he came: heare cost was quite careles, de­sire that was fearelesse, and content flourisht in aboundance: but so Royally attended as if the Gods had summond a Parliament & were all in their steps of Triumph to Ioues high court. This worthy traine ending so Maiestique a presence and the companies of London, in their liueries, plast in streete double raild for them, and the passingers, the Whiflers they in their costly suites and Chaines of Gold walking vp and downe not a conduit betwixt the Tower and Westminster: but runnes Wine, drinke who wil, comming thus with his Royal assem­bly all so gallantly mounted, as the eie of man was amazed at y^e pomp. In Fanchurch street was erected a stately Trophie or Pageant, at the Citties Charge, on which stood such a show of workmanship and glo­rie as I neuer saw the like? top and top gallant whereon were showes so imbrodered and set out, as the cost was incomparable who speaking spéeches to the King of that excellent eloquence and as while I liue I commend. The Cittie of London very rarely and artificially made, where no church, house nor place of note, but your eye might easilye find out, as the Exchange, Coleharber, Powles, Bowe Church, &c.

There also Saint George, and Saint Andrew, in compleat Armour, not in one combate & fought for the victorie. but an old hermitt passing by, in an Dration: ioynd them hand in hand, and so for euer hath made them as one harte, to the ioy of the King, the delight of the Lords, and the vnspeakeable comfort of the comminallty: Our gratious Queene Ann, milde and curteous plaste in a Chariot, of excéeding beauty, did all the way so humbly and with mildenes, salute her subiects, neuer [...]eauing to bend her body to them, this way and that, that women and men in my sight wept with ioy? The young hopeful Henry Fredericke, or Fredericke Henry? Prince of Wales, smiling as ouer-ioyde to the peo­ples [Page]eternall comfort, salute them with many a bende, befor [...] the Lord Mayor of the Cittie, in a Crimson Velnet gowne, [...] his in amiled golden Mace vpon his sho [...]lder, vsherd the King and Prince, who bringing them to Temple-barre, [...]ke his le [...] receiued many thankes, of the King and Queene, who was af [...] by the Aldermen & Sheriffes, who came to guard him home, [...] glory of that show past, the King and his traine past on throng [...] [...] ­ous stréete, but their let me tell you I was not very neare, b [...] eye it was super excellent Iustice as I take it, attired in beat [...] holding a crowne in her hand guarded with Shalmes and C [...] whose noyse was such as if the Triumph had béene endles, th [...] wise were on both sides spéeches spoken, showes appointed w [...] [...] ­rall harmonies, of drums, trumpets, and musique of all sorte [...] Italians spared no spending in that behalfe, at whose charge th [...] [...] ­ous prospect was so pompous and full of show to the wonder [...] beholder: both for the height. strength & quallitie, through it [...] and his traine past, and at the corner of the stréete stood me on [...] man with a white beard, of the age of three-score & 19. who [...] the change of 4. Kings & Queenes, & now behold the Triump [...] 5. which by his report excéeded all the rest, wherefore as hope [...] to behold the like, yet he would of his own accord, doe y^t whic [...] shew his duty, and old loue, that was to speake a fiue lines, y^t h [...] had made him, which lines were to this purpose, he himselfe a gréene.

But the narrow way, and the preasing multitude, so ouershadowd him, and the noyse of the showe, that oppertunitie was not fauourable to him, so that the King past by, yet noting his zeale I haue publique­ly imprinted it, that all his fellow Subiectes may sée this olde mans forwardnes, who myst of his purpose by the concourse of people, beside y^e King apointed no such thing but at seueral stays & appointed places.

Along Cornehill they trooped with great Matestie, but his highnes being right ouer the Exchange, smilde looking toward it, belike remem­bring his last being there, the grace of the Marchants, and the rude­nes of the multitude, & casting his eye vp to the third Trophie or Pag­ant, admirde it greatly, it was so goodly top and top many stories, and so hie as it séemd to fall forward: On the top you might behold the sea Dolphins as droping from the clouds on the earth, or looking to be hold the King? pictures of great arte cost and glory as a double ship that be­ing two: was so cunningly made as it séem'de but one, which figured Scotland and England in one, with the armes of both in one Scutchin, sayling on two seas at once, heare was a speech of wōder deliuered too: but the glorie of this show, was in my eye as a dreame, pleasing to the affection, gorgeous and full of ioy, and so full of show▪ and variety, that when I held down my head as wearyed with looking so hie, me thoght it was a griete to me to awaken so soone, but thus the Dutch & French spared for no cost, to gratifie our King, stll y^e streets stood raild, and the Liueries of al y^e companies on both sides guarding the way, & the strōg streame of people violently rūning in y^e midst toward Cheap-side, ther our Triumphant rides garnisht with troups of royalty, & gallant per­sonages, & passing by the great cundyt on the top thereof, stood a pren­tise in a black coate, a flat cap seruant like, as walking before his Mai­sters shop, now whether he spake this or no, I heard not it, but y^e man­ner of his spéech was this, comming to me at the 3. or second hand.

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Whether he were appointed, or of his owne accord I know howsoeuer forward loue is acceptable, and I would the King h [...] them, but the sight of the Trophie at Soper-lane ende, made [...] more forward: there was cost both curious and comely, but the [...] of that a farre off I could not coniecture: but by report it was ex [...] it made no huge high show like the other, but as pompous both [...] rie & matter a stage standing by, on which were enacted strang [...] after which an Oration deliuered of great wisedome, both the [...] this Pagant were deckt gallantly, and furnisht as all the bro [...] as the King past shewd like a paradice but heare his grace mi [...] loue of his Subiects, who at that time are excéeding in the sho [...] ­ing by the crosse beutifully guilded and adorned, there the recor [...] Aldermen on a scaffold, deliuered him a gallant Oration: and a cup of beaten gold, so he past on to y^e pagant at y^e litle conduit [...] ­tificial indéede, of no exceeding height, but prety & pleasing in y^e [...] of an arbor, wherein were placed all manner of wood inhabita [...] uers shows of Admiration, as Pompions, Poungarnets, & all fruit, which y^e Lords highly cōmended where after strange mu [...] hath giuen plenty of harmony: he passed towards Fleete-street [...] [Page]Ludgat [...] where the cunduits dealt so plenteously both before & after he was past, as many were shipt to the Ile of sléepe, that had no leasurs for snorting to behold y^e days Triumph: when he came to y^e Trophie in Fleetestreete y^e Lords considered y^t the same for Royalty was so richly beautified, & so plenteous of show, that with the bredth of the streete it séemed to them to haue gone back againe, and where but then at the crosse in Cheape but otherwise saluted, as with varietye of spéeches, & all sundry sorts of Mvsiques by y^e Cittie, appoinied two as y^t at y^e little Cunduit, & all else but y^e Exchange & gratious street, on y^e top of this pa­geant was placed a Globe, of a goodly preperation this whil wondring at y^e glory of it, setting on vnawares were they on y^e Pageant at Tem­plebarre, neither great nor smal but finely furnisht, some compared it to an Exchange shop, it shined so in y^e dark place & was so pleasing to y^e eie: where one a yongman an Acter of y^e Cittie so deliuered his mind & the manner of all in an Oration y^t a thousand giue him his due deseruing commendations.

In y^e Strand was also an other of smal motion, a piramides fitly besée­ming time & place, but y^e day far spent & the King & States I am sure wearied with y^e shows as the stomack may gluttō, the daintiest courts staid not long, but passed forward to y^e place appointed: when I leaue them to Gods protection & their owne pleasures. Thus you haue hard a short description of this dayes progresse, in which all the Peares and Lords of England & part of Scotland were assembled, to beautifie the Triumphs of their most gracious King. The multitude of people at this present were innumerable: but to conclude God be thanked, for it, such was the great care of the worshipfull Cittizens of London, & al things so prouidently foreséene, by them, that little or no hurt or daun­ger ensued to any: which was greatly feared of many, to haue hapned: by reason of the great multitudes that were in the Cittie, being come both farre & néere thither, to sée this most glorious & happy show. And I beséech the Al­mighty God of his infinite mercy and goodnes, so kéepe our King Queene and Prince, and all their princely progenie, y^t no harm neuer come neere them, nor touch thē, but y^t they may euer liue to his gret glory & to maintaine his must glorious Gospell for euermore. Amen.