[1] But in the opening, when hir grace vnderstood that the bible in English should be deliuered vnto hir by Truth,The quéene promiseth the citie often to read ouer the bible. which was therein represented by a child: she thanked the citie for that gift, and said, that she would oftentimes read ouer that booke, com|manding sir Iohn Parrat, one of the knights which held vp hir canopie, to go before, and to receiue the booke. But learning that it should be deliuered vnto hir grace downe by a silken lace, she caused him to staie, and so passed forward till she came against the aldermen in the high end of Cheape before the little conduit, where the companies of the citie ended, which began at Fanchurch, & stood along the stréets, one by an other inclosed with railes, hanged with cloths, and themselues well apparelled with manie [page 1176] rich furres, and their liuerie hoods vpon their shoul|ders in comelie and seemelie maner, hauing before them sundrie persons well apparelled in silks and chains of gold:The seuerall companies of the citie shew [...] ioifull [...] at the queenes com|ming. as wiflers and garders of the said companies, besides a number of rich hangings, as well of tapistrie, arras, cloths of gold, siluer, veluet, damaske, sattin, and other silks plentifullie hanged all the waie, as the queenes highnesse passed from the tower thorough the citie.