HEr bodie was brought in a Coutch (about 100 atten­ding thereon from Fothe­ringham castell vpon Son­day at night, the Bishop of Peterborough, the Deane, the Prebendes, & the rest meeting the same at the Bridge, being not far from the town, and so conueighed it to the Bishops Pallace, and from thence vpon Tuesday being Lam­mas day, was caried to the Church where she was buried on the south side of the hearse by torch light.

The Hearse was made field-bed wise, the vallance of blacke veluet with a golde fringe, the top of the imperiall couered wite Baies: About it was set 10 Posies, In my defence God me defend, with 10 Scutchions greate and litle, and at the toppe a double one with a Crowne imperiall thereupon. The suppor­ters, Vnicornes with 100 Pendons or litle [Page 2]Flags: It was impaled with Baies, and in it 14 stooles with blacke veluet cushions: vp­on the pillers sustaining the imperiall of the Hearse, the which were all couered with vel: uet, were fixed Scutchions, bearing either red Lion alone, or els parted with the Armes of France, or with the Armes of the Lorde Lineaux. The Church and Chancell were hanged with baies, and Scutchions as at o­ther Funerals. The Mourners came out of the Bishops pallace, being set in order in the by the Herralds thus. First 100 Releeuants poore old women, for the most part widowes in blacke cloth gownes, with an ell of white Holland ouer their heades, which they had for their labor, and 9. shillings apeece in monie: These deuided themselues in the bodie of the Church, and stood halfe on the one side, and halfe on the other, and there stood during the whole solemnitie. At the Church doore the singing men and Quiristers met the Mour­ners with a psalme, and led them the way in­to the Chancell, continuing singing with the Organs vntil the sermon began. Then follo­wed two yeomen, viz. the Sherifes bailiefe, and the bailiefe of Peterborough, with black staues, & after them mourning coates. Then Sir Nicholas Sauell in a mourning gowne [Page 3]carrieng the great Standard, viz. ā Crosse in a Field Azur: the Streamer, an Vnicorne Argent in a field of Guiles, a poesie written. In my defence God me defend. Then followed mourning cloakes by two and two, a greate nūber, wherof the first were late the Queens officers, and after them mourning gownes: Among these officers of her house, was a French Iesuit her Confessor, with a golden Crucifix about his necke, which he did weare openly, and being tolde that the people mur­mured and disliked at it, he said he would do it, though he died for it. Thus wee may see how obdurate their hearts are in malice, and how obstinate they shewe themselues in the vaine toies and superstitious trifles of their owne imaginations.

Then the Deane, next the two Bishops of Peterborough and Lincolne, the L. Wil­loughby of Parhan, the L. Mordant, the L. Compton, Sir Thomas Cicel all fower in gownes with white staues, representing the Steward, Chamberlain, Tresurer, & Com­troller: after these 16 Scottes and French­men which had bin officers in her house: then Sir Andrew Nowel alone, carieng the ban­ner of Scotland: then Percullis the Harralde bearing the Crowne and Crest, theron a red [Page 4]Lion rampant crowned, holding a sword the point vpward, the Helmet ouermanteled Guiles pondered ermyne: then the Target by Roges Dragon: the Sword by Yorke: the coat of Armes by Somerset. Then Cla­renceaux with a Gentlemā at Armes. Then followed the Coffin couered with a paule of veluet, six Scutchions fixed theron, vpon the head wheref stood a Crowne of gold, 6 Gen­tlemen bearing the Corps vnder a veluet ca­napie born by these 4 Knights: viz. Sir Tho­mas Manners, Sir Iohn Hastings, Sir Iames Harrington and Sir Iohn Knight­lie: eight other banorets borne by 8 Squires, 4 on either side of the Coffin. After the corps came the heade Mourner, the Countesse of Bedford, assisted by the two Earles of Rut­land & Lincolne. The Lady Saint-Iohns of Basing bearing her traine. Then followed by two and two other Ladies: the L. Talbot the L. Mordant, the L. Sauell, the L. Man­ners, the L. Cecill, the L. Mountegew, the Lady Nowell. The other Gentlemen. The ten Scottish & French womē of the Queens with black attire on their heads, of taffate be­fore, and hehind white Lawne, hanging down like French-hoodes. They with the Scot­tish and French men did all go out before the [Page 5]Sermon (except M. Meluin who staied) and the rest came in when it was ended: the head Mourner, & the Ladies, with the two Earls assistants were placed within the Hearse: the two Knights with their banners were set at the east end of the Hearse without the pale, and the eight Squires with their bannorets, 4 of a side in like manner without the pale. Al the rest of the Mourners were caried vp by an Harrald aboue the Hearse, and placed of each side, the women next the altar. The Bi­shop & the Deane standing at the Altar with two gilded basons, al which being placed and set, and the Church quiet, the Bishop of Lin­colne began his Sermon, and in his praier vsed these wordes, ‘Let vs blesse God for the happie dissolution of Marie, late the Scottish Queen and Dowager of France: of whose life and departure, whatsoeuer shall be expected, I haue nothing to say, for that I was vnacquainted with the one, and not present at the other, of her M. faith and end I am not to iudge: It is a charitable saieng of the Father Luther: Many one liueth a Papist, and dieth a Prote­stant: Onely this I haue bene enformed, that she tooke her death patiently, and recommen­ded her selfe wholy to Iesus Christ.’

The Sermon ended, a long peece of vel­uet [Page 6]and a cushion was caried and laid for the Countesse to go and kneele vpon, hard before the Bishops feete, then by the King of Har­ralds were caried the four officers with their white staues, and placed two at the top of the staires vnder the Bishop & two beneath them Then the two principal Harralds fetched vp the Countesse, the two Earles leading her, & the Lady Saint-Iohns bearing vp her train: there she kneeled a while, and then all retur­ned to their places, this was the first offering (not that Brakenburie went this time be­fore her) The two Earles placed without the pale before the Countesse, one of the Kinges of Harralds fetched from the Hearse the coat armor brought it downe to the other King of Harralds, & he deliuered it to the two Earls, they caried it (obeisance beeing done to the Countesse) to the Bishop, and kissed it in de­liuering of it. A third Harrald tooke it of the Bishop and laide it downe on the Altar, the Sword, the Target, the Helmet, Crowne, and Crest in like sort was all done by the two Earles, kissing their hands before them: then were the two banners caried vp one after an­other seuerally by those that brought them, and so set vpon the Altar, leaning to the wal, the other 8 Bannorets were put into the [Page 7]Hearse as they stood. Then went the Coun­tesse, M. Iohn Manners holding vppe her traine the second time, and offered alone to the Bishop.

Then the Ladies and Gentlewomen by two and two went vp and offered, then the officers with white staues offered: and last of all came there a Harralde to the pulpyt, and fetched the Bishop of Lincolne, and then the most part of the Mourners departed in the same order they came in, & toward the doore of the Chancell stoode the Scottish women, parted on both sides, and as the English La­dies passed by, they kissed them all.

Then ouer the Vault where the body lay, the Deane read the ordinary wordes of buri­all, an this being done, the foure officers brake their white staues ouer their heads, and threw them in­to the Vaulte.