Also before the kings highnesse rode two gentle|men richlie apparelled,The kings traine and the [...] of the [...]. and about their bodies ouer|thwart, they bare two robes, the one of the duchie of Guien, and the other for the duchie of Normandie, with hats on their heads powdered with ermins, for the estate of the same. Next followed two persons of good estate, the one bearing his cloke, the other his hat, apparelled both in goldsmiths worke and brode|rie, their horsses trapped in burned siluer, drawen o|uer with cordes of gréene silke and gold, the edges and borders of their apparell being fretted with gold of damaske. After them came sir Thomas Brandon master of the kings horsse, clothed in tissue, brodered with roses of fine gold, and ouerthwart his bodie a great bauderike of gold, great and massi [...]; his horsse trapped in gold, leading by a raine of silke; the kings spare horsse trapped bard wise, with harnesse brodred with bullion gold, curiouslie wrought by goldsmiths. Then next followed the nine children of honor vpon great coursers, appareled on their bodies in blue vel|uet, powdered with floure delices of gold, & chaines of goldsmiths worke, euerie one of their horsses trap|ped with a trapper of the kings title, as of England and France, Gascoigne, Guien, Normandie, An|giou, Cornewall, Wales, Ireland, &c: wrought vp|on veluets, with imbroderie, and goldsmiths worke.

Then next following in order, came the quéenes retinue, as lords, knights, esquiers,The quéenes traine and the sumptuous|nesse of the same. and gentlemen in their degrées, well mounted, and richlie apparelled in tissue, cloth of gold, of siluer, tinsels, and veluets imbrodered, fresh and goodlie to behold. The quéene then by name Katharine, sitting in hir litter borne by two white palfries, the litter couered and richlie appareled, and the palfries trapped in white cloth of gold; hir person apparelled in white satin imbrodered, hir haire hanging downe to hir backe of very great length, beautifull and goodlie to hehold, & on hir head a coronall set with manie rich orient stones. Next af|ter, six honorable personages on white palfries all ap|parelled in cloth of gold, and then a chariot couered, and the ladies therein all apparelled in cloth of gold. And another sort of ladies, and then another chariot, then the ladies next the chariot, and so in order, euerie one after their degrées in cloth of gold, cloth of siluer, tinsels, and veluet, with imbroderies. Euerie couple|ment of the said chariots, and the draught harnesses were powdered with ermins mixt with cloth of gold: & so with much ioy & honour they came to Westmin|ster, where was high preparation made, aswell for the said coronation, as also for the solemne feasts and iusts therevpon to be had and doone

The morrow following being sundaie,The coronati|on of king Henrie and quéene Ka|tharine. and also Midsummer daie, this noble prince with his quéene at time conuenient, vnder their canopies borne by the barons of the fiue ports, went from the said pa|lace to Westminster abbaie vpon cloth, called vul|garlie cloth of raie; the which cloth was cut and spoi|led by the rude and common people, immediatlie af|ter their repaire into the abbaie; where, according to the sacred obseruance & ancient custome, his grace with the quéene were annointed and crowned by the archbishop of Canturburie, with other prelats of the realme there present, and the nobilitie, with a great multitude of commons of the same. It was deman|ded of the people, whether they would receiue, obeie, and take the same most noble prince for their king? Who with great reuerence, loue, and desire, said and cried; Yea yea.Homage doone to the king at his coronatiõ both of the lords spiritu|all & tempo|rall. After the which solemnitie and coro|nation finished, the lords spirituall and temporall did to him homage, and returned to Westminster hall with the quéenes grace, euerie one vnder their cano|pies; where, by the lord Marshall & his tipped staues was made roome, and euerie lord, and other noble men, according to their tenures, before claimed and viewed, séene and allowed by the lords, and other of his graces councell, entred into such roome and office that daie, to execute their seruices accordinglie.