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1553-09-12

The xij day of September the citizens began to adorn the city against the Queen's coronation; to hang the streets, and prepare pageants at Fan Church and Grace Church <EM3. 4. 34>#
Leadenh <EM3. 4. 34>#all in ^gracyu6 & ^stret at condutt in cornhyll & #at the great conduit <EM3. 4. 34>
in C <EM3. 4. 34>#hepe at standard in chepe y^e crosse repa#ired <EM3. 4. 34>
at <EM3. 4. 34> #y^e lytyll condytt a pagantt in powll9 chyrche #yard <EM3. 4. 34>
# iij pagant & mony s#[pee]#ch[e]#6 & ludgat nuly reparyd & nony chylder#[en at the]5
[condui]#tt in fflettrett a pagantt & nuwe trynemyd #[very]
[gorgi]#ously & y^e strett9 hangyd & plase6 for evere c#[raft to]
[stan]#d ff ssevele mad w^t tymber ffrom every c#[raft]
[toge]#ther standyng & so to remane vnto evere hall #[for] <EM3. 4. 34>
eve <EM3. 4. 34>#r when thay shall haue nede for shyche doh#[ing]10

karne of dudley bered

1553-09-21

[T]#he xxj day of september wa6 the obsseqwe of #y^e <EM3. 4. 34>
# baron of dudlay ser john dudley at westmyster #[at]
[y]#e bake syd of sant margatt9 & ther wa6 at y6 ber#[ial]
pr <EM3. 4. 34>#est & clarke6 syngyng in laten y^e prest hauyng a co#pe <EM3. 4. 34>15
& y^e clarke hauyng y^e halewater sprynkull in y6 ha#nd <EM3. 4. 34>
& aft- a mornar bayryng y6 standard & after a nodur
beyryng y6 ^gret baner of arme6 gold & syluer & a nodur #d
beyryng y6 elmett matyll9 & y^e crest a bluw lyon hed stan#ding <EM3. 4. 34>
a pon a crowne of gold & after a nodur mornar bayryng #ys <EM3. 4. 34>20
targett & a nodur y6 sword & after cam M somersett #the <EM3. 4. 34>
harold bayryng y6 cott armur of gold & seluer & th#en <EM3. 4. 34>
y^e corsse v covered w^t cloth of gold to y^e grond & iiij of #his <EM3. 4. 34>
me beyryng hym & y6 arme6 hangyd a pone y^e cloth of #gold <EM3. 4. 34>
& xij me of y6 Suand9 bayryng xij stayff9 torchy6 #burning <EM3. 4. 34>25
to y^e chyrche & in y^e qwer wa6 a hersse mad of tyb#er <EM3. 4. 34>
& covered w^t blake & arme6 a pon y^e blake & after #came <EM3. 4. 34>
y^e mornar6 a grett compene & a ffor y^e durge be gan t#he <EM3. 4. 34>
harold cam to y^e qwer dore & prayd for y6 soll by y#s <EM3. 4. 34>
styll & so began y^e durge song in laten all y^e lessen6 & #then <EM3. 4. 34>30
the harold prayd for a for masse & so y^e masse senge #in <EM3. 4. 34>
laten & after y6 helmet ^ofered & cott & targatt & after all w#as <EM3. 4. 34>
endyd offered y^e standard & y^e baner of arme6 & so #
hom to dener & ther wa6 goodly ryngyng & a grett doll