land impaling Gelders, by Sir Henry Herbert; [11] Scotland impaling Beaufort, by Sir Abraham Williams; [12] Scotland impaling Drummond, by Sir Gentleman Thomas Penruddock. Sir William Segar, Garter Principall THE KING'S MAJESTIE, Gentleman Chief Mourner, supported by the Earls of Arundell and Rutland, and his traine borne by the Duke of Lenox, Marquis Hamilton, Earl of Denbigh, Lords Matrevers and Strange. Sir Robert Carr, Gent. of the Bed-chamber, and Sir James Fullerton, Groome of the Stoole, to attend the Kinge. Assistants to the Chief Mourner: The Earl of Kent. The Earl of Sussex. THE OFFRINGE. First, the King's Majestie, being Principall Mourner, with his Supporters, Assistants, and Trayne-bearers, in the same maner as they came in the proceedinge, with Garter and two Gentlemen-ushers and the Lord Chamberlain to go next before the King, and the other White-staves next before Garter, the rest of the Officers of Armes to go next before the White-staves; and in this maner they did proceed to the Altar to offer for the defuncte; and havinge offered, his Majestie did retyre to his chayre, and after a little stay there his Majestie did go up againe with Garter and the rest of the Officers of Armes, his Gentlemenushers, and his two Supporters, no trayne borne, but the two Gentlemen of his Bed-chamber did follow behind him to lift it sometymes for ease, and so did go up to the High Altar, and his Majestie did offer for himself, and having offered did there stay to receyve the hatchments, where there was a chaire provyded for his Majestie when he should please to sytt. Then, conducted by the several Officers of Arms, the Earls of Kent and Sussex offered the Coat of Arms, Huntingdon and Lincoln the Sword, Dorset and Salisbury the Target, Exeter and Montgomery the Healme and Crest, Bridgewater and Leicester the Gauntlets, and Northampton and Warwick the Spurs; and the Banners, Standards, and Bannerols were offered by the persons who had borne them in the procession. Theis things done, his Majestie returned to his place at the upper end of the hearse agayne, and then rested till all the Lordes had offered. The Supporters and Assistants to the Chief Mourner, the Assistants to the Corps, the Archbishops of Canterbury and St. Andrews, the Lords Keeper, Theasurer, President, Privy-seal, Master of the Horse, and Lord Chamberlain, and those who bore the Banners and Bannerolls, being close mourners, did in that respect offer before those of higher degree that were not close mourners; then followed the Scottish Earls of Linlithgow, Home, Wigton, Tullibarne, Roxburgh, Kellie, Buccleugh, Melrose, Annandale, and Lauderdale; the Viscounts Colchester, Rochford, and Saye; Earles' eldest sons; the Bishops; the Lord Conway, Secretary, and twenty-seven other Barons; twelve Barons of Scotland; Earles' younger sons; the Thresurer and Comptroller; and eight Knights Counsellors. After all these had offered, the Officers broke their staves, vizt, the Lord Chamberlain of his Majestie's Household, the Thresurer and Comptroller of the House. Then Sir William Segar, Garter Principall Kinge of Armes, proclaymed the defunct's style: "Thus it hath pleased Allmighty God to take forth of this transitory lyfe to his devyne mercy the late right high, mighty, and right excellent Prynce James, by the grace of God, Kinge of Great Brittaine, Fraunce, and Ireland, Defender of the Fayth, and Sovereign of the most noble Order of the Garter. "Let us beseech Almighty God to blesse and preserve with longe lyfe and health, honor, and all worldly happines the right high, mighty, and right excellent Prince Charles, now, by the grace of God, Kinge of Great Brittayne, Fraunce, and Ireland, Defender of the Fayth, and Soveraign of the most noble Order of the Garter." And soe ended the Ceremonye. ERECTED IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY, 1625. "being the fairest and best fashioned that hath been seen', wherein Inigo Jones From the king's Funeral Sermon by Lord Keeper Williams) On the 14th of May, Mr. Chamberlain wrote thus to Sir Dudley Carleton : "The great Funeral was on the 7th of this month, the greatest indeed that ever was known in England, there being blacks distributed for above 9000 persons, the herse likewise being the fairest and best fashioned that hath been seen, wherein Inigo Jones the Surveyor did his part. The King himself was Chief Mourner, and followed on foot from Denmark-house to Westminster Church, where it was five o'clock striken before all was entered, and the Lord Keeper took up two hours in the Sermon ; which they say we shall shortly have in print; so that it was late before the Offering and all other ceremonies were ended. In fine, all was performed with great magnificence, but the order was very confused and disorderly. The whole charge is said to arise to above £.50,000." "King James's Funeralls were solemnized at CAMBRIDGE in this manner: All the University did meet at the Schools in their formalities, at nine of the clock in the morning, and went from thence to St. Mary's in this order. The Regents and Non Regents did follow the junior Bedle, and other two Bedles did go before the Vice-chancellor, after whom all other Doctors of all faculties. The Regent-walk, School-yard, Non-Regent and Regent-house, were all hung with blacks; St. Mary's was also hung with blacks, but there were many escutcheons and verses pinned upon them, and not one of them stirred or pulled off till the Oration was ended in the afternoon. Dr. Collins, the Regius Professor, did preach; and when the Sermon was done, a Congregation was called against two of the clock that afternoon in the same place, where Mr. Thorndike, then Deputy Orator, did make an Oration; which being ended, the company departed to their severall Colleges 3." Bp. Williams in the Funeral Sermon mentioned it as "beyond all former præsidents," that King Charles" walk't on foot this day after the hearse." • Birch's MSS. (Brit. Mus.) 4174.-In a Warrant of the King's, dated May 30, 1625, for the payment of the Officers of Arms for several services recently perfomed, they are allowed "for theire fees at the Funerall of our blessed Father of blessed memorie, fortie pounds." |