the French or Spaniards. 2. That it would be monftrous to fend fo fair a Princefs back to Spain, who, by her discreet Behaviour, had greatly gain'd the Good-will of the People. 3. That as it was plain the King would not live long without a Wife, he could not marry better, it being admitted, that the was a Lady of ftrict Virtue and Piety, of a sweet Temper and Carriage, not 22 Years of Age, beautiful, and learned in Languages as well as Sciences. 4. That, notwithstanding her former Marriage, fhe was still a Maid; and that the Princefs had more than once, in a private Conversation with fome of the great Ladies of the Court, declared herself on that head. Lastly, The Scripture was offered in Favour of the Marriage, where it's faid, If Brethren dwell together, and one of them die and have no Child, the Wife of the Dead hall not marry without unto a Stranger; her Husband's Brother fhall go in unto her, and take her to him to Wife, and perform the Duty of an Hufband's Brother unto her. Deut. xxv. 5.

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the Veftry, a Yeoman, and two "Grooms, befides other Retainers that came thither at principal Feafts.

And for the Furniture of his Chapple, it paffcth my weak Capacity, to declare the Number of the coftly Ornaments, ⚫ and rich Jewels that were occuFied in the fame; for I have feen in proceffion about the Hall, forty four rich Copes of one fettle worne, befides the rich Candlesticks, and o

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ther neceffary Ornaments to the Furniture of the fame.

Now you fhall understand, that he had two Cross-bearers, and two Pillar-bearers in his 'great Chamber, and his Privy

Chamber, all these Perfons; the Chief-Chamberlain, a Vice• Chamberlain, a GentlemanUfher, befide one of his Privy Chamber: He had alfo twelve Waiters, and fix Gentlemen • Waiters: Alfo he had nine or ten Lords, who had each of • them

*The vulgate Bible has it, Quando habitaverint fratres fimul, & unus ex eis abfque liberis mortuus fuerit, Uxor defuncti non nubet alteri; fed accipiet eam frater ejus, & fufcitabit femen fratris fui --It's true, fome of our modern Commentators and Tranflators, have endeavoured to explain away the Meaning of the Word Frater, by turning it into Kinfman.

But the Opponents argued, that, tho' Henry the VIIth at first promoted the Match, he afterwards charged his Son to break the Contract, owning, that he was convinced it was unlawful, for which Reason the King, when Prince of Wales, was from time to time debarred from feeing that Princefs, left Affection fhould rife from Converfation, which fometimes grows unmanageable in young People. To this may be added, that, when Prince Henry was contracted to this Lady he was fcarce 14 Years of Age, and, confequently, too young to hear Debates about Cafes of Confcience, whether it was lawful or not lawful to marry his Brother's Widow; and therefore what he did relating to the before-mentioned Proteftation, was done by the Direction of his Father, and not the Refult of Ill-will to the Princefs, as fome would infinuate.

These different Arguments were foon followed by a Memorial preferred by the Spanish Ambaffador, in Relation

By GEORGE CAVENDISH, Esq;

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upon him, except the Earl of Darby, who had five Men.

Then he had GentlemenCup-bearers, and Carvers, and one of the Sewers, both of the great Chamber, and of the Privy Chamber forty Perfons; fix Yeomen Ufhers, eight "Grooms of his Chamber: Alfo he had of Alms, who were daily Waiters of his Board at ⚫ Dinner, twelve Doctors and Chaplains, befides them of his, which I never rehearsed; a ⚫ Clerk of his Clofet, and two Secretaries, and two Clerks of his Signet; four Counsellors ⚫ learned in the Law.

And for that he was Chancellor of England, it was ne

ceffary to have Officers of the Chancery to attend him for the 'better Furniture of the fame.

He had alfo four Footmen gar⚫nished with rich running Coats, 'whenfoever he had any Journey Then he had a Herald of Arms, a Serjeant of Arms; a Phyfician, and Apothecary; four Minstrels, a Keeper of his Tents, an Armourer; an Inftructor of his Wardrobe of Robes, a Keeper of his Chamber continually; he had alfo

Relation to the King's Marriage with the Princess; fo that it now came to be debated in Council, wherein, those who were against the Marriage alledged, that a Man's marrying his Brother's Widow was a Thing unheard of among Chriftians; that fuch a Match was contrary to the Law of God, and therefore it was a Question, whether the Pope had Power to difpenfe with it. Archbishop Warbam ftrongly oppofed the Marriage, and declared, he could not help confidering fuch a one as downright inceftuous: But Bishop Fox was of another Mind, he ftrenuously infifted on the Pope's Difpenfation to be lawful, taking Notice at the fame Time of the unlimited Power of Christ's Vicar; and, as the Pope had granted the Difpenfation, he thought it enough to fatisfy the King's Confcience, more especially as the Princefs had declared herself to be a Maid, and that there was no room to doubt but what she said was true. Upon this the King and Council, much better approving

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in his Houfe a Surveyor of York, a Clerk of the Green• Cloth. All these were daily ⚫ attending down-lying, and up

rifing. And at Meat, he had eight continual Boards for the Chamberlains and Gentlemen Officers, having a Mess of young Lords, and another of Gentlemen: Befides this, there was never a Gentleman

or Officer, or other worthy Per⚫fon, but he kept fome two, fome three Perfons to wait upon them; and all others at the leaft bad one, which did amount

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to a great number of Perfons.

Now having declared the Order, according to the Cheyne Roll of his Houfe, and what Officers he had daily attending to furnish the fame, befides Retainers, and other Perfons being Suiters dined in the • Hall. And when fhall we fee any more fuch Subjects that fhall keep fuch a noble House? Therefore here is an end of his Houfhold, the Number of • Perfons in the Cheyne were eight hundred Perfons.

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the Arguments offered for the Marriage, than thofe against it, came to a Refolution that it should be folemnized.

Dr. Fiddes, in his Account of this Marriage, fays, "Some have thought that the King married this Lady more out of Refpect to filial Piety, and for his "Father's first Appointment, than for the Devotion "he really had for her. But there was nothing in "the Temper of the King that should induce us to "form fuch a Judgment of him: It's rather to be be"lieved he acted in this Matter by the Advice of his "Council; and the King, to fhew he was well pleased "with the Refolution, on the 3d of March, "married the Princefs." Kennet fays, at the The Marriage folemBishop of Salisbury's House in Fleet-ftreet, nized. but Stow avers, the King married her in his Closet at Greenwich, having before declared, that he would not be crowned till it was compleated; and, among other Ceremonies fuitable to the Occafion,

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By GEORGE CAVENDISH, Efqs

CHAP. VI.

Of his Second Embassage to the Emperor Charles the Vib.

WHEN he was thus

in Manner as I have before rehearsed unto you, he was fent twice on Embaffage to the Emperor Charles the Vth, that now reigneth, and Father to King Philip, now our Lord and Sovereign: Forafmuch as

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old Emperor Maximilian was dead, and for divers other urgent Occafions touching his Majefty, it was thought fit, that about fuch weighty Matters, and to fo noble a Prince, the Cardinal was moft meet to be fent on this Embaffage, and he, being one ready to VOL. II.

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take the Charge thereof upon him, was furnished in every refpect moft like a great • Prince, which was much to the Honour of his Majefty, and of this Realm: For firft he proceeded forth like to a Cardinal, having all Things correspondent; his Gentlemen, being very many in Number, were cloathed in Livery-coats of Crimson Velvet of the best, and Chains of Gold about their Necks; and his Yeomen, and all his mean Officers were clad in fine Scarlet guarded with black Velvet one Hand breadth. Thus furnished, he was twice D

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the Bride, tho' a Widow, was dreffed in White, to denote her Virginity, which fhe, and all her Friends afferted to the laft.

nation.

A few Days after the Marriage was confummated the King made twenty four Knights of the Bath in the Tower; and on the 24th of June their Majesties were crown'd at Westminster, by the Hands Their Coro- of Warham, Archbishop of Canterbury, with the utmost Magnificence; when the Nobility, both Spiritual and Temporal, paid their Homage: And the People, according to antient Custom, being asked, Whether they would receive him for their King? they unanimoufly cried, with repeated Shouts, Yea! Yea!

This Ceremony being performed, the King confirmed, to John Earl of Oxford, the Poffeffion of the Castle of Colchester, granted to one of his Anceftors by the Emprefs Maud; nominated Sir Edmund Howard Standard-bearer; Sir Thomas Boleyn Warden

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⚫ fent in this Manner to the Em-which they honeftly required, peror in Flanders, then lying or defired to have. at Bruges, whom he did moft nobly entertain, difcharging all the Cardinal's Charges, and his Men's. There was no House in the Town of Bruges, wherein any one of my Lord's Gentlemen were lodged, or had recourfe, but that the Owners of the Houfes were commanded by the Emperor's Officers, upon the Pain of their Lives, to take no Mcny for any Thing the Cardinal's Men did take of any kind of Victuals; no, although they were difpofed to make coftly Banquets: Further commanding their faid Hofts, that they should want nothing

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Alfo the Emperor's Officers every Night went through the Town from Houfe to House, where any Englishman had re'courfe, or lodged, and ferved their Livery for all Night, which was donc on this Manner: First, the Officers brought into the Houfe a Cafteele of 'fine Manchet, then two Silver Pots of Wine, and a Pound of Sugar, white Lights, and yellow Lights, a Bowl of Silver, and a Goblet to drink in, and every Night a Staff - torch. This was the Order of their Livery every Night; and in ⚫ the Morning, when the Officers

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