Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 When she had taken wafers and ipocras, the ta|ble was taken vp, and the earle of Rutland brought vp the surnap, and laid it at the boords end, which im|mediatlie was drawne, and cast by master Rode, marshall of the hall: and the quéene washed, and after the archbishop, and when the surnap was drawne off, she arose and stood in the middest of the palace hall: to whome the earle of Sussex in a good|lie spice plate brought a void of spice and comfets. After him the maior of London brought a standing cup of gold, set in a cup of assaie of gold, and after that she had droonke, she gaue the maior the cup, with the cup of assaie, bicause there was no leiar, accor|ding to the claime of the citie, thanking him and all his brethren,The claime of the citie of London. for their paine. Then she vnder hir cano|pie departed to hir chamber, and at the entrie of hir chamber, she gaue the canopie with bels and all, to the barons of the ports, according to their claime, with great thanks. Then the maior of London bea|ring his cup in his hand, with his brethren, went through the hall to their barge, and so did all other no|ble men and gentlemen, for it was six of the clocke. On mondaie were the iusts at the tilt, before the kings gate,Running at tilt. where the maior and his brethren had a goodlie standing: but there were verie few speares broken, by reason the horsses would not cope. On wednesdaie, the king sent for the maior and his bre|thren to Westminster, and there he himselfe gaue to them hartie thanks, with manie goodlie words. On Midsummer daie after, the ladie Marie the French quéene died in Suffolke, who was the late wife to Lewes the twelfe, & after married to Charles duke of Suffolke, & was buried at S. Edmundsbu|rie. The K. kept his progresse about London, bicause of the quéene.] The seuenth of September being sun|daie, betwéene thrée & foure of the clocke in the after|noone, the queene was deliuered of a faire yoong la|die, on which daie the duke of Norffolke came home to the christening, which was appointed on the wed|nesdaie next following, and was accordinglie ac|complished on the same daie, with all such solemne ceremonies as were thought conuenient. The god|father at the font, was the lord archbishop of Can|turburie, the godmothers, the old dutches of Norf|folke, & the old marchionesse Dorset widow and at the confirmation the ladie marchionesse of Excester was godmother: the child was named Elizabeth.

Upon the daie of the christening, Edw. Hall. C [...]xvij. the maior sir Stephan Peacocke, in a gowne of crimsin vel [...]et, with his collar of SS, and all the aldermen in scar|let, with collars and chaines, and all the councell of the citie with them, tooke their barge after dinner, at one of the clocke, and the citizens had another barge, and so rowed to Gréenwich, where were ma|nie lords, knights, and gentlemen assembled. All the walles betwéene the kings palace & the friers were hanged with arras, and all the waie strawed with gréene rushes: the friers church was also hanged with arras.

The font was of siluer,The christe|ning of quéene Elizabeth. and stood in the middest of the church, thrée steps high, which was couered with a fine cloth, and diuerse gentlemen with aperns and towels about their necks gaue attendance about it, that no filth should come in the font, ouer it hoong a square canopie of crimsin sattin, fringed with gold, about it was a raile couered with red saie: betweene the quier and the bodie of the church was a close place with a pan of fire, to make the child readie in. When all these things were ordered, the child was brought to the hall, and then euerie man set forward; first the citizens two and two, then gentlemen, esqui|ers and chapleins,The honou|rable traine of courtiers in their degrées. next after them the aldermen and the maior alone: next the maior the kings councell, the kings chappell in copes: then barons, bishops, earles, then came the earle of Essex, bearing the co|uered basins gilt, after him the marquesse of Exce|ster with the taper of virgin wax, next him the mar|quesse Dorset bearing the salt.