The maner of his going to Westminster hall dailie in the terme time.Now of his order in going to Westminster hall dailie in the tearme. First yer he came out of his pri|uie chamber, he heard seruice in his closet, and there said his seruice with his chapleine; then going againe to his priuie chamber, he would demand if his ser|uants were in a readinesse, and furnished his cham|ber of presence, and waiting chamber. Being thereof then aduertised, he came out of his priuie chamber about eight of the clocke, apparelled all in red, that is to say, his vpper garment either of fine scarlet, or else fine crimsin taffata,His owne ap|parell of crim|sin and other sumptuous stuffe. but most cõmonlie of fine crim|sin sattin ingrained, his pillion of fine scarlet, with a necke set in the inner side with blacke veluet, and a tippet of sables about his necke, holding in his hand an orenge, whereof the substance within was taken out, and filled vp againe with the part of a sponge, wherein was vineger and other confections against the pestilent aires, the which he most commonlie held to his nose when he came among anie prease, or else that he was pestered with manie suters.

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.