as this command is obeyed, the Archbishop's "ioyfull teares," remarks (11. 176-178):

The common voyce, I see, is verified

Of thee, which sayes thus: "Doe my Lord of Canterbury
"A shrewd turne, and hee's your friend for euer."

According to Foxe (ii. 1756/1) Cranmer's forgiving disposition was so notorious

gentle

that it came into a common prouerbe: "Do vnto my Lord of Canter- [Cranmer's "bury displeasure or a shrewed turne, and then you may be sure nature "to haue him your frend whiles he lyueth."

Act V. sc. v.-In sc. iii., Act V., Henry desired Cranmer to be the godfather of "a faire young Maid that yet wants Baptisme" (1. 162); adding: "You shall haue two noble Partners with you; the old "Duchesse of Norfolke, and Lady Marquesse Dorset : "

The return of the christening party to the Palace is set forth in the following stage direction, with which sc. v. opens:

Enter Trumpets, sounding: Then two Aldermen, L. Maior,
Garter, Cranmer, Duke of Norfolke with his Marshals
Staffe, Duke of Suffolke, two Noblemen bearing great
standing Bowles for the Christening Guifts: Then foure
Noblemen bearing a Canopy, vnder which the Dutchesse of
Norfolke, Godmother, bearing the Childe richly habited in
a Mantle, &c., Traine borne by a Lady: Then followes the
Marchionesse Dorset, the other Godmother, and Ladies.
The Troope passe once about the Stage, and Garter speakes.
Gart. Heauen, from thy endlesse goodnesse, send prosperous
life, long, and euer happie, to the high and Mighty Princesse of
England, Elizabeth !

Flourish. Enter King and Guard.

Addressing the godparents, Henry says (11. 13-15):

My Noble Gossips, y'haue beene too Prodigall :
I thanke ye heartily; so shall this Lady,
When she ha's so much English.

The christening

renowned in a proverb.]

Elizabeth's

[Hol. iii. 934/2/5. Halle, 805, 806.] was appointed on the [Date of wednesdaie next following [Elizabeth's birth on Sunday, Sept. 7, christening.] 1533]; and was accordinglie accomplished on the same daie, with all such solemne ceremonies as were thought conuenient. The god- [Her godfather at the font was the lord archbishop of Canturburie, the godmothers, the old dutches of Norffolke, & the old marchionesse

parents.]

Edw. Hall.
Ccxvij. [805.]
[The Lord
Mayor and
Aldermen

of London
present at

Dorset, widowes; 1 and at the confirmation the ladie marchionesse of Excester was godmother: the child was named Elizabeth.

Upon the daie of the christening, the maior, sir Stephan Peacocke, in a gowne of crimsin veluet, with his collar of S S, and all the aldermen in scarlet, with collars and chaines, and all the her christen- councell of the citie with them, tooke their barge after dinner, at one of the clocke, and the citizens had another barge; and so rowed to Greenwich, where were manie lords, knights, and gentlemen assembled.

ing.]

[The old

Duchess of

Norfolk

and the

Dukes of

Norfolk and

in the procession to the church.]

When the procession to the church was formed

[Hol. iii. 934/2/47. Halle, 805, 806.] the old dutches of Norffolke bare the child in a mantell of purple veluet, with a long traine furred with ermine. The duke of Norffolke with his marshall rod Suffolk were went on the right hand of the said dutches, and the duke of Suffolke on the left hand, and before them went the officers of armes. The countesse of Kent bare the long traine of the childs mantell; and betweene the countesse of Kent and the child went the earle of Wilshire on the right hand, and the earle of Darbie on the left hand, supporting the said traine: in the middest, ouer the said child, was borne a canopie by the lord Rochford, the lord Husee, the lord William Howard, and by the lord Thomas Howard the elder; after the child followed manie ladies and gentlewomen.

A canopie

borne ouer

the yoong princesse.

[Garter's

proclamation.]

Rich gifts given to the princesse.

When the ceremonies and christening were ended, Garter, cheefe king of armes, cried alowd, "God of his infinite goodnesse "send prosperous life & long to the high and mightie princesse of England, Elizabeth:" & then the trumpets blew. Then the archbishop of Canturburie gaue to the princesse a standing cup of gold: the dutches of Norffolke gaue to hir a standing cup of gold, fretted with pearle: the marchionesse of Dorset gaue three gilt bolles, pounced, with a couer: and the marchionesse of Excester gaue three standing bolles, grauen, all gilt, with a [Hol. iii. 935/1/3. Halle, 806.] Then they set forreturned in wards, the trumpets going before in the same order towards the kings palace, as they did when they came thitherwards, sauing

[The pro

cession

the same

order.]

couer.

1 widowes] Halle. widow Hol.

that the gifts that the godfather and the godmothers gaue were borne before the child by foure persons, that is to saie: First, sir Iohn Dudleie bare the gift of the ladie of Excester, the lord Thomas Howard the yoonger bare the gift of the ladie of Dorset, the lord Fitzwater bare the gift of the ladie of Norffolke, and the earle of Worcester bare the gift of the archbishop of Canturburie, . . .

who bare presented to

the gifts

the princesse.

Norfolk and thanked the

Suffolk

Lord Mayor and Alder

In this order they brought the princesse to the Queen's] chamber, & tarried there a while with the maior & his brethren the aldermen, and at the last the dukes of Norffolke & Suffolke men in came out from the K., thanking them hartilie; who commanded name.] them to giue thanks in his name: which being doone, with other courtesies, they departed, & so went to their barges.

Henry's

INDEX.