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 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 carrieng the great Standard , viz. Turrian 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 number , 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 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 Gentleman at Armes . Then followed the Coffin couered with a paule of veluet , six Scutchions fixed theron , vpon the head wherof 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 women of the Queens with black attire on their heads , of taffate before , and behind white Lawne , hanging down like French-hoodes . They with the Scottish and French men did all go out before the 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 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 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 .