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Ex I. S. pa. 1123 Creation of a baron name|lie sir Robert Dudleie barõ of Denbigh.¶The creation of sir Robert Sutton aliàs Dud|leie knight of the garter, and master of the horsse, to the queenes maiestie, who was created baron of Denbigh, and after earle of Leicester on Michael|masse daie at saint Iames, with the gift of the ma|nour of Killingworth, and other things there to him and his heires, to the yéerlie value of foure and twen|tie pounds & better. First, the said lord attended on the queenes highnesse, to the chappell, and from the chappell to seruice, and when he was returned to the chamber of presence, the said lord with other depar|ted to the lord chamberleins chamber, and shifted them: the said lord Robert in his surcot with the hood, his mantle borne before him by the lord Huns [...]on, and led by the lord Clinton lord admerall by the right hand, and the lord Strange on the left hand,The statelie attendance a [...] this creation. in their parlement robes, Garter bearing the patent, & before him the officers of armes, and so procéeded in|to the chamber of presence, where the quéenes high|nesse sat vnder the cloth of estate with the noblemen on ech side of hir, the ambassador of France was also present with another stranger an Italian.

And when the said lord with the other came in the quéenes sight, they made their obeisance three times, the said lord knéeled downe:The executiõ of the ceremo|nies & orders at this creatiõ after the which Garter prese [...]ed the letters patents to the lord chamber|leine, and he presented the same to the quéenes high|nesse, who gaue it to sir William Cecill secretarie, who read the same with a lowd voice, & at the words of Creauimus, the lord of Hunsdon presented the man|tle to the quéens maiestie, who put on the same, wher|by he was created baron of Denbigh for him and his heires. Then the patent was read out to the end, after the which he deliuered it to the quéene againe, and hir highnesse gaue it to the said lord, who gaue hir maiestie most humble thanks, and he rose vp and departed to the chamber they came from, the trum|pets sounding before him.

Then he shifted him of those robes,Creation of an earle, and namelie the earle of La|cester. and put on the robes of estate of an earle, and being led by the earle of Sussex on the right hand, and the erle of Hunting|ton on his left hand, the earle of Warwike bearing his sword the pomell vpward, and the girdle about the same, all in their robes of estate, the lord Clinton lord admerall in his parlement robes, bearing his cap with the coronall, Garter before him bearing his patent, and the other officers of armes before him, they proceeded as afore into the chamber of presence, where, after they had made their obeisance, the said earle knéeled downe, and Garter deliuered his pa|tent to the lord chamberleine, who gaue the same to the quéenes maiestie, & hir highnesse gaue the same to sir William Cecill secretarie to read, who read the same. And at the words Cincturam gladij, the earle of Warwike presented the sword to the quéenes highnesse,The quéene hir selfe gir|teth the sword and girdle about the earles necke. who girt the same about the necke of the said new earle, putting the point vnder his left arme, and after hir maiestie put on his cap with the coro|nall. Then his patent was read out to the end, and then the said secretarie deliuered it againe to the quéene, and hir highnesse gaue it to the said new erle of Leicester, who gaue hir humble thanks for it.

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