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sacrament. The Duke of Somerset's end : brought about by Northumberland and some others. Somerset's friends and dependents. Edward Seimour restored. P. 527. CHAP. IX. The King's debts. More's Utopia in English. Epistles of Bucer's death -, and other books printed now. Bible printed in folio. Bishop Ridley's ordination of ministers. A Parlia- ment. Private acts. A bill for apparel. Forms of wills and testaments. P. 544.
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THE CONTENTS OF THE CHAPTERS.
CHAP. X. Anno 1552. France and Cesar apply to the King. The King congratulates the Elector of Saxony. Gresham the King's agent in Ant- werp. The French successes against the Emperor. The Eng- lish incline to the Emperor. Jealousies of France. Steukley's intelligence thence. Minutes of Council for breaking with France. Fitz-Patric sent for home. Steukley committed. French commission for sea affairs. P. 559.
King offers aid against the Turk. P. 576. CHAP. XII. The King's military exercises. A splendid muster before him in Greenwich park. The dearth. Lady Mary comes to Court. The King's progress. Occurrences. A monstrous child born. Strange fishes taken in the Thames. The King consults for the state of religion and the realm. His device for raising money. P. 583. CHAP. XIII. Matters of Ireland. The Emperor raises money in the Low Countries. Antwerp. The English merchants there. Buck- holt's process against the King. P. 598.
MEMORIALS OF MATTERS WORTHY REMARK ECCLESIASTICAL AND CIVIL IN THE REIGN OF KING EDWARD VI. VOL. II. B MEMORIALS OF MATTERS WORTHY REMARK ECCLESIASTICAL AND CIVIL IN THE REIGX OF KING EDWARD VI. BOOK I.
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his mother'^s death and hurial. The young Prince's education.
ensuing history) was born on the ISth day of October, Prince Ed- in the twenty-ninth year of the reign of his father, King^^"^ ^^^^ Henry VIII. at Hampton Court ; and christened on the Monday following, being the 15th of the said month, at the chapel there. And an heir male being now happily given to the realm, after so many a long year's expectation, the christening was performed with the greater solemnity. Which, since our historians are silent in, I shall set down at length. The infant Prince was brought forth from his And christ- own lodgings, and conveyed through the council chamber EP^^' into the gallery, leading through the King's great chamber. Armor, i. and so through the hall, and the second court into the gal- ^^^ ^^i^^^ lery, that went into the chapel ; torches all the way borne luanner by the King's and other noblemen's servants; the way fenced with barriers (where no walls were) and richly hung, and underfoot strewed thick with rushes. At the chapels
4 MEMORIALS ECCLESIASTICAL BOOK door was a large porch made, covered with rich cloth of ^' gold, and double hanged with rich arras, the floor boarded Anno 1637. and covei'cd with carpets. All the body of the chancel huno- also with rich arras ; wherein Was set a font of silver and gilt, upon a mount or stage four degrees in height, eight square in compass, enclosed with double barriers made of timber, with two or three entrances, one to come in, another to pass to the traverse, a third to the altar. The said barriers were covered with red say, and tacked with small latin nails. The steps of the said mount were covered with carpets ; and the barriers hanged with cloth of gold, or arras. Over the font a rich canopy. On the south side, a little from the mount, was prepared a traverse of damask sarcenet, or satiw, for making ready the Prince to the christening; the same traverse underfoot was co- vered with carpets or cushions; and therein a firepan of coals with a good perfume ; and basins and chavers of sil- ver and gilt, with water (whereof the sayes surely taken) to wash the Prince, if need were. And all that time of the Prince's opening, the Bishops and godfathers (saving the lady godmother) remained under the canopy, there abid- ing the coming of the Prince. The choir hung on both sides with arras, and the high altar garnished sumptuously with stuff and plate. On the south side of the altar a tra- verse of cloth of gold, covered underfoot with carpets, and furnished with cushions ; and likewise the space between the font and the altar spread with carpets.
door, the entrances of the barriers about the font, and the traverse, with Yeomen Ushers to assist them. Sir John Russel, Sir Francis Brian, Sir Nicolas Carew, and Sir An- thony Brown, in aprons and towels, took the charge of the font, and kept the same, till they were discharged thereof by the Lord Steward, or Treasurer of the King's house in his absence. Other Gentlemen Ushers kept the choir door, and the traverse next the altar. The Sergeant of the ewry was ready at the nursery door, to deliver the basins, cup of assay, and towels, and to give his attendance at the chapel
OF KING EDWARD VI. 5 to receive the same after the christening was done. The CHAP. Sergeant of the chandlery was ready at the same chamber door to dehver the tapers. The Sergeant of the pantry to ^^""0 ' ^^7. dehver the salt : and they to be ready at the chapel to re- ceive them again. The Sergeants of the trumpets, with all the company of that office, were ready with their trumpets, and stood and sounded as they were appointed by the Lord Chamberlain. Garter Principal King of Arms, and all the other kings and officers at arms, gave their attendance with their coats of arms. Also the Dean of the chapel and the choir gave their attendance to such service as to them appertained. The Sergeant of the vestry prepared the font, and all things that to his office belonged. The Lord Marshal of England had his servants there, with tip- staves to execute their office. The Knight Marshal and his men gave their attendance, to do as the Lord Steward, or, in his absence, as the Treasurer and Comptroller of the King's household should appoint. And all officers of the household were there, to do their respective services. Moreover, all estates, knights, and gentlemen, had warn- ings, by the King's letters, to make their repair to the Court, to do the service that to them should be appointed, whose names shall be set down hereafter. The like warn- 3 ings had all Sergeants at Arms; and such of the King's Chaplains as were thought meet to do service at that time. The order of going from the Prince's lodgings to the christening was thus: first, all gentlemen, esquires, and knights, went two and two, every of them bearing a torch in his hand, not lighted, till the Prince was baptized. After them the children and ministers of the King's chapel, toge- ther with the Dean, in their surplices and copes, going out- ward. Next them the King's Council, with the great Lords spiritual and temporal. Next them, the Comptroller and Treasurer of the household. Then the Queen's Chamber- lain, the King's Chamberlain, and the Lord High Cham- berlain of England in the midst. Next, ambassadors, and Math them personages meet to accompany them. Then were carried a pair of covered basins, and a towel there-
6. MEMORIALS ECCLESIASTICAL BOOK upon, with a cup of assay borne by the Earl of Sussex, ^ supported by another Lord. Next after, a taper of virgin's Anno 1537. wax, bome by the Earl of Wiltshire, with a towel about his neck. After that, a salt of gold, richly garnished with pear] and stone, borne by the Earl of Essex, with a towel about his neck. The chrysom, richly garnished, borne by the Lady Elizabeth, the King's daughter, who, for her tender age, was carried by the Viscount Beauchamp, assist- ed by the Lord Morley. The Prince himself was carried by the Lady Marchioness of Exeter, assisted by the Duke of Suffolk, and the Lord Marquis her husband. The train of the Prince's robe was borne by the Earl of Arundel, and sustained by the Lord William Howard. The nurse went equally with him that supported the train, and with her the midwife. A rich canopy was borne over the Prince by Sir Edward Nevyl, Sir John Wallop, Mr. Richard Long, Mr. Thomas Seimer, Mr. Henry Knyvet, and Mr. Radchff, Gentlemen of the King's Privy Chamber. Torches of virgin wax were borne about the canopy by Sir Humfrey Foster, Robert Tyrwit, George Harper, and Richard Southwel. Next after the canopy went the Lady Mary, the King's daughter, appointed for the lady godmother. Her train was borne by the Lady Kingston. After the Lady Mary all other ladies of honour, and gentlewomen, in order after their degrees. The Prince's When the Prince was christened, all the torches were T™^ dT lighted, and Garter Principal King at Arms proclaimed Garter. his name in this form following ; God of his injinite grace and goodness give and grant good life and long to the right high, excellent and nohle Prince, Prince Edward, DuJce of Cornwall, arid Earl of Chester, most dear and most entirely beloved son to our most dread and gracious Lord, King Henry VIII. Large, Large. This being performed, the service following was done, while the Prince was making ready in the traverse. Te Deum was sung. Then first to the Lady Mary the Lord Williams gave the towel, the Lord Fitz water bare the co- vered basins, and the Lord Mountague uncovered them.
OF KING EDWARD VI. 7 To the Bishop that did administer, the Lord Butler bare CHAP, the towel, the Lord Bray the basins, and the Lord Dela- ware uncovered them. To the Archbishop of Canterbury Anno 1537. and the Duke of Norfolk, godfathers to the Prince, the Lord Stourton bore the towel, and the Lord Wentworth gave the water. Item, For the serving the Lady Mary and the Lady Elizabeth with spices, wafers, and wine, the Lord Hastings bore the cup to the Lady Mary, and the Lord Delaware another cup to the Lady Elizabeth. The Lord 4 Dacre of the South bare the spice-plates to them both, the Lord Cobham the wafers, and the Lord Mountague unco- vered the spice-plates. The Bishop that administered was served with spice, wine, and wafers, by three of the ancient knights appointed by the Lord Chamberlain. The Arch- bishop of Canterbury, the Duke of Norfolk, godfathers at the font, and the Duke of Suffolk, godfather at the con- firmation, were served with like spices, wafers, and wine, by three knights, also by the Lord Chamberlain appointed. All other estates and gentlemen within the Church and Court were served with spice and hippocrass ; and all others with bread and sweet wine. This being done, the going home with the Prince was in The Prince the same manner as the coming out was, saving that the^^'"^^*'™^* taper, the salt, and the basins were there delivered. The nies used, gifts that were given by the gossips were carried in order : a cope of gold, given by the Lady Mary, was carried by the Earl of Essex : three great bowls and two great pots, silver and gilt, given by the Archbishop, were carried by the Earl of Sussex : the same gifts with those of the Arch- bishop's were carried next by the Earl of Wiltshire : the two great flagons, and two great pots, silver and gilt, given by the Duke of Suffolk, were carried by the Viscount Beauchamp. The Lady Elizabeth went with the Lady Mary, her sister, and the Lady Herbert of Troy bore her train. After the King at Arms had proclaimed the name of the Prince, the trumpets set in the utter court within the gate continually sounded, till the Prince was brought into the Queen's chamber. And all other minstrels stood
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l^EMORIALS ECCLESIASTICAL BOOK with the trumpets to do their office when they should be ^' called. At the going of the Prince the chapel sang the ser-
Anno 1537. vice, and performed the ceremonies belonging, all the way. And this, at length, was the splendid procession of our young Prince's baptism, rhe estates To which I will add the names of all the estates and men^P^r"-^' gentlemen summoned to be present, and give their attend- »ent. ance at the said baptism. The Lord Chancellor The Duke of Norfolk The Duke of Suffolk The Marquis of Exeter The Lord Privy Seal The Earls of
Viscount Beauchamp The Lords
The Archbishop of Canter- ~ bury The Bishops of London Lincoln Rochester Chichester St. Asaph Carlile The Abbots of Westminster St. Albans Waltham Towerhil Stratford Knights and Gentlemen, Mr. Hennage Sir John Russel Sir Francis Brian Sir Nicolas Carew Sir Thomas Cheyny Sir Anthony Brown Sir John Wallop • Richard Long: Thomas Seymer Henry Knyvet Peter Meutas Sir Humfrey Foster George Harper OF KING EDWARD VI. John Welsborn Sir Richard Weston CHAP. Roger Ratclif Sir Richard Paige ^• Anthony Knyvet Sir Giles Capel Anno 1537. Robert Tyrwhyt Sir John Rainsforth Sir Humfrey RadcUf Sir Thomas Darcy Sir John St. Johns Sir John St. Leger Sir Thomas Rotheram Sir John Tyrrel John WiUiams William Saihard Rafe Verney Sir Christ. Willoughby Sir WilUam Essex Sir Richard Sands Sir Anth. Hungerford Sir George Somerset Sir WiUiam Burnden Sir Arthur Hopton Sir Walter Stonar Sir Anthony Wyngfield Sir John Brown Sir WilHam Drury Sir John Bourghchier Edward Chamberlain Sir Edward Bainton Richard Southwel Sir Henry Long Sir Henry Parker Sir WilHam Kingston Sir Gryffith Dune Sir John Bridges Sir Phihp Butler Sir Nicolas Poynts Sir Robert Peyton Sir Walter Denys Sir Giles Alyngton Anthony Kingston Thomas Meggis Sir John St. Lo Thomas Wryothesley Sir Hugh Poulet Richard Manors, Sir Giles Strangwais Churchmen. Sir Thomas Arundel The Dean of St. Stephens Sir John Horsay The Archdeacon of Rich- Sir John Rogers mond Sir William Poulet The Deans of John Powlet Exeter Sir John Gage Windsor Sir William Goryn Sarum Sir Edward Nevyl Dr. Bell Sir John Dudley Dr. Thurlebe Sir William Hault Dr. Turrit Sir Edward Wotton Mr. Pate Sir William Kemp Dr. Wilson Sir Thomas Poynings Dr. Skippe John Norton Dr. Day.
10 MEMORIALS ECCLESIASTICAL BOOK But all this joy and splendour soon received a sad check ^' by the death of the Prince's mother, who deceased about Anno 1637. twelve o'clock on Wednesday night, the 24th day of the His mother game month of October, that is, twelve days after the Prince's birth ; as it is expressly set down in one of the Ex Offic. manuscript volumes belonging to the Heralds' Office, where, Armor, i. uj,(jgj, i]^q particular date of each day, are shewn the cere- monies done to that Queen's corpse, from her death to her funerals and last interment. What credit is to be given to the aforesaid manuscript book I leave to the readers, espe- cially when in this particular it disagrees with all our com- mon historians, as Fox, Stow, Holingshed, the Lord Her- bert, and others, that write she died on Sunday the 14th day of October, two days after her delivery. But I suspect they borrowed one from another : and the first having mis- taken might soon draw on the rest, in a matter so easily to be slipt over: for some probability of the truth of this ma- The true nuscHpt, in dating the Queen's death ten days later than we delth''^ ^^'^ commonly find it, it may be considered, that if she had died the 14th day, it is not likely there should have been such a great and splendid Court, such feasting and triumph, such trumpets and music sounding at the christening of her son, the very next day after she was dead, and in the same house where she, the mother, lay a lifeless corpse ; nor is it likely, that after the ceremonies were performed at the cha- pel, that the Prince, with all his procession, should be 6 brought into the Queen's chamber, as he is said to be in the Cott. Libr. former relation. It is also to be considered, that this date exempUfied ^^ ^^^ death agrees well with the letter of the King's Doc- in Full. tors to the Council, concerning the Queen's declining condi-
preparing to minister to her the holy unction ; which sup- poses her near the point of death. And this letter was dated on Wednesday, at eight in the morning. On which day of the week, at night, our said manuscript assigns her death. Add also the excessive grief the King took, and the real sadness that seized on all at her death, could not con- sist with the magnificence of the christening, as was related before, unless she were at that time alive, and that there
OF KING EDWARD VI. 11 were hopes of her. "Whose departure (as that book re- CHAP. " ]ates) was as heavy to the King as had been seen or heard ' " tell of many years; yea, and likewise to all the states of Anno 1537. " this realm, and citizens, with the commons, great and " small, as ever was for any Queen."" And if this date of her death be true, it will serve against slanderous Saunders, and other Papists, King Henry VIII's mortal enemies, that labour all they can to bespatter his name and memory ; I mean, to disarm them of one instance of his pretended cruelty, in appointing this his son to be cut out of his mother's womb. For if she hved twelve days after her delivery, this will sufficiently confute that spiteful tale.
the day of her death, that is, Oct. 24, as it is there stated, therear"^ viz. That immediately the King retired to a solitary place, not to be spoken with, leaving some of his counsellors to take order about her burial. Then she was embowelled, Her burial. and wax-chandlers and plumbers, and such others, did their office about her : and this was the work of Thursday, Oc- tober S5. The next day, being Friday 26, was provided in the chamber of presence something in manner of an hearse, with twenty-four tapers standing aloft the majesty, garnished with pensils and other decencies. In the same chamber was an altar provided for mass to be said, richly appareled with black, garnished with the cross, images, censers, and other ornaments. And daily masses said by her Chaplains and others. This done, the corpse was con- veyed reverently from the place where she died, under the hearse, covered with a rich pall of cloth of gold, and a cross set thereupon; lights burning night and day with six torches, and the lights aforesaid upon the altar, all divine service-time. All ladies and gentlewomen put off their rich apparel, doing on them mourning habits, and white ker- chiefs hanging over their heads and shoulders : there kneel- ing about the said hearse all the service-time, in lamentable- wise, at Mass aforenoon, and at Dirige after. There was also a watch nightly, during the time that the corpse lay in 12 MEMORIALS ECCLESIASTICAL BOOK the same chamber: and so contmued till the last day of the • said month of October. Anno 1537. On which day, being Wednesday, and the vigil of All Saints, the corpse was removed between three and four of the clock in the afternoon, from the chamber to the chapel, in very great state and solemnity; the chapel coming up with the Bishop of Carlile, her Almoner, who did execute i7i 2^ont'ificalibuSy assisted by the Bishop of Chichester, Dean of the King's chapel, and the Sub-dean ; entering into the chamber where the corpse lay ; and there doing all such ce- 7 remonies thereto appertaining, as censing, holy water, with De profundis. The solemnity in the chapel lasted day by day until the 12th day of November, being Monday, which was the day of removing the corpse towards Windsor : which was done with all the pomp and majesty that could be.
wards °' ^^d thereupon the representation of the Queen in her robes Windsor, of estate, with a rich crown of gold upon her head, all in her hair loose, a sceptre of gold in her right hand, and on her fingers rings set with precious stones, and her neck V richly adorned with gold and stones ; and under the head a rich pillow of cloth of gold tissue ; her shoes of cloth of gold, with hose and smock, and all other ornaments. The said chair drawn with six chariot horses trapped with black Yüklə 12,09 Mb. Dostları ilə paylaş:
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