And Marchlond had in it , ●rcia . London , Mildelsex , heerin a Bishoprik . Had more of Shyrez : Gloceter , Woorceter , and Warwik , and heerin a Bishoprik . Chester ( that noow we call Chesshyre ) Darby and Stafford , whervntoo one Bishop that had also part of Warwyk & Shreusbery and hiz See at Couentree , that waz then aforetyme at Lychfeeld . Heertoo : Hereford , wherin a Bishoprik that had more too iurisdiction , half Shreusbury , part of Warwyk and also of Gloceter , and the See at Hereford . Also had Oxford , Buckingham , Hertford , Huntyngdon , and ●alf of Bed●ord , and too theez , Norhampton , part of Lecyter and also Lincoln , whear vnto a Bisshop : whooz Sée at Lincoln Cittee that s●mtime before waz at Dorchester . Heertoo , the rest of Leyceter & in Nottingham that of olld had a speciall Bishop , whooz Sée waz at Leyceter , but after , put too the charge of the Archbishop of Yorke .

Noow touching the name , that of olld Records I vnderstand , and of auncient writerz I finde , iz calld Kenelwoorth . Sins moste of the Worths in England stand ny vntoo lyke lakez , and ar eyther small Ilandz , such one az the seate of this Castl hath béen & eazly may be , or is londground by pool or riuer whearon willoz , allderz or such like doo gro : Vpon Taci● fol. 142. The Germains call werck that we woork werlt : woorld . wermut : woorm-wood . So viel wert : So mooch woorth . which Althamerus writez precyzly that the Germains cal werd : Ioyning theez too toogyther with the nyghness allso of the woords & sybred of the toongs , I am the boolder too pronoouns , that az oour English Woorth , with the rest of oour ancient langage , waz least vs from the Germayns : éeuen so , that theyr Werd & our Woorth iz all one thing in signifiauns , common too vs both éen at this day . I take the case so cléer that I say not az mooch as I moought . Thus proface ye with the preface . And now to the matter .

ON Saterday the nyenth of Iuly , at long Ichingham , a Tooun & Lordship of my lords , within a thrée mile of Killing-woorth , hiz honor made her Maiesty great chéer at dinner , and pleazaunt pastyme in hunting by the wey after , that it was eight a clock in the éeuening ear her hyghnes cam too Kylling woorth . Whear , in the Park , aboout a flight shot from the Brayz & first gate of the Castl , Sibyl . one of the ten Sibills , that ( wee réed ) wear all Fatidicae & Theobulae ( az partyez and priuy too the Gods gracious good willz ) cumly clad in a pall of white sylk , pronoounced a proper poezi in English ryme & meter : of effect , hoow great gladnes her gracious prezenz brought into euery steed whear it pleazed her too cum , and specially now intoo that place that had so long longed after the same : éended with prophecy certeyn , of mooch & long prosperitee health and felicitee : this her Maiesty beningly accepting , passed foorth vntoo the next gate of the Brayz , which ( for the length , largnes and vse ( az well it may so serue ) they call noow the Tyltyard , The Porter . whear a Porter , tall of parson , big of lim & stearn of coountinauns , wrapt also all in sylk , with club & keyz of quantitee according : had a roough speech full of passions in meter aptly made too the purpose : whea●by ( az her highnes was cum within his ward ) he burst out in a great pang of impaciens too see such vncooth trudging too & fro , such ridyng in & oout , with such dyn & noyz of talk within the charge of his offis : whearof he neuer saw the lyke nor had any warning afore , ne yet coold make too him self any cauz of the matter , at last vpon better vie● & auisement az he preast too cum neerar : confessing anon that he foound him self perced at the prezens of a parsonage so euidently expressing an heroicall Soueraintie ouer all the hole estates , & hy degreez thear besyde : callmd hiz stormz , proclayms open gates & free passage too all , yeeldes vp hiz club , hiz heyz , hiz office and all , and on hiz kneez humbly praiz pardon of hiz ignorauns & impaciens : which her highnes graciously graunting , The Trumpetoours . he cauzd hiz Trumpetoourz that stood that stood vpon the wall of the gate thear , too soound vp a tune of wellcum : which , byside the nobl noyz , waz so mooch the more pleezaunt too beholld , becauz theez Trumpetoour ; being six in number , wear euery one an eight foot hy , in due proportion of parson besyde , all in long garmens of sylk sutabl , each with hiz syluery Trumpet of a fyue foot long , foormed taperwyze , and straight from the vpper part vntoo the neather eend : whear the diameter waz a 16. inchez ouer and yet so tempred by art , that being very eazy too the blast , they cast foorth no greater noyz nor a more vnpleazaunt soound for time & tune , then any oother common Trumpet be it neuer so artificially foormed . These armonioous blasterz , from the foreside of the gate at her highnes entrauns whear they began : walking vpon the wallz , vntoo the inner : had this muzik maynteyned from them very delectably while her highnes all along this Tiltyard rode vnto the inner gate next the baze coourt of the Castl : whear the Lady of the Lake ( famous in king Arthurz book ) with too Nymphes wayting vpon her , Lady of the Lake . arrayed all in sylks attending her highnes comming : from the midst of the Pool , whear , vpon a moouabl Iland , bright blazing with torches , she floting too land , met her Maiesty with a wel penned meter and matter after this sorte : First of the auncientée of the Castl , whoo had béen ownerz of the same , éen till this day , most allweyz in the handes of the Earls of Leyceyter , hoow she had kept this Lake syns king Arthurz dayz , and noow vnderstanding of her highnes hither cumming , thought it both offis & duety in humbl wyze too discoouer her and her estate : offring vp the same , her Lake & poour thearin , with promis of repair vnto the Coourt . It pleazed her highnes too thank this lady & too ad withall , we had thought indéed the Lake had béen oours , and doo you call it yourz noow ? Well we wyll héerin common more with yoo hereafter .

This Pageaunt waz clozd vp with a delectabl harmony of Hautboiz , Shalmz , Cornets , and such oother looud Muzik , that held on whyle her Maiesty , pleazauntly so passed from thens tooward the Castl gate : whearvntoo , from the baze Coort ouer a drie valley , The bridge . cast into a good foorm , waz thear framed a fayre Bridge of a twenty foote wyde , and a seauenty foot long , graueld for treading , rayled on eyther part with seauen posts on a syde , that stood a twelue foot a sunder , Seuen pair of Posts . thikned betwéen with well proporcioned Pillers turnd .

Upon the first payr of Posts wear set , too cumly square wyre Cage● , each a thrée foot long , too foot wide & hy : in them , liue Bitterz , ●urleuz , Shoouelarz , Hearnsheawz , Godwytz , Syluanus prezents . 1. and such lyke deinty Byrds of the prezents of Syluanus the God of fooul .

On the second payr , too great Syluerd Bollz , featly apted too the purpoze , fyld with Applz , Pearz , Cherryz , Fylberdz , Walnuts fresh vpon theyr braunchez , and with Oringez , Pooungarnets , Lemmanz , and Pypinz , Pomona . 2. all for the gyfts of Pomona , Goddes of fruiez .

The thyrd payre of Posts , in too such syluerd Bollz , had ( all in earz , gréen & olld ) Wheat , Barly , Otez , Beanz & Peaz , az the gyfts of Ceres .

The fourth Post on the leaft hand , Ceres . 3. in a like syluerd boll , had Grapes in Clusters , white and red , gracified with their vine leauez : the match Post against it , had a payre of great white syluer lyuery Pots for Wine : and before them , too glassez of good capacitee filld full : the ton with white Wine , the toother with claret : so fresh of ●oo●or , and of look so loouely smiling to the eyz of many , that by my feyth me thought by their léering , they could haue foound in their harts ( az the éeuening waz hot ) too haue kyst them swéetly & thought it no sin : and théez for the potenciall prezents of Bacchus the God of wine .

The fifth payr had , 〈◊〉 . 4. each a fayr large trey sireawd a littl with fresh grass , and in them , Coonger , Burt , Mullet , fresh Herring , Oyste●s , S●mon , Creuis , and such like from Neptunus , God of the Sea. Neptuaus 5

On the sixth payr of Posts wear 〈◊〉 too ragged 〈◊〉 of syluer , as my Lord giuez them in armz , beautifully gli●tering of armoour thervpon depending , Bowz , Arroz , Spearz , Shéeld , Head pées , Gorget , Corse lets , Swoords , Targets , and such like for Mars gifts the God of war . Mars . 6. And the aptlyer ( me thought ) waz it that thooz ragged staues supported théez Martiall prezents , as well bicauz théez Staues by their tines séem naturally méet for the bearing of armoour , as allso that they chéefly in this place might take vpon them principall protection of her highnes Parson , that so benignly pleazed her to take herboour .

On the seauenth Posts , the last & next too the Castl , wear thear pight , too fayr Bay braunchez of a fourfoot hy , adoourned on all sides with Lutes , Uiollz , Shallmz , Cornets , Flutes , Recorders & Harps , as the prezents of Phoebus the God of Muzik , Phoebus . for reioysing the mynd , and also of Phizik for health to the body .

Ouer the Castl gate was thear fastened a Tabl beautifully garnisht abooue with her higness armes , and featly with Iuy wreathz boordred aboout : of a ten foot square : the ground blak , whearvpon in large white Capitall Roman fayr written : a Poem mencioning théez Gods & their gyfts thus prezented vntoo her highness : which , becauz it remaynd vnremooued , at leyzure & pleazure I took it oout , as folloeth .

All the Letterz that mencion her Maiesty , which héer I put capitall , for reuerens & honor wear thear made in golld .

But the night well spent , for that théez versez by torchlyght , coold not eazly be red , by a Poet thearfore in a long ceruleoous garment , with a syde & wyde fléeuez Uenecian wyze , drawen vp to his elboz , his dooblet sleeues vnder that , crimzen , nothing but sylk : a Bay garland on hiz hed , and a skro in hiz hand , making fyrst an humble obeyzaunz at her highness cumming , and pointing vnto euery prezent az he spake : the same wear pronoounced . Pleazauntly thus viewing the gyfts az she past , & hoow the posts might agrée with the speech of the Poet , at the eend of the bridge & entrée of the gate , waz her highness receiued with a fresh delicat armony of Flutez , in perfoormauns of Phoebus prezents .

So passing intoo the inner Coourt , her Maiesty ( that neuer rydez but alone ) thear set dooun from her Pallfrey , waz conueid vp too chamber : when after , dyd follo so great a peal of gunz , and such lyghtning by fyer woork a long space toogyther : as Iupiter woold sheaw him self too be no further behinde with hiz wellcoom , then the rest of hiz Gods : and that woold he haue all the Cuntrée to kn● : for indéed the noyz & flame wear hard & séen a twenty myle of . Thus mooch Master Martin ( that I remember me ) for the fyrst dayz Bien venu . Be ye not wery , for I am skant in the mydst of my matter .

On sunday : Sunday . ● the fornoon occupied ( az for the Sabot day ) in quiet & vocation from woork , and in diuine seruis & preaching at the parish church : The afternoon in excellent Musik , of sundry swéet instruments , and in dauncing of Lords & Ladyez , and oother woorshipfull degréez , vttred with such liuely agilitée & commendabl grace : az whither it moought be more straunge too the eye , or pleazaunt too the mind , for my part indéed I coold not discern : but excedingly well waz it ( me thought ) in both .

At night late , az though Iupiter the last nyght , had forgot for biziness , or forborn for curtezy & quiet , part of hiz wellcoom vntoo her highness appointed : noow entring at fyrst intoo hiz purpoze moderatly ( az mortallz doo ) with a warning pées or too , proceding on with encreas , at last the Altitonant displayz me hiz mayn poour : with blaz of burning darts , flying too & fro , leamz of starz coruscant , streamz and hayl of fiery sparks , lyghtenings of wyldefier a water & lond , flyght & shot of thunderbollts : all with such continuanuns . terrour & vehemency : that the heauins thunderd , the waters soourged , the eart● shook : in such sort surely , az had wee not béen assured the fulminant deitée waz all but in amitée , and coold not oother wiz witness hiz wellcooming vntoo her highness : it woold haue made me for my part , az hardy az I am , very vengeably afeard . This a doo lasted while hy midnight waz past , that well waz me soon after when I waz cooucht in my cabayn . And thiz for the secund day .

Munday waz hot , Munday . 3 and thearfore her highnesse kept in tyll a fiue a clok in the éeuening : what tyme it pleazed her too ryde foorth intoo the Chase too hunt the Hart of fo rs : which foound anon , and after sore chased , and chafed by the hot pursuit of the ●oounds , waz fayn of fyne fo rs , The hunting of the Hart of fors . at last too take soyl . Thear to beholld the swyft fleeting of the Déer afore with the stately caryage of hiz hed in hiz swimming , spred ( for the quantitée ) lyke the sayl of a shyp : the hoounds harroing after , az had they been a number of skyphs too the spoyl of a karuell : the to● no l●ss eager in purchas of hiz pray , then was the toother earnest in safegard of hiz lyfe : so az the earning of the hoounds in continuauns of theyr cry , the swyftnes of the Déer , the running of footemen , the galloping of horsez , the blasting of horns , the halloing & hewing of the huntsmen , with the excellent Echoz betwéen whilez from the woods and waters in valleyz resoounding , mooued pastime delectabl in so hy a degrée , az for ony parson to take pleasuze by moost sensez at onez , in mine opinion thear can be none ony wey comparabl too this : And specially in this place that of nature iz ●oormed so féet for the purpoze . In feyth Master Martin if ye coold with a wish I woold ye had béer at it : Well the hart waz kyld , a goodly Déer , but so ceast not the game yet .

For aboout nine a clok at the hither part of the Chase , whear torchlight attended : ●out of the woods in her Maiestiez returne , rooughly came thear foorth Hombre Saluagio , The sauage man . with an Oken plant plu●t vp by the roots in hiz hande , him self forgrone all in moss & Iuy : who , for parsonage , gesture , & vttrauns beside , coountenaunst the ma●ter too very good lyking , and had spéech to effect : That contynuing so long in ●heez wylde wasts , whearin oft had he fared both far & neer , yet hapt he neuer to sée so glorioous an assemble afore : and noow cast intoo great gréef of mynde , for that neither by himself coold he gess , nor knew whear els to be taught , what they shoold be or whoo bare estate . Reports sum had he hard of many straunge things , but brooyled thearby so mooch the more in desyre of knoledge . Thus in great pangz bethought he & calld he vpon all his familiarz & cōpanionz : the Fawnz , the Satyrez , the Nymphs , the Dryardes , & the Hamadriades , but none making aunswer , whearby hiz care the more encreasyng , in vtter greef & extréem refuge calld he aloowd at last after hiz olld fréend Echo Echo that be wist woold hide nothing from him , but tell him all if she wear heer . Heer ( que Echo . ) Heer Echo , Echo . and art thou thear ? ( sayz he ) Ah boow mooch hast thoow reléeued my careful spiritez with thy curtezy onward . A my good Echo heer iz a marueloouz prezens of dignitee , what ar they I pray thee , whoo iz soouerain , tel me I beseek the or els hoow moought I kno ? I kno ( que she ) . Knoste thoow sayz he ? mary that iz exceedingly well : why then , I dezyer the hartely sho me what Maiesty ( for no mean degree iz i● ) haue we heer : a King or a Queen ? A Queen ( que Echo . ) A Queen sayz he ? pauzing & wysly viewyng a whyle , noow full certeynly seemz it thy tale to be tru . And proceding by this maner of dialog withan earnest behollding her highnes a whyle , recounts he fyrst hoow iustly that foormer reports agree with hiz prezent sight : toouching the beautifull liniaments of coountenauns , the cumly proporcion of body , the prinsly grace of prezens , the gracious gifts of nature with the rare & singular qualitees of both body & minde in her Maiesty conioynd , and so apparaunt at ey . Then shortly rehersing Saterdaiz acts : of Sibils salutation , of the Porters propozition , of hiz Trumpetoourz musik , of the Lake ladyez oration , of the seauen Gods seauen prezents : he reporteth the incredibl ioy that all estatez in the land haue allweyz of her highnes whear so euer it cums : eendeth with presage & praer of perpetual felicitee , and with vmbl subiection of him & hizzen & all that they may doo . After this sort the matter went with littl differens I gess , sauing only in this point : that the thing which heer I report in vnpoolisht proze , waz thear pronoounced in good miter & mater very well endighted in ryme . Echo fynely framed most aptly by aunswerz thus too vtter all . But shall I tell yoo maister Martyn by the mass of a mad auenture ? az this Sa●age for the more submission brake his tree a sunder , kest the top from him , it had allmost light vpon her highnes ●ors hed : whereat he startld & the gentlman mooch dismayd ▪ See the benignitee of the Prins , az the foot men lookt well too the hors , and he of generozitee soon callmd of him self , no hurt no hurt qd her highnes . Which woords I promis yoo we wear all glad too heéer , and took them too be the best part of the play .

Tuisday , Tuisday . 4. pleazaunt passing of the time with muzik & daunsyng : sauing that toward night it liked her Maiesty too walk a foot intoo the Chase ouer the Bridge : whear it pleased her to stand , while vpon the Pool oout of a Barge fine appoynted for the purpoze , too heer sundry kindes of very delectabl Muzik . Thus recreated and after sum wallk her highnes returned .

Wednsday , Wed●s . 5. her Maiesty rode intoo the Chase a hunting again of the hart of fo rs . The Deer after hiz property for refuge took the soyl : but so masterd by hot pursuit on all parts that he waz taken quik in the pool : the watermen held him vp hard by the ●ed , while at her highnes commaundement he lost hiz earz for a raundsum and so had The Ha●● pardoned . pardon of lyfe .

Thursday , Thursday . 6 the foourteenth of this Iuly and the syxth day of her Maiestyez cumming : a great sort of bandogs whear thear tyed in the vtter Coourt , and thyrteen bearz in the inner . A queast of Bearz . Whoo so euer made the pannell , thear wear inoow for a Queast & one for challenge & need wear . A wight of great wizdoom and grauitee seemed theyr forman too be , had it cum too a Iury : But it fell oout that they wear cauzd too appeer thear vpon no such matter , but onely too aunswer too an auncient quarrell between them & the bandogs , in a cause of controuersy that hath long depended , been obstinatly full often debated with sharp and byting arguments aboth sydes , and coold neuer be decyded : grown noow too so maruayloous a mallys , that with spitefull obrayds and vncharitabl chaffyngs allweyz they freat , az far az any whear the ton can heer , see , or smell the toother : and indeed at vtter deadly fohod . Many a ma●md member , ( God wot ) blody face & a torn cote hath the quarell cost between them , so far likely the less yet noow too be appeazd , az thear wants not partakerz too bak them aboth sidez .

Well syr , the Bearz wear brought foorth intoo the Coourt , the Dogs set too them , too argu the poynts eeuen face too face , they had learnd coounsell allso aboth parts : what may they be coounted parciall that are retaynd but a to syde ? I ween no ▪ Uery feers both ton & toother & eager in argument : if the dog in pleadyng woould pluk the bear by the throot , the bear with trauers woould claw him again by the skallp , confess & a list , but a voyd a coold not that waz bound too the bar : and hiz coounsell tolld him that it coold be too him no pollecy in pleading .

Thearfore thus with fending & proouing , with pluckyng & tugging , skratting and byting , by plain tooth & nayl a to side & toother such exspens of blood & leather waz thear between them , az a moonths licking I ween wyl not recoouer : and yet remayn az far oout az euer they wear .

It waz a sport very pleazaunt of theez beastz : to see the bear with hiz pink nyez léering after hiz enmyez approch , the nimblness & wayt of the dog too take hiz auauntage , and the fo rs & experiens of the bear agayn to auoyd the assauts : if he wear bitten in no place , hoow he woold pynch in an oother too get frée : that if be wear taken o●ez , then what shyft with byting with clawyng , with roring tossing & tumbling he woold woork too wynde hym self from them : and when he waz lose , to shake hiz earz twyse or thryse with the blud & the slauer aboout hiz fiznamy , waz a matter of a goodly reléef .

Az thiz sport waz had a day time in the Castl , Gunshot & firework . so waz thear abrode at night very straunge & sundry kindez of ●yer woorks , compeld by cunnyng too fly too & fro and too mount very hy intoo the ayr vpward , and allso too burn vnquenshabl in the water beneath : contrary ye wot , too fyerz kinde . This intermengld with a great peal of guns : which all gaue , both too the ear & to the ●y the greater grace & delight , for that with such order and art they wear temperd coouching time & continuauns , that waz aboout too oours space .

Noow within allso in the mean tyme waz thear sheawed hefore her highnes , Tumbling of the Italia● . by an Italian , such ●eats of agilitee , in goings , turnings , tumblings , castings , hops , iumps , leaps , skips , springs , gamba●ds , soomersauts , caprettyez & flyghts : forward , backward , sydewyze , doownward , vpward , and with such wyndyngs gyrings & circumflexions : al so lightly and wy●h such eazyness , az by me in feaw woords it iz not expressibl by pen or spéech I tell yoo playn . I bleast me by my fayth to behold him , and began to doout whither a waz a man or a spirite : and I ween had doouted me till this tyme : had it not béen that anon I bethough me of men that can reazon & tallk with too toongs , and with too parsons at onez , sing lyke burds , curteiz of behauoour , of body strong and in ioynts so nymbl withall , that their bonez séem az lythy & plyaunt az sy●euz . They dwell in a happy Iland ( az the book termz it ) foour moonths sayling Soouthward beyond Ethiop .

Nay master Martin I tell you no iest : Diodor. Sicul . De anti. Egyptiorum gestia . li. 3 for both Diodorus Siculus an auncient Greek historiagrapher in his third booke of the acts of the olld Egipcians : and allso from him , Conrad Gesnerus a great learned man , and a very diligent writer in all good arguments of oour tyme ( but deceased ) in the fyrst Chapter of hiz Mithridates Mithrid . Ges●eri . reporteth the same . Az for this fello I cannot tell what too make of him , saue that I may gess hiz bak be metall● lyke a lam●rey that haz no bone but a lyne lyke a lute string .

Well syr let him pass & hiz feats , and this dayz pastyme withall , for héer iz az mooch as I can remember me for Thursdayz entertainment .

Fryday Fryday . 7 & Saterday wear thear no open sheawz abrode , Saterday . 8 becauz the weather enclynde too sum moyster & wynde : that very seazonably temperd the droought & the heat , cauzed by the continuauns of fayr weather & sunshyne afore , all the whyle syns her Maiesti●z thyther cumming .

A Sunday oportunely the weather brake vp again , Sunday . 9 and after diuine seruis in the parish church for the Sabot day , and a frutefull sermon thear in the forenoon : at after noon in woorship of this Kenelwoorth Castl , and of God & saint Kenelm , whooz day forsooth by the calendar , this waz : A Brideale . a solem brydeale of a proper coopl waz appointed : set in order in the tylt●ard , too cum & make thear sheaw before the Castl in the great coourt , whear az waz pight a cumly quintine for featz at armz : which when they had doon , too march oout at the Northgate of the Cast●●om●ward again intoo the tooun .

And thus wear they Marshalld , Fyrst , all the lusty lads & bolld bachelarz of the parish , sutably euery wight with hiz blu buckeram brydelace vpon a braunch of gréen broom ( cauz rozemary iz skant thear ) tyed on hiz leaft arm ( for a that syde lyez the hart ) and hiz allder poll for a spear in hiz right hand , in marciall order raunged on afore , too & too in a rank : sum with a hat , sum in a cap , sum a cote sum a ierkin , sum for lightnes in hiz dooblet & hiz hoze , clean trust with a point afore : sum boots & no spurz , he spurz & no boots , and he neyther nother : one a sadel , anoother a pad or a pannell fastened with a cord , for gyrts wear geazon : and theez too the number of a sixteen wight riding men & well beseen : but the Bridegroom formost , in hiz fatherz ●awny worsted iacket , ( for his freends wear fayn that he shoold be a bryde groom before the Queen ) a fayr strawn hat with a capitall crooun steepl wyze on hiz hed : a payr of haruest glou●z on hiz hands , az a sign of good husbanory : a pen & inkorn at his bakfor he woold be knowen to be bookish : lame of a leg that in his yooth was broken at football : wellbelooued yet of hiz moother that lent him a n● mufflar for a napkin that was tyed too hiz gyrdl for lozyng : It was no small sport too mark this minion in hiz full appointment , that throogh good schoolation becam az formall in his action az had he been a bridegroom indeed : with this speciall grace by the wey , that euer az he woold haue framed him the better coountenauns , with the woors face he lookt .

Well syr , after theez horsmen , a lyuely morrisdauns , according too the auncient manner , sir daunserz , Mawdmarion , & the fool . Then , three prety puzels az bright az a brest of bacon , of a thirty yéer olld a pees , that caryed thrée speciall spisecakes of a bushell of wheat , ( they had it by meazure oout of my Lords bak hoous ) , before the Bride : syzely with set coountenanns , and lips so demurely simpring , az it had been a mare cropping of a thistl . After theez a loouely loober woorts , freklfaced , red hedded , cleen trust in hiz dooblet & hiz hoze : taken vp noowe in deed by commission , for that he was so loth to cum forward , for reuerens bylike of his nu cut canuas dooblet : and woold by his good will haue been but a gazer , but foound too bee a méet actor for hiz office : that waz too bear the bridecup , foormed of a sweet sucket barrel , a fayre turnd foot set too it , all seemly be syluerd & parcell gylt , adoourned with a beatifull braunch of broom , gayly begylded for rozemary : from which , too brode brydela●ez of red & yelloo buckeram begylded , and galauntly streaming by such winde az thear waz ( for he caried it aloft : ) This gentlcupbearer yet had hiz freckld fiznamy sumwhat vnhappily infested az he went by the byzy flyez , that floct aboout the bridecup for the sweetnes of the sucket that it sauord on : but he lyke a tall fello , withstood theyr mallis stooutly ( see what manhod may doo ) bet them awey , kylld them by skorez , stood too his charge & marched on in good order .

Then folloed the woorshipfull Bride , led ( after the cuntrée maner ) betwéen too auncient parishonerz , honest toounsmen . But a stale stallion & a well spreed , ( hot az the weather waz ) God wot & an ill smellyng waz she : a xxxv . yéer old , of cooler brounbay , not very beautifull indéed but vgly fooul ill fauord : yet marueloo●s fayn of the offis , bycauz she hard say she shoold dauns before the Queen , in which feat she thought she woold foot it as finely az the best : Well , after this bride cam thear by too & too , a doozen damzels for bridemayds : that for tauoor , attyre , for facion & cleanlyness : wear az meet for such a bride . az a tréen ladl for a porrige pot : mo , but for fear of carrying all cléen had been appointed : but theez feaw wear inoow .