The tokens and marks of his dignities borne before him.Before him was borne first the broad seale of England, and his cardinals hat, by a lord, or some gentleman of worship, right solemnlie: & as soone as he was once entered into his chamber of presence, his two great crosses were there attending to be borne before him: then cried the gentlemen vshers, going before him bare headed, and said: On before my lords and maisters, on before, make waie for my lords grace. Thus went he downe through the hall with a sergeant of armes before him, bearing a great mace of siluer, and two gentlemen carieng two great pillers of siluer. And when he came at the hall doore, there was his mule, being trapped all in crimsin veluet, with a saddle of the same stuffe, & gilt stirrups. Then was there attending vpon him when he was mounted, his two crosse-bearers: & his pil|ler-bearers in like case vpon great horsses, trapped all in fine scarlet. Then marched he forward with a traine of noble men and gentlemen, hauing his foot|men foure in number about him, bearing ech of them a gilt pollar in their hands.

Thus passed he foorth vntill he came to Westmin|ster hall doore, and there lighted,His behauior in the court of Chancerie & Starchamber and went vp after this maner into the Chancerie, or into the Starre|chamber: howbeit, most commonlie he would go into the Chancerie, and staie a while at a barre made for him beneath the Chancerie on the right hand, and there commune sometime with the iudges, and some time with other persons: and that doone, he would repaire into the Chancerie, and sitting there vntill eleuen of the clocke, hearing of sutes, and determi|ning of other matters, from thence he would diuers times go into the Starre-chamber, as occasion ser|ued. There he neither spared high nor low, but iud|ged euerie state according to his merits and deserts.

He vsed also euerie sundaie to resort to the court, then being for the most part of all the yeare at Gréenewich, with his former triumphs,His order of going to and cõming from the court. taking his barge at his owne staires, furnished with yeomen standing vpon the bails, and his gentlemen being within about him, and landed againe at the thrée cranes in the Uintrie: and from thense he rode vpon his mule with his crosse, his pillers, his hat and broad seale carried afore him on horssebacke through Thames street, vntill he came to Billingsgate, and there tooke his barge againe, and so was rowed to Gréenewich, where he was receiued of the lords and chiefe officers of the kings house, as the treasuror, comptrollor and others, and so conueied vnto the kings chamber. Then the court was woonderfullie furnished with noblemen and gentlemen: and after dinner among the lords, hauing some consultation with the king or with the councell, he would depart homeward with the like triumph.