And Marchlond had in it , London , Mi●delsex , Mercia . héerin a Bishoprik . Had more of Shyrez : Gloceter , Woorceter , and Warwik , and héerin a Bishoprik . Chester ( that noow we call Chesshyre ) Darby and Staffoord , whervntoo one Bishop that had also part of Warwik and Shrewsbery and hiz See at Couentree , that waz then aforetime at Lychfeeld . Héertoo : Hereford , wherin a Bishoprik that had more too iurisdiction , half Shreusbury , part of warwik and also of Gloceter , and the See at Hereford . Also had Oxford , Buckingham , Hertford , Huntingdon , and halfe of Bedford , and too theez , Norhampton , part of Lecyter and also Lincoln , whearvnto a Bishop : whoz See at Lincoln Citee that sumtime before waz at Dorchester . Héertoo , the rest of Leyceter & in Nottingham that of olld had a speciall Bishop , whooz See waz at Leyceter , but after , put to the charge of the Archbishop of Yorke .

Noow touching the name , that of olld Recordes I vnderstand , and of auncient writers I finde , iz calld Kenelworth . Syns most of the Worths in England stand ny vntoo like lakez , and at eyther small Ilandz , such one az the seat of this Castl hath béen & eazly may bee , or is londground by pool or riuer whearon willoz , alderz or such like doo gro : which Althamerus Vpon Taci● fol. 142. The Germains call werk that we woork . Worl●-woorld . We●mut : woormwood . So viel wor●● So much woorth . writez precizely that the Germains cal Werd : Ioyning these too togither with the nighness allso of the woords and sybred of the toongs . I am the bolder to pronoouns , that az our English Woorth , with the rest of oour auncient langage , waz leaft vs from the Germains : éeuen so that their Werd and 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 noow to the matter .

ON Saterday the nyenth of Iuly , at long Ichington , a Tooun and Lordship of my Lords , within a seaven myle of Killingworth , hiz honor made her Maiesty great chéer at Dinner , and pleazaunt pastime in hunting by the wey after , that it was eight a clock in that euening ear her highness came too Killingwoorth . Whear in the Park , about a flight shoot from the Brayz & first gate of the Castl , one of the ten Sibills , that ( wée réed ) wear all Fatidicae and Theobulae ▪ Sibyl . ( az partiez and priuy too the Gods gracious good wilz ( cumly clad in a pall of white sylk , pronounced a proper poezi in English rime and méeter : of effect hoow great gladnesse her hyghnesse prezenze brought into euerie steed whear it pleazed her too cum , and specialli now into that place that had so long longed after the same : ended with prophesie certain , of mooch and long prosperitée health and felicitée : this her Maiestie beningly acceptying , passed fooorth vntoo the next gate of the Brayz , which ( for the length , largenes and vse ( az well it may so serue ) they call noow the Tyltyard , whear a Porter , tall of person , The Porter big of lim & stearn of coountinauns , wrapt also all in silke , with a club & keiz of quantitée according : had a rough speech full of passions in méeter aptly made to the purpose : whearby ( az her highnes was cum within his warde ) hée burst out in a great pang of impatiens to sée such vncooth trudging too and fro , such riding in and out , with such dyn and noiz of talk within the charge of his offis : whearof hee neuer saw the like nor had any warning afore , ne yet coold make too himselfe any cauze of the matter , at last vpon better vieu and auisement az hee preast too cum neerar : confessing anon that hee found him self pearced at the prezens of a personage so euidently expressing an heroicall Soueraintee ouer all the whole estates , & by degréez thear besyde : callmd hiz stomz , proclaims open gates and frée passage to all , yéelds vp hiz club , hiz heyz , hiz office and all , and on hiz knéez humbly prayz pardon of hiz ignorauns and impaciens : which her highnes graciouslie graunting , he cauzd hiz Trumpetoourz The Trumpetoours . that stood vppon the wall of the gate thear , too soound vp a tune of welcum : which , besyde the nobl noyz , was so mooch the more pleazaunt too behold , becauz théez Trumpetoourz beeing sixe in number , wear euery one an eight foot hye , in due proportion of parson besyde , all in long garments of sylk sutabl , eache with hiz syluery Trumpet of a fiue foot long , foormed Taperwyse , and straight from the vpper part vntoo the neather eend : whear the Diameter was a 16. ynchez ouer and yet so tempered by art , that being very eazy too the blast , they cast foorth no greater noyz nor a more vnpleazaunt soound for time and tune , then any oother common Trumpet bee it neuer so artificially foormed . Theese armonious blasterz , from the foreside of the gate at her highnes entrauns whear they began : walking vpon the wallz , vntoo the inner : had this muzik mainteined from them very delectably while her highness all along this tilt-yard rode vnto the inner gate next the base coourt of the Castl : where the Lady of the Lake ( famous in king Arthurz book ) with Lady of the Lake . too Nymphes waiting vppon her , arrayed all in sylks attending her highness comming : from the midst of the Pool , whear , vpon a moouabl Iland , bright blazing with torches , she floting to land , met her Maiesty with a well penned meter and matter after this sort : first of the auncientée of the Castl , whoo had been ownerz of the same éen till this day , most allweyz in the hands of the Earls of Leyceter , hoow shée had kept this Lake sins king Arthurz dayz , and now vnderstanding of her highness hither cumming , thought it both office and duetie in humbl wize to discouer her and her estate : offering vp the same , her Lake and poour therein , with promise of repayre vnto the Coourt . It pleazed her highness too thank this Lady , & too ad withall , we had thought indéed the Lake had been oours , and doo you call it yourz noow ? Wel we will héerin common more with yoo héerafter .

This Pageaunt waz clozd vp with a delectable harmony of Hautboiz , Shalmz , Corners , and such oother looud muzik , that held on while her Maiestie , pleazauntly so passed from thence toward the Castl gate : whearunto from the base Coourt ouer a dry valley cast into a good foorm , waz thear framed a fayre Bridge of a twentie foot wide , The bridge . and a seauenty foot long , graueld for treading , railed on either part with seauen posts on a side , that stood a twelue foot a sunder , Seauen pair of posts . thikned betweene with well proportioned Pillars turnd .

Vpon the first payr of posts were set , too cumly square wyre cagez , each a thrée foot long , too foot wide and hy : in them , liue Bitters , Curluz , Shoouelarz , Hearsheawz , Godwitz , and such like deinty Byrds of the Syluanus prezents . prezents of Syluanus the God of foul .

On the second payr , too great Syluerd Bollz , featly apted too the purpoze , filde with Applz , Pearz , Cherriz , Filberdz , Walnuts fresh vpon their brauuchez , and with Oringes , Poungarnets , Lemmanz , and Pipinz , all for the giftz of Pomona , Pomona . Goddes of fruiez .

The third pair of posts , in too such syluerd Bollz , had ( all in earz , gréen and old ) Wheat , Barly , Ootz , Beanz and Peaz , az the gifts of Ceres . Ceres . 3.

The fourth Post on the leaft hand , in a like syluered Boll , had Grapes in Clusters whyte and red , gracified with their Vine leauez : the match post against it , had a payr●● of great whyte syluer lyuery Pots for wyne : and before them two glassez of good capacitie filld full : the ton with whyte Wine , the two other with claret : so fresh of coolor , and of looke so louely smiling to the eyz of many , that by my feith mee thought by their léering , they could haue foound in their harts ( az the euening was hot ) to haue kist them swéetlie and thought it no sin : and théez for the potencial prezents of Bacchus Bacchus . 4. the God of wine .

The fift payr had , each a fair large trey streawd a littl with fresh grass , and in them , Coonger , Burt , Mullet , fresh Herring , Oisters , Samon , Creuis , and such like from Neptunus , God of the Sea . Neptunus . 5

On the sixth payr of Posts wear set two ragged stauez of syluer , as my Lord giuez them in armz , beautifully glittering of armour thereupon depending , Bowz , Arroz , Spearz , Shéeld , Head pées , Gorget , Corse lets , Swoords , Targets , and such like for Mars gifts the God of war . And the aptlyer Mars . 6. ( me thought ) waz it that thooz ragged staues supported théez Martiall prezents , as well becauz théez Staues by their tines séem naturallie méete for the bearing of armoour , as also that they chiefly in this place might take vpon them principall protection of her highnes Parson , that so benignly pleazed her to take herbour .

On the seauenth Posts , the last and next too the Castl , wear thear pight , too fayr Bay braunchez of a fourfoot hy , adourned on all sides with Lutes , Viollz , Shallmz , Cornets , Flutes , Recorders and Harpes , as the prezents of Phoebus the God of Muzik Phoebus . 7. for reioysing the mind , and also of Phizik , for health to the body .

Ouer the Castl gate was there fastened a Tabl beautifully garnisht abooue with her highness armes , and featlie with Iuy wreathz b●ordred aboout : of a ten foot square : the ground blak , whearupon in large white Capitall Roman fayr written : a Poem mencioning théez Gods and their giftes thus prezented vntoo her highness : which , becauz it remained vnremooued , at leyzure & pleaz● I took it oout , as foloeth .

All the letterz that mention her Maiesty , which héer I put capitall , for reuerens and honor wear thear made in golld .

But the night well spent , for that théez veriez by Torchlight , coold not easily bée read , by a Poet thearfore in a long ceruleoous garment , with 〈◊〉 side and wide sléeuez Venecian wize , drawen vp to his elboz , his Dooblet sleeuez vnder that , Crimzen , nothing but silke : a Bay garland on hiz head , and a skro in his hand , making first an humble obeizaunz at her highness cummyng , and pointing vntoo euerie prezent az hée spake : the same wear pronounced . Pleazauntly thus viewing the giftes az she past , & hoow the postsmight agrée with the spéech of the Poet , at the éend of the bridge & entrée of the gate , waz her highnes receiued with a fresh delicate armony of Flutz , in perfourmauns of Phoebus prezents .

So passing intoo the inner Coourt , her Maiesty ( that neuer ridez but alone ) thear set doun from her Pallfree , waz conueied vp to chamber : when after , did follo so great a peal of gunz , and such lightning by fyre work a long space toogither : as Iupiter woold sheaw himself too bee no further behind with hiz welcum , then the rest of hiz Gods : and that woold hee haue all the countrie to kno : for indeed the noiz and flame wear h●ard and séene a twenty myle of . Thus much Master Martin ( that I remember me ) for the first daiz Bien venu . Be yée not wery , for I am skant in the midst of my matter .

On sunday : the forenoon occupied ( az Sunday . for the Sabot day ) in quiet and vacation from woork , & in diuine seruis & preaching at the parish church : The afternoon in excelent muzik , of sundry swet instruments and in dauncing of Lordes & Ladiez , and oother woorshipfull degrées , vttered with such liuely agilitee & commendabl grace : az whither it moought be more straunge too the eye , or pleazunt too the minde , for my part indéed I coold not discern : but excéedingly well waz it ( me thought ) in both .

At night late , az though Iupiter the last night , had forgot for biziness , or forborn for curtezy & quiet , part of hiz wellcoom vntoo her highness appointed : noow entring at the fyrst intoo hiz purpoze moderatly ( az mortallz doo ) with a warning pée● or too , proceding on with encres , at last the Alticonant displ●az me hiz mayn poour : with blaz of burning darts , flying too & fro , leamz of starz coruscant , streamz and hail of firie sparkes , lightninges of wildfier a water and lond , flight & shoot of thunderboltz : al with such countinauns , terror and vehemencie : that the heauins thundred , the waters soourged , the earth shooke : and in such sort surly , az had we not bee assured of the fulmi●ant deitée waz all hot in amitée , and could not otherwize witnesse hiz welcomming vnto her highnesse : it woold haue made mee for my part , az hardy az I am , very veangeably afeard . This a doo lasted while h● midnight waz past , that well waz mee soon after when I waz cought in my Cabayn . And thiz for the secund day .

Munday waz hot , and thearfore her Munday . 3. highnesse kept in ● till a fiue a clok in the éeuening : what time it pleazzd her too ryde foorth into the Chase too hunt the Hart of fo rs : which foound anon , and after sore chased , and chafed by the hot The hunting of the Hare of fors . pursuit of the hooundes , waz fain of fine fo rs , at last to take soil . Thear to beholld the swift fléeting of the Déer afore with the stately cariage of hiz head in hiz swimmyng , spred ( for the quantitée ) lyke the sail of a ship : the hoounds harroing after , az they had bin a number of skiphs too the spoyle of a karuell : the ton no lesse eager in purchaz of hiz pray , then waz the the other earnest in sauegard of hiz life : so az the earning of the hoounds in continuauns of their crie , the swiftnes of the Déer , the running of footmen , the galloping of horsez , the blasting of hornz , the halloing & hewing of the huntsmen , with the excellent Echoz between whilez from the woods and waters in valleiz resonnding , mooued pastime delectabl in so hy a degrée , az for ony parson to take pleazure by mo●st sensez at onez , in mine opinion thear can be none ony wey comparable to this : And speciall in this place that of nature iz foormed so féet for the purpose in feith Master Martin if ye coold with a wish I woold ye had been at it : Wel the Hart waz kild , a goodly Déer , but so ceast not the game yet .

For aboout nien a clock at the hither part of the Chase , whear torchlight attended : oout of the woods in her Maiestiez return , rooughly came thear foorth Hombre The sauage man . Saluagio , with an Oken plant pluct vp by the roots in hiz hande , himself forgrone all in moss and Iuy : who , for parsonage , gesture , and veterauns beside , coountenaunst the matter too very good liking , and had speech to effect : That continuing so long in these wilde wastes , whearin oft had he fared both far and néer , yet hapt hée neuer to see so glorioous an assemble afore : and noow cast intoo great grief of mind , for that neyther by himself coold hee gess , nor knew whear else to bee taught , what they should be , or whoo bare estate . Reports sum had he hard of many straunge thinges , but brooyled thearby so mooch the more in desire of knoledge . Thus in great pangz bethought he & cald he vpon all his familiarz & companiōz : the Fawnz , the Satyres , the Nymphs , the Drya●des , & the Hamadryades , but none making aunswear , whearby hiz care the more encreasing , in vtter grief & extréem refuge calld hee allowd at last after hiz olld freend Echo that he wist would hyde nothing from him , but tel him all if she wear heer . Héer ( quoth Echo . ) Héer , Echo and Echo . art thou thear ? ( sayz he ) Ah hoow mooch hast thou relieued my carefull spirits with thy curtezy onward . A my good Echo hér iz a marueiloouz prezenz of dignitée , what are they I pray thée , who iz Souerain , tell me I beséech thee , or elz hoow moought I kno ? I kno ( quoth shee ) . Knoest thou sayz hee ; Mary that iz exceedingly well : why then , I dezire thée hartily to sho mée what Maiestie ( for no mean degrée iz it ) haue wee héer : a King or a Quéen ? A Queen ( quoth Echo . ) A Quéen sayez hee ? Pauzing and wis●ly viewing a while , noow full certeynlie seemez thy tale to be true . And procéeding by this maner of dialog with an earnest beholding her highnes a while , recounts he first hoow iustly that fo●rmer report● agrée with hiz present sight : toouching the beautifull linaments of coountinauns , the cumly proportion of body , the prinsly grace of prezenz , the graciouz giftz of nature with the rare and singular qualities of both body and mind in her Maiesty comoynd , and so apparant a● ey . Then shortly rehearsing Saterdaiz acts : of Sibils salutation , of the Porters proposition , of hiz Trumpetoours muzik , of the Lake ladiez oration , of the seauen Gods seauen prezents : hee reporteth the incredibl ioy that all estatez in the land haue allweyz of her highnes whear so euer it cums : éendeth with presage and prayer of perpetuall felicitée , and with humbl subiection of him and hizzen & all that they may do . After this sort the matter went with littl differens I gesse , sauing only in this point : that the thing which héer I report in vnpolisht proez , waz thear pronounced in good méeter and matter , very wel indighted in rime . Echo finely framed most aptly by answerz thus to vtter all . And I shall tell yoo master Martin by the mass of a mad auenture ? az thiz Sauage for the more submission brake hiz trée a sunder , kest the top from him , it had allmost light vpon her highnes hors he●d : whereat he startld and the gentlman mooch dismayd , Sée the benignitée of the Prins , az the foot men lookt well too the hors , and hee of Generositée soon callmd of him self , no hurt no hurt quoth her highnes . Which words I promis yoo wee wear all glad to héer , & cook them too be the best part of the play .

Tuisday , pleazaunt passing of the time Tuisday . 4. with muzik & daunsyng : sauing that toward night it liked her Maiesty too walk a foot into 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 kinds of very delectabl Muzik . Thus recreated & after sum wallk her highnes returned .

Wednsday , her Maiesty rode intoo the Wedns . 5. 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 al parts that he was taken quik in the pool : the watermen held him vp hard by the hed , while at her highnes commaundement The Hart pardoned . he lost hiz earz for a raundsum and so had pardon of lyfe .

Thursday , the foourteenth of this Iuly Thursday . 6 and the syxth day of her Maiestyez cumming : a great sort of bandogs w●ear thear tyed in the vtter Coourt , and thyrteen bearz in the inner . Whoosoeuer made the A queast of Bearz . ●annell , thear wear inoow for a Queast & one for challenge & néed we ar. A wight of great wizdoom and grauitée séemed their forman to be , had it cum to a Iury : But it fell oout that they wear cauzd too appeer thear vpon no such matter , but onlie too aunswear too an auncient quarrell betwéen them and the bandogs , in a cause of controuersy that hath long depended , béen obstinatly full often debated with sharp and byting arguments a both sydes , and coold neuer bee decided : grown noow too so marueyloous a mallys , that with spitefull obrayds and vncharitabl chaffings alweiz they freat , az far az any whear the ton can héer , see , or smell the toother : and indeed at vtter deadly fohod . Many a maymd member , ( God wot ) blody face & a torn cote hath the quarrell cost betwéene them , so far likely the lesse yet noow too be appeazd , az thear wants not partakerz too bak them a both sidez .

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

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

It waz a sport very pleazaunt of théez beastz : to sée the bear with hiz pink nyez léering after hiz enmiez 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 one place , hoow he woold pynch in an oother too get frée : that if he wear taken onez , 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 wyth the blud & the slauer aboout hiz fiznamy , waz a matter of a goodly reléef .

Az this sport waz had a day time in the Gunshot & fyrework . Castl , so waz thear abrode at night very straunge and sundry kindez of fier works , compeld by cunning too fly too and fro and too moount very by intoo the ay● vpward , and allso too burn vnquenshabl in the water beneath : contrary yee wot , too fyerz , kinde . This intermingld with a great peal of guns : which all gaue , both too the ear and to the ey the greater grace and delight , for that with such order and art they wear tempered toouching time and continuauns , that waz about too houres space .

Noow within allso in the mean time Tumbling of the Italian . waz thear sheawed before her highnes , by an Italian , such feats of agilitice , in goinges , turninges , tumblinges , castinges , hops , iumps , leaps , skips , springs , gamband , soomersauts , caprettiez and flights : forward , backward , syde wize , ● doownward , vpward , and with sundry windings gyrings and circumflexions : allso lightly and with such easines , az by mee in feaw words it iz not expressibl by pen or speech I tell yoo plain . I bleast me by my faith to behold him , and began to doout whither a waz a man or a sp●rite , and I wéen had doouted mée till this day : had it not been that anon I bethought me of men that can reazon & talk with too toongs , and with too parsons at onez , sing like burds , curteiz of behauiour , of body strong and in ioynts so nymbl withall , that their bonez séem az lythie and plyaunt az syneuz . They dwel in a happy Iland ( az the booke tearmz it ) four moonths sayling Southward beyond Ethiop .

Nay Master Martin I tell you no iest : Diodor. Sicul . De anti. Egyptiorum gest●a . lib. 3. for both Diodorus Siculus an auncient Greeke historiographer in his third book of the acts of the olld Egypcians : and also from him , Conrad Gesnerus a great learned man , and a very diligent writer in all good arguments of oour time ( but deceased ) in the first Chapter of hiz Mithridates Mithrid . Gesneri . reporteth the same . Az for thiz fellow I cannot tell what too make of him , saue that I may gesse hiz bak be metalld like a Lamprey that haz no bone but a lyne like to a Lute string .

Wel syr let him passe and hiz featz , and this dayz pastime withall , for héer iz az mooch az I can remember mee for Thursdaiz entertainment .

Friday and Saterday wear thear no open Friday . sheawz abrode , becauz the weather Saterday . 8. enclynde too sum moyster & wynde : that very seazonably temperd the drought and the heat , cauzed by the continuans of fayr weather & sunshyne afore , all the whyle syns her Maiestiez thither cumming .

A Sunday opportunely the weather Sunday . 9. brake vp again , 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 solem brydeale of a proper coopl Brideale . waz appointed : set in order in the tyltyard , too cum and 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 don , too march oout : at the northgate of the Castl homeward againe intoo the tooun .

And thus were they marshalld . Fyrst , all the lustie lads and bolld bachelarz of the parish , sutablie euery wight with hiz blu buckeram bridelace vpon a braunch of green broom ( cauz rozemary iz skant thear ) tyed on hiz leaft arme ( for a that syde lyez the h●art ) and hiz allder poll for a spear in hiz right hand , in marciall order raunged on a fore , too & too in a rank : sum with a hat , sum in a cap , sum a cote sum a ierken , sum for lightnes in hiz dooblet & hiz hoze , clean trust with a point afore : sum botes & 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 théez too the number of a sixtéen wight riding men and well beséen : but the bridegroom formost , in hiz fatherz tawny worsted iacket , ( for his fréends wear fayn that he shoold be a brydegroom before the Quéen ) a fayr strawn hat with a capitall crooun stéepl wyze on hiz hed : a payr of haruest glouez on hiz hands , az a sign of good husbandry : a pen & inkorn at his bak . for he woold be knowen to be bookish lame of a leg that in his yooth was broken at football : well beloued yet of hiz mother that lent him a nu mufflar for a napkin that was tyed too hiz gyrdl for lozyng : It was no small sport too marke this minion in hiz full apointment , that throogh good ●coolation becam az formall in his action az had he béen a bridegroom indéed : with this speciall grace by the wey , that euer az he woold haue framed him the better countenauns , with the woors face he looke .

Well syr , after théez horsmen , a liuely morisoauns , according too the auncient manner , six daunserz , Mawdmarion , and the fool . Then , thrée prety puzels az bright az a breast of bacon , of a thirtie yéere old a pées , that carried thrée speciall spisecakes of a bushell of wheat , ( they had it by meazure oout of my Lords backhouse , ) before the Bryde : Syzely with set countenauns , and lips so demurely simpring , az it had béen a Mare cropping of a thistl . After théez a loouely loober woorts , freklfaced , red headed , cléen trust in his dooblet & hiz hoze taken vp now in déed by commission , for that hee waz so loth to cum forward , for reuerens belike of hiz nu cut canuas dooblet : & woold by hiz good will haue been but a gazer , but found too bée a meet actor for hiz offis : that waz to beare the bridecup , foormed of a sweet sucket barrell , a faire turnd foot set too it , all seemly be syluerd and parcell gilt , adourned with a beatiful braunch of broom , gayly begilded for rosemary : from which , too brode brydelaces of red and yelloo buckeram begilded , and galauntly streaming by such wind az thear waz ( for hée carried it aloft : ) This genet cupbearer , yet had hiz freckld fiznemy sumwhat vnhappily infested az hee went by the byzy flyez , that floct about the bride cup for the swéetnes of the sucket that it sauored on : but hée like a tall fello , withstood their mallis stoutly ( sée what manhood may do ) bet them away , kild them by scores , stood to hiz charge and marched on in good order .

Then folloed the worshipfull Bride , led ( after the cuntrie maner ) betwéen too auncient parishionerz , honest toounsmen . But a stale stallion and a wel spred , ( hot az the weather waz ) God wot , and an il smelling waz she : a thirtie yéer old , of colour brounday , not very beautifull in déed but vgly fooul ill fauord : yet marueyloous fain of the offis , because shee hard say shee shoold dauns before the Quéen , in which feat shée thought shee woold foote it az finely az the best : Well , after this bride cam thear by too and too , a dozen damzels for bridemaides : that for fauor , attyre , for facion and cleanlines : were az méete for such a bride az a tréen ladl for a porige pot : mo , but for fear of carring all clean had béen appointed : but theez feaw wear inoow .