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.

The kings estate on the right hand, & the queenes on the left hand, the cupboord of nine stages, their no|ble personages being set: first, at the bringing of the first course, the trumpets sounded. And in came the duke of Buckingham, mounted vpon a great cour|ser, richlie trapped and imbrodered, and the lord stew|ard in likewise on an horsse trapped in cloth of gold, EEBO page image 802 riding before the seruice, which was sumptuous, with manie subtilties, strange deuises, with seuerall po|ses, and manie deintie dishes. At the kings feet vn|der the table were certeine gentlemen; and in like|wise with the queene, who there continued, during that long and roiall feast. What should I speake or write of the sumptuous, fine, and delicate meats pre|pared for this high and honorable coronation, proui|ded for aswell in the parties beyond the seas, as in manie and sundrie places within this realme, where God so aboundantlie hath sent such plentie and foi|son? Or of the honorable order of the seruices, the cleane handeling and breaking of meats, the orde|ring of the dishes, with the plentifull abundance? So that none of anie estate being there did lacke, nor no honorable or worshipfull person went vnfeasted.

The second course being serued: in at the hall doore entered a knight,Sir Robert Dimmocke the kings champion. armed at all points, his bases rich tissue embrodered, a great plume and a sumptu|ous of ostrich feathers on his helmet, sitting on a great courser, trapped in tissue, and embrodered with the armes of England, and of France, and an herald of armes before him. And passing through the hall, he presented himselfe with humble reuerence before the kings maiestie, to whome Gartier king of heralds cried and said with a lowd voice; Sir knight from whence come you, and what is your pretense? This knights name was sir Robert Dimmocke, champi|on to the king by tenure of his inheritance, who an|swered the said king of armes in effect after this ma|ner: Sir, the place that I come from is not materi|all, nor the cause of my repaire hither is not concer|ning anie matter of anie place or countrie, but one|lie this: and therewithall commanded his herald to make an O yes.The knights an [...]wer to the king of he|ralds. Then said the knight to the king of armes; Now shall ye heare the cause of my cõming and pretense. Then he commanded his owne herald, by proclamation to saie; If there be anie person, of what estate or degree soeuer he be, that will saie or proue, that king Henrie the eight is not the rightfull inheritor and king of this realme, I sir Robert Dimmocke here his champion, offer my gloue, to fight in his quarell with any person to the vtterance. Which proclamation was made in sundrie places of the hall: and at euerie time his gantlet cast downe, in the maintenance thereof.