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 from 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 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 〈◊〉 ●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 delighted the King that he greatly commended them saying : 〈◊〉 neuer more delighted then seeing so many of diuers and sundry on s 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 shewes 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 busied to this 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 the 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 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 the 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 the 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 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 that whic● shew his duty , and old loue , that was to speake a fiue lines , that 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 the 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 wonder 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 the streets stood raild , and the Liueries of al the companies on both sides guarding the way , & the strong streame of people violently running in the 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 the manner of his spéech was this , comming to me at the 3. or second hand .

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