¶After the great solemnization at the foresaid coronation in the church of saint Peters at West|minster was ended, Abr. Fl. out of Fabian, pag. 4 [...]2, 403. the queene was conueied into the great hall of Westminster, and there set to din|ner. Upon whose right hand sat at the end of the table the archbishop of Canturburie,A roiall ban|ket. & Henrie sur|named the Rich cardinall of Winchester. Upon the left hand of the quéene sat the king of Scots in his e|state, who was serued with couered messe, as were the forenamed bishops; but yet after them. Upon the same hand and side, néere the boords end, sat the duchesse of Yorke and the countesse of Huntington. The earle of March, holding a scepter in his hand, knéeled vpon the right side: the earle marshall in like manner on the left of the quéene. The countesse of Kent sat vnder the table at the right foot, and the countesse marshall at the left. The duke of Glocester sir Humfrie was that daie ouerseer, and stood before the queene bareheaded. Sir Richard Neuill was that daie caruer to the quéene, the earles brother of Suffolke cupbearer, sir Iohn Steward sewar, the lord Clifford pantler in the earle of Warwikes stéed, the lord Willoughbie buttler in steed of the erle of Arundell, the lord Graie Ruthin or Riffin nape|rer, the lord Audleie almoner in stéed of the earle of Cambridge, the earle of Worcester was that daie earle marshall in the earle marshals absence; who rode about the hall vpon a great courser with a mul|titude of tipped staues about him, to make and kéepe roome in the said hall. Of the which hall the barons of the cinque ports began the table vpon the right hand, toward saint Stephans chappell; and beneath them at the table sat the vowchers of the chancerie. Upon the left hand next to the cupboord sat the ma|ior and his brethren the aldermen of London. The bishops began the table against the barons of the cinque ports; and the ladies against the maior. Of which two tables, for the bishops, began the bishop of London and the bishop of Durham; and for the la|dies, the countesse of Stafford, and the countesse of March.

The feast was all of fish: for the ordering of the seruice whereof were diuerse lords appointed head of|ficers, as steward, controller, surueior, and other ho|nourable officers. For the which were appointed the earles of Northumberland and Westmerland, the lord Fitz Hugh, the lord Furneuall, the lord Graie of Wilton, the lord Ferres of Grobie, the lord Poi|nings, the lord Harrington, the lord Darcie, the lord Dacres, and the lord de la Ware. These with o|thers ordered the seruice of the feast as followeth; and thus for the first course.The first course. Brawne and mustard, eeles in burneux, frument with balien, pike in herbarge, lamprie powdered, trowt, codling, plaice fried, mar|tine fried, crabs, leech lumbard flourished, tartes; and a deuise called a pellican, sitting on hir nest with hir birds, and an image of saint Katharine holding a booke, and disputing with doctors, holding this poe|sie in hir right hand, written in faire and legible let|ters, Madame le Royne; and the pellican answering,

C [...]eest la signe & du roy, pour tenir ioy,

Et a tout sa gent, elle mette sa entent.

The second course.The second course was: gellie coloured with co|lumbine flowers, white potage or creame of al|monds, breame of the sea, coonger, soles, cheuen, bar|bill and roch, fresh salmon, halibut, gurnard, rochet broiled, smelts fried, creuis or lobster; léech damaske, with the kings po [...]sie flourished therevpon, Vne sans plus; lamprie fresh baked, flampeine flourished with a s [...]utchion roiall, and therein thrée crownes of gold planted with flourdeluces and floure of camomill wrought of confections: with a deuise of a panther, and an image of saint Katharine with a whéele in one hand, & a scroll with a poesie in the other, to wit,

La royne mafile, in cestaile,

Per bon resoun, aues renoun.