[1] [2] Euerie man being of anie abilitie, prouided him selfe a cote of white silke, and garnished their base|nets with turues like caps of silke, set with owches, furnished with chaines of gold and feathers, or cau|sed their armor to be guilt, and likewise their hal|berds and pollaxes. Some, and especiallie certeine goldsmiths, had their whole armor of siluer bullion. The lord maior, the recorder, the aldermen, and e|uerie other officer beside were gorgeouslie trimmed, as for their degrees was thought séemelie. The ma|ior had sixteene tall fellowes on foot attending on him with guilt halberds, apparelled in white silke doub|lets, and their hose and shooes were likewise white, cut after the Almaine guise, pounsed and pulled out with red sarsenet: their ierkins were of white lea|ther cut, and chains about their necks, with feathers and brooches in their caps. The recorder and euerie alderman had about him foure halberders trimmed also in warlike sort. The chamberleine of the citie, the councellors & aldermens deputies were appoin|ted to be wiflers on horssebacke, which aloft on their armor ware white damaske cotes, mounted on good horsses well trapped, with great chaines about their necks, and proper iauelins or battell axes in their hands, and caps of veluet richlie trimmed.