¶Now as the king came to London bridge, Abr. Fl. ex Ioh. Foxi martyrologi [...]. Uaine page|ants of Lon|don. & as he entred at the drawbridge, was a vaine great specta|cle set vp, two images representing two giants, one named Corineus, and the other Gogmagog holding betweene them certeine Latine verses, which for the vaine ostentation of flatterie I ouerpasse. And as they passed ouer the bridge, there was a number of EEBO page image 1121 ordinance shot at the tower, such as by old mens re|port the like hath not béene heard or séene these hun|dred yéeres. From London bridge they passed to the conduit in Gratious stréet, which was finelie painted, and among other things, the nine worthies, whereof king Henrie the eight was one. He was painted in harnesse hauing in one hand a sword,Winchester cannot abide the booke cal|led Verbum Dei. and in the other hand a booke, wherevpon was written Verbum Dei, deliuering the same booke (as it were) to his sonne king Edward, who was painted in a cor|ner by him. But herevpon was no small matter made, for the bishop of Winchester lord chancellor, sent for the painter, and not onelie called him knaue for painting a booke in king Henries hand, and spe|ciallie for writing therevpon Verbum Dei: The painter sent for to the bishop of Win|chester. but also ranke traitor & villen, saieng to him that he should rather haue put the booke into the quéenes hand (who was also painted there) for that she had reformed the church and religion, with other things according to the pure and sincere word of God indéed. The painter answered and said,The painters answer. that if he had knowne that that had beene the matter wherefore his lordship sent for him, he could haue remedied it, and not haue trou|bled his lordship.

The bishop answered and said, that it was the quéenes maiesties will and commandement, that he should send for him; and so commanding him to wipe out the booke and Verbum Dei too: he sent him home. So the painter departed, but fearing least he should leaue some part either of the booke, or of Verbum Dei, in king Henries hand: he wiped awaie a péece of his fingers withall. Here I passe ouer and cut off other gauds and pageants of pastime shewed vnto him in passing through London, with the flattering verses set vp in Latine, wherin were blazed out in one place the fiue Philips,Fiue Philips as the fiue worthies of the world, Philip of Macedonia, Philip the emperor, Philippus Audax, Philippus Bonus, Philip prince of Spaine and king of England. In another poetrie king Phi|lip was resembled by an image representing Orphe|us, and all English people resembled to brute and sauage beasts following after Orpheus harpe, and dansing after king Philips pipe. Not that I repre|hend the art of the Latine verses, which was fine and cunning; but that I passe ouer the matter, ha|uing other grauer things in hand, and therefore passe ouer also the sight at Paules church side, of him that came downe vpon a rope tied to the batlements with his head before, neither staieng himselfe with hand or foot: which shortlie after cost him his life.

But one thing by the waie I cannot let passe, tou|ching the yoong florishing rood newlie set vp against this present time, to welcome king Philip into Paules church. The setting vp of which rood was this, and may make as good a pageant as the best. Anno 2. Mariae Boner in his roialtie, and all his prebenda|ries about him in Paules quéere,The erecting vp of the rood at Paules. the rood laid along vpon the pauement, and also all the doores of Paules being shut, the bishop with other said and soong di|uers praiers by the rood: that being doone they an|nointed the rood with oile in diuers places, and after the annointing crept vnto it and kissed it. After that they tooke the said rood and weied him vp and set him in his old accustomed place,Bishop Bo|ners god the rood of Pauls set vp with Te Deum. and all the while they were dooing thereof, the whole queere sang Te Deum, and when that was ended, they rang the bels, not on|lie for ioy, but also for the notable and great fact they had doone therein.