Volume 2

De rebus Britannicis collectanea / Cum Thomae Hearnii praefatione notis et indice ad editionem primam.

  • Leland, John, 1506?-1552
Date:
1774
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: De rebus Britannicis collectanea / Cum Thomae Hearnii praefatione notis et indice ad editionem primam. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    THE MANER OF THE CHRISTENING Of the Child of the Lady Cicile, Wife to John Erie of Elie Friefeland, called the Marques of Bavv- den, and Sifter to Eryke King of Sweeden, which Chriftening was don at the Qneene’s Ma- jefties Palleyes of Weftminfter. where her Grace then lay on Sunday the 3oth of Sept. Anno 1565, in Maner foilowing. [From a Manufcript late in the Pofleffion of John Anftis, Efq^ Garter and now of Jo. Edmondfon, Efq; Mowbray Herald.J back Part of the Stalles in the Royal Chappell wherein the Gentlemen of the Chappell doe fing, was hanged with rich Tapedry reprefenting the 12 Monthes, and theFront of the faid Stalles was alfo covered with rich Arras. The upper Part ot the Chappell, from the Table of Admi- nidration to the Stalles, was hanged with Cloathe of Gold, and on the South Side was a rich Travers for the Queene. The Communion Table was richely fnrniHied with Piate and Jewells, viz. a Fountayne and Bafen of Mother of Pearl; a Bafen and a Fountayne gylte, rayled with Gould ; a rich Bafen, garnifhed with Stones and Peerles ; a Shipe or Arke garnifhed with Stones ; Two great Leires, garnelhed with Stones, and Two lefTer Leires, garnifhed with Stones and Pearles ; a Bird of Agath, furnifhed with Stones; a Cupp of Agath, furniflied with Stones and Perles; a Bole of Co- rall, garnifhed with Pearles ; a Bole of Chridall, with a Cover; Two Candeldickes of Chridall ; Two Shippes of Mother of Pearle ; One Tablet of Gould, fet with Dia- monds ; another Shipe of Mother of Pearle ; Two Payre of Candledickes of Gould ; Two great Candleflickes, double gilt, with Lights of Virgin Waxe; and a Croffe. Over the fayd Table, on the Wall, upon the Cloath of Gold, was fahened a Frount of rich Cloath of Gould fett with Peli- cannes ; before the fayd Table hungreaching to the Groiind, another Frount of the fayd Suit. Alfo there W'as lett downe from tho RoofF of the fayd Chappd Tcn Candle- dickes