The next daie the corps in like order was remoo|ued towards Westminster: sir Edward Howard bearing the kings baner on a courser trapped in the armes of the deceased king. In Westminster was a curious hearse, made of nine principals,Description of the curious hearse at Westminster. all full of lights, which were lighted at the comming of the corps, which was taken out of the charriot by six lords and set vnder the hearse; the image or the representa|tion lieng vpon the cushin on a large pall of gold. The hearse was double railed; within the first railes sat the mourners, and within the second raile stood knights bearing baners of saints, and without the same stood officers of armes. When the mourners were set, Gartier king at armes, cried; For the soule of the noble prince king Henrie the seauenth lat [...] king of this realme: then the quire began Placebo, and so soong dirige: which being finished, the mourners departed into the palace, where they had a void, and so reposed for that night. The next daie were thrée masses solemnelie soong by bishops, and at the last masse was offered the kings baner and courser, his coat of armes, his sword, his target, and his helme: and at the end of masse the mourners offered vp rich palles of cloath of gold and baudekin: and when the quire sang, Libera me;The bodie o [...] the dead king interred. the bodie was put into the earth.

Then the lord treasuror, lord steward, lord cham|berleine, the treasuror and comptrollor of the kings houshold, brake their staues and cast them into the graue. Then Gartier cried with a lowd voice; Viue le roy Henrie le huictesme, roy d'Angleterre, & de France, sire d'Irland. Then all the mourners, and all other that had giuen their attendance on this fune|rall obsequie, departed to the palace, where they had a great and a sumptuous feast. Woonder it were to write of the lamentation that was made for this prince amongst his seruants, and other of the wisest sort; and the ioie that was made for his death by such as were troubled by rigour of his law: yet the to|ward hope which in all points appeared in the yoong king did both repaire and comfort the heauie hearts of them, which had lost so wise and sage a prince: and also did put out of the minds of such as were relee|ued by the said kings death, all their old grudge and rancor, and confirmed their new ioie by the new grant of his pardon.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 After that the funerals of the said late king were once ended, great preparation was made for the co|ronation of the new king, which was appointed on Midsummer daie next insuing. During the time of which preparation, the king was aduised by some of his councell to take to wife the ladie Katharine, late wife to his brother prince Arthur, least she hauing so great a dowrie as was appointed to hir, might mar|rie EEBO page image 801 out of the realme, [...] which should be to his hinde|rance. The king being hereto persuaded, espoused the said ladie Katharine the third daie of Iune, the which marriage was dispensed with by pope Iulie, at the sute of hir father king Ferdinando. On the ele|uenth daie of this moneth of Iune, the king came from Gréenewich to the Tower ouer London bridge and so by Grace church, with whome came manie a gentleman richlie apparelled, but speciallie the duke of Buckingham,The duke of Bucking|hams rich [...]. which had a gowne all of gold|smiths worke, verie costlie.