After all these rode the lord William Howard with the marshalles rod,The two dukes of Norffolke and Suffolke in their offi|ces. deputie to his brother the duke of Norffolke marshall of England, which was ambassador then in France: and on his right hand rode Charles duke of Suffolke, for that daie high constable of England, bearing the verder of siluer apperteining to the office of constableship, and all the lords for the most part were clothed in crimsin vel|uet and all the queenes seruants or officers of armes in scarlet. Next before the queene rode hir chancel|lor hareheaded, the sargeants and officers of armes rode on both the sides of the lords. Then came the quéene in a litter of white cloth of gold, not couered, nor bailed, which was lead by two palfries clad in white damaske downe to the ground, head and all, led by hir footmen. She had on a circut of white cloth of tissue,Quéene Annes attire verie sumptu|ous and roiall and a mantell of the same furred with er|mine, hir haire hanged downe, but on hir head shee had a coise with a circlet about it full of rich stones. Ouer hir was borne a canopie of cloth of gold, with foure guilt slaues and foure siluer belles. For the bearing of which canopie were appointed sixtéene knights, foure to beare it one space on foot, and o ther foure another space according to their owne appoint|ment.

Next after the quéene rode the lord Borough hir chamberleine, next after him William Coffin mai|ster of the horsses, leading a spare horsse with a side saddle trapped downe with cloth of tissue. After him rode seauen ladies in crimsin veluet turned vp with cloth of gold and of tissue, and their horsses trapped with cloth of gold,Thrée chari|ots with goodlie ladies and gentle|women. after them two chariots couered with red cloth of gold. In the first chariot were two ladies, which were the old dutchesse of Norffolke, and the old marchionesse Dorset. In the second chariot EEBO page image 932 were foure ladies all in crimsin veluet. Then rode seauen ladies in the same sute, their horsses trappers and all. Then came the third chariot all white, with six ladies in crimsin veluet; next after them came the fourth chariot all red with eight ladies also in crimsin veluet: after whom followed thirtie gentle|women all in veluet and silke in the liuerie of their ladies, on whom they gaue their attendance. After them followed the gard in cotes of goldsmiths worke.

Thus they rode foorth till they came to Fanchurch, where was made a pageant all with children,Sundrie pa|geants with the descripti|ons of their deuises. appa|relled like merchants, which welcommed hir to the citie, with two proper propositions both in French and English. And from thence she rode to Grati|ous church corner, where was a costlie and a mar|uelous cunning pageant made by the merchants of the Stilliard, for there was the mount Parnassus with the founteine of Helicon, which was of white marble, and foure streames without pipe did rise an ell high, and met togither in a little cup aboue the founteine, which founteine ran abundantlie racked Rhenish wine till night. On the mounteine sat Apol|lo, and at his feet sat Calliope, and on euerie side of the mounteine sat foure muses plaieng on seue|rall sweet instruments, and at their féet epigrams and poeses were written in golden letters, in the which euerie muse according to hir propertie praised the quéene.