[Ordenaunces (Contrivances) for the Kyng made in the Cité of London. (t-note)
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60	Towarde the end of wyndy Februarie, Whanne Phebus was in the Fysshe eronne, Out of the synge, which called is Aquarie, Newe kalendes wern entred and begonne Of Marchis komyng, and the mery sonne Upon a Thursday shewed his bemys briht Uppon London, to make hem glade and liht. The stormy reyne of alle theyre hevynesse Were passed away and alle her olde grevaunce, For the sixte Herry, roote of here gladnesse, Theyre hertis joye, theyre worldis suffisaunce, By trewe dissent crounyd kyng of Fraunce, The hevene rejoysyng the day of his repayre Made his komyng the wedir to be so fayre. A tyme, I trowe, of God, for hym provided, In alle the hevenes there was no clowde seyn, From other dayes that day was so devided, And fraunchised from mistys and from reyn, The eyre attempred, the wyndis smoth and pleyn, The citezenis thurhoute the Citee Halwyd that day with grete solempnyté. And lyke for David, after his victorie, Rejoyssed was alle Jerusalem, So this Citee with laude, pris, and glorie, For joye moustred lyke the sonne beem, To geve ensample thurhout the reem; Alle of assent, whoso kan conseyve, Theyre noble kyng wern gladde to resseyve. Theyr clothing was of colour ful covenable, The noble Meire cladde in reede velvette, The Sheryves, the Aldermen ful notable, In furred clokes, the colour skarlette; In statly wyse, when they were mette, Eche oon well horsed made no delay, But with here Meire roode forth in her way. The citizenis echoon of the Citee In here entent that they were pure and clene, Chees hem of white a ful feyre lyveré, In every crafte, as yt was well sene; To showe the trouthe that they dyde mene Toward the Kyng hadd made hem feythfully In soundry devyses enbrowdred richely. And forto remembre of other alyens; First Jeneweys, though they were straungers, Florentyns and the Venycyens, And Esterlinges gladde in her maners, Canveyed with sergeauntes and other officers Estatly horsed, after the Meire rydyng, Passed the subbarbes to mete with the kyng. To the Blakeheeth whanne they dydde atteyne, The Meire, of prudence in especyall, Made hem hove in rengis tweyne, A strete bitwene eche partye lyke a wall, Alle cladde in white, and the moste princypall Afforn in reede with theire Meire rydyng Tyl tyme that he sauh the kyng komyng. Thanne with his sporys, he toke his hors anoon, That to beholde yt was a noble siht, How like a man he to the kyng ys goon Riht well cherid, of herte gladde and liht; Obeying to him as him ouht of riht; And after that he konnyngly abrayde, And to the kyng evyn thus he sayde:	When the sun was in Pisces; (see note); (t-note) (i.e., February 16) (t-note) (t-note) (t-note) Henry VI; (see note) rightful lineage; (t-note) return; (t-note) weather cloud free The air was mild; (t-note) Celebrated (see note) honor assembled realm; (t-note) receive very suitable (see note) Sheriffs scarlet; (t-note) assembled (t-note) on their way each one livery (t-note) various devices; (see note) aliens (i.e., foreigners); (see note) Genoese (t-note) Hansa merchants; (t-note) Nobly suburbs (see note) Mayor ride in two rows (see note) (t-note) (t-note) spurs as he ought to by right courteously began to speak; (t-note)
	“Sovereyn Lorde and noble Kyng, ye be welcome out of youre Reeme of Fraunce into this your blessed Reeme of Englond, and in speciall unto your moste notable Citee of London, othir wyse called youre Chaumbre; We thankyng God of the goode and gracious arenyng [disposition] of youre Croune of Fraunce. Beseching his Mercyful Grace to sende yow prosperité and many yeers, to the comforte of alle youre lovynge peple.” (see note); (t-note)
65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 125 130 135 140 145 150 155 160 165 170 175 180 185 190 195 200 205 210 215 220 225 230 235 240 245 250 255 260 265 270 275 280 285 290 295 300 305 310 315 320 325 330 335 340 345 350 355 360 365 370 375 380 385 390 395 400 405 410 415 420 425 430 435 440 445 450 455 460 465 470 475 480 485 490 495 500 505	But forto tellen alle the circumstaunces, Of every thing shewed in sentence, Noble devyses, dyvers ordenaunces Conveyed by scripture with ful grete excellence, Alle to declare I have noone eloquence, Wherfore I pray to alle that shall yt rede, Forto correcte where as they se nede. First whanne he passed was the fabour Entryng the Brigge of this noble town, Ther was a pyler reysed lyke a tour And theron stoode a sturdy champeoun, Of looke and chere sterne as a lyoun, His swerde up rered proudely gan manace, Alle foreyn enmyes from the kyng to enchace. And in defence of his estate ryall The geaunt wolde abyde eche aventure; And alle assautes that wern marcyall, For his sake he proudely wolde endure, In tokne wherof he hadde a scripture On eyther syde declaryng his entent, Which seyde thus by goode avysement: “Alle tho that ben enemyes to the Kyng, I shall hem clothe with confusioun, Make him myhty with vertuous levyng His mortall foon to oppressen and bere adoun, And him to encresen as Cristis champioun, Alle myscheffes from hym to abrigge With the grace of God at th’entryng of the Brigge.” Twoo antelopes stondying on eytheyr syde With the armes of Englond and of Fraunce, In tokenyng that God shal for hym provyde, As he hath tytle by juste enheritaunce To regne in pees, plenté and plesaunce; Sesyng of werre, that men mow ryde or goon, As trewe lieges, theyre hertes made both oon. Ferthermore, so as the Kyng gan ryde, Midde of the Brigge ther was a tour on lofte, The Lorde of Lordes beyng ay his guyde, As He hath be and yitt wole be ful ofte; The tour arrayed with velvettes softe, Clothis of golde, sylke, and tapcerye, As apperteynyth to his regalye. And at his komyng, of excellent beauté, Beyng of port most womanly of chere, Ther yssed oute emperesses three; Theyre heer dysplayed as Phebus in here spere, With crounettes of golde and stones clere; At whos out komyng they gaf such a liht, That the byholders were stonyed in theire siht. The first of hem called was Nature, As she that hath under her demeyne, Man, beeste, and foule, and every creature, Withinne the bondys of hire goldyn cheyn; Eke heven, and erthe, and every creature This emperesse of custume doth enbrace; And next hire komyth hire sustre called Grace. Passyng famous, and of grete reverence, Moste desired in all regions; For wher that ever she with here precence, She bryngeth gladnes to citees and touns; Of alle well fare she holdeth the possessions, For, I dar say, prosperyté in no place No while abydith, but yf ther be grace. In tokne that Grace shulde longe contune Unto the Kyng she shewed hire full benyngne; And next hire come the emperesse, Fortune, Apperyng to hym with many a noble sygne, And ryall toknes, to shewe that he was dygne, Of God dysposed as Grace lyst to ordeyne, Upon his heede to were crounes tweyne. Thes three ladyes, all of oon entent Three goostly giftes, hevenly and devyne, Unto the Kyng anoon they dydde present, And to his hyhnesse they dydd anoon enclyne; And, what they were pleynly to termyne, Grace gaf him first at his komyng Twoo riche giftes, Sciens and Kunnyng; Nature gaf him eke strenth and feyrenesse, Forto be lovyd and dredde of every wiht; Fortune gaf him eke prosperité and richesse, With this scripture apperyng in theire siht, To him applyed of verrey dewe riht, “First undirstonde and joyfully procede And lange to regne” the scripture seyde in dede. This ys to mene, whoso undirstonde ariht, Thow shalt be Fortune have lange prosperité; And be Nature thow shalt have strenth and myht, Forth to procede in lange felicité; And Grace also hath graunted unto thee, Vertuously lange in thy ryall citee, With septre and croune to regne in equyté.” On the riht hande of thes emperesses Stoode sevyn maydenys verrey celestyall; Lyke Phebus bemys shone hire goldyn tresses, Upon here heedes eche havyng a cornall, Of porte and chere semyng inmortall, In siht transendyng alle erthely creatures, So aungelyk they wern of theyre figures. Alle cladde in white, in tokne of clennesse, Lyche pure virgynes as in theyre ententys, Shewyng outward an hevenly fressh brihtnesse; Stremed with sonys were alle their garmentis, Aforne provyded for pure innocentis, Most columbyne of chere and of lokyng, Mekely roos up at komyng of the Kyng. They hadde an bawdrykes alle of safir hewe, Goynge outward gan the Kyng salewe, Hym presentyng with her giftes newe, Lyche as theym thouht yt was unto hem dewe, Which goostly giftes here in ordre sewe, Doune dessendyng as sylvere dewe fro hevyn, Alle grace include withinne thes giftes sevyn; Thes ryall giftes ben of vertue moste Goostly corages, moste sovernynly delyte; Thes giftes called of the Hooly Gooste, Outward figured ben seven dowys white, And seyying to him, lyke as clerkes write, “God thee fulfille with intelligence And with a spyryt of goostly sapience. “God sende also unto thy moste vaylle Thee to preserve from alle hevynesse, A spyrit of strenth, and of goode counsaylle, Of konnyng, drede, pité, and lownesse,” Thus thes ladyes gan theire giftes dresse, Graciously at theyre oute komyng, Be influence liht upon the Kyng. Thes emperesses hadde on theyre lefte syde Other sevyne virgynes, pure and clene, Be attendaunce contenuelly to abyde, Alle cladde in white, smytte fulle of sterres shene; And to declare what they wolde mene Unto the Kyng with ful grete reverence Thes were theire giftes shortly in sentence: “God thee endewe with a crowne of glorie, And with septre of clennesse and pytee, And with a swerde of myht and victorie, And with a mantel of prudence cladde thow be, A shelde of feyth forto defende thee, An helme of helthe wrouht to thyn encrees, Girt with a girdyll of love and parfyte pees.” Thes sevyn virgyns, of siht most hevenly, With herte, body, and handes rejoysynge, And of othir cheris appered murely, For the Kyngis gracious home komynge; And for gladnesse they beganne to synge, Moste aungelyk with hevenly armonye, This same roundell, which I shall now specyfye: “Sovereyne Lorde, welcome to youre citee; Welcome, oure Joye, and oure Hertis Plesaunce, Welcome, oure Gladnesse, welcome, our Suffisaunce, Welcome, welcome, riht welcome mote ye be. “Syngyng toforn thy ryall Magesté, We say of herte, withoute variaunce, Sovereyene Lorde, welcome, welcome ye be. “Meire, citezenis and alle the comounté, At youre home komyng now out of Fraunce, Be grace relevyd of theyre olde grevaunce, Syng this day with grete solempnyté, Sovereyne Lorde, welcome to youre citee.” Thus resseyvyd, an esy paas rydyng, The Kyng is entred into this Citee: And in Cornhill anoon at his komyng, To done plesaunce unto his Magestee, A tabernacle surmountyng of beauté, Ther was ordeyned, be ful fresh entayle, Richely arrayed with ryall apparayle. This tabernacle of moste magnyficence, Was of his byldyng verrey imperyall Made for the lady callyd Dame Sapience; Tofore whos face moste statly and ryall Wern the sevyn sciences called lyberall Rounde aboute, as makyd ys memorie, Which nevere departed from hire consistorie. First ther was Gramer, as I reherse gan, Chief founderesse and roote of all konnyng, Which hadde aforne hire olde Precian; And Logyk hadde aforn hire stondyng Arestotyll moste clerkely dysputyng; And Rethoryk hadde eke in hire presence, Tulyus, called Mirrour of Eloquence; And Musyk hadde, voyde of alle discorde, Boece, hire clerke, with hevenly armonye, And instrumentis alle of oone accorde; Forto practyse with sugred melodye He and his scolers theyre wyttes dydde applye, With touche of strenges on orgons eke pleyng, Theyre crafte to shewe at komyng of the Kyng; And Arsmetryk, be castyng of nombrarye, Chees Pyktogeras for hire partye; Called chief clerke to governe hire lybrarye, Euclyde toke mesours be crafte of Gemetrye; And alderhyhest stode Astronomye, Albunisar last with hire of sevyn, With instrumentis that rauht up into hevyn. The chief pryncesse called Sapience, Hadde toforn hire writen this scripture: “Kynges,” quod she, “moste of excellence, By me they regne and moste in joye endure, For thurh my helpe, and my besy cure, To encrece theyre glorie and hyh renoun, They shull of wysdome have full possessioun.” And in the front of this tabernacle, Sapience a scripture ganne devyse Able to be redde withoute a spectakle, To yonge kynges seyynge in this wyse, “Understondith and lernyth of the wyse, On riht remembryng the hyh lorde to queme, Syth ye be juges other folke to deme.” Ferthermore the matere doth devyse: The Kyng, procedying forth upon his way, Kome to the Conduyte made in cercle wyse; Whame to resseyve, ther was made no delay, And myddys above in ful riche array, Ther satte a childe of beauté precellying, Middis of the throne rayed lyke a kyng. Wham to governe, ther was figured tweyne, A lady, Mercy, satte on his riht syde; On his lyfte hande, yf I shall nat feyne, A lady, Trouthe, his domes to provyde; The lady Clemens alofte dydde abyde, Of God ordeyned in the same place The Kyngis throne strongely to enbrace. For, by the sentence of prudent Salamon, Mercy and Riht kepyn every kyng, And Clemencé kepte by Resoun His myhty throne from myschief and fallyng, And makith yt stronge with lange abydyng; For I darr say thes sayde ladyes three A kyng preserve in lange prosperytee. Thanne stoode also afore the seyde kyng Twoo juges with full hyh noblesse — Eight sergeauntes echon representyng For comune profyte, doom and rihtwysnesse, With this scripture, which I shall expresse: “Honour of kyngys, in every mannys siht, Of comyn custum lovith equyté and riht.” Kyng Davyd wrote, the Sawter berith wytnesse, “Lorde God,” quod he, “thy dome geve to the Kyng, And geve thy trouthe and thy rihtwysnesse The Kyngis sone here in his levyng”; To us declaring, as by theyre writyng, That kyngis, princes, shulde aboute hem drawe Folke that be trewe and well expert in lawe. The Kyng forth rydyng entryd Chepe anoon, A lusty place, a place of alle delycys; Kome to the Conduyt, wher, as cristall stoon, The watir ranne like welles of Paradys, The holsome lykour, ful riche and of grete prys, Lyke to the water of Archedeclyne, Which by miracle was turned into wyne. Thetes, which that is of waters chief goddesse, Hadde of the welle power noon ne myht, For Bachus shewed there his fulsomnesse Of holsome wynes to every manere wiht; For wyn of nature makith hertes liht, Wherfore Bachus, at reverence of the Kyng, Shewed oute his plenté at his home komyng. Wyn is a likour of recreacioun, That day presentyd in tokne of alle gladnesse, Unto the Kyng of famous and hyh renoun, From us t’exile alle manere hevynesse; For with his komyng, the dede berith wytnesse, Out of the londe he putte away alle trouble, And made of newe oure joyes to be double. Eke at thes welles there were virgyns three Which drewe wyn up of joye and of pleasaunce, Mercy and Grace, theyre suster eke Pyté; Mercy mynystred wynes of attemperaunce, Grace shedde hire likour of goode gouvernaunce, And Pitee profered with ful goode foysoun Wynes of comforte and consolacioun. The wyn of Mercy staunchith by nature The gredy thristis of cruell hastynesse, Grace with hire likour cristallyne and pure Deferrith vengaunce of furious woodnesse, And Pitee blymsith the swerde of Rithwysnesse; Convenable welles, moste holsom of savour, Forto be tasted of every governour. O! how thes welles, whoso take goode hede, With here likours moste holsome to atame, Afore devysed notably in dede Forto accorden with the Meirys name; Which by report of his worthy fame That day was busy in alle his governaunce, Unto the Kyng forto done plesaunce. Ther were eke treen, with leves fressh of hewe, Alle tyme of yeer, fulle of fruytes lade, Of colour hevynly, and ever-yliche newe, Orenges, almondis, and the pomegernade, Lymons, dates, theire colours fressh and glade, Pypyns, quynces, blaunderell to disport, And the pomecedre corageous to recomfort; Eke the fruytes which more comune be — Quenynges, peches, costardes and wardouns, And other meny ful fayre and fresh to se; The pomewater and the gentyll ricardouns; And ageyns hertes for mutygaciouns Damysyns, which with here taste delyte, Full grete plenté both of blak and white. And besydis this gracious paradys, Alle joye and gladnesse forto multyplye, Twoo olde men, full circounspecte and wyse, There dydde appere lyke folkes of feyrye; The toon was Ennok, the tothir Elye, The Kyng presentyng theire giftes ful notable, That God conferme his state ay to be stable. The first seyde, with benynge chere, Gretly desirynge his prosperyté, That noon enemyes have in him power, Nor that no childe by false iniquyté Parturble nevere his felicité; Thus olde Ennok the processe gan well telle, And prayd for the Kyng as he roode by the welle. After, Elyas, with his lokkes hoore, Seyde well devoutly, lokyng on the Kyng, “God conserve thee and kepe thee evermore, And make him blessid, here in erthe levyng, And preserve him in alle manere thyng, And specially amongis kynges alle, In enemyes handes that he nevere falle.” And at fronteur of thes welles clere, There was a scripture komendyng the lykour; — “Yee shall drawe waters, with goode chere, Oute of welles of oure Savyour, Which have vertue to curen alle langour, Be influence of her grete swetnesse, Hertes avoydyng of alle theire hevynesse.” Thanne from thes welles of fulsome habundaunce, With theyr lykours as eny cristall clene, The Kyng roode forth, with sobre contenaunce, Towarde a castell bilt of jaspar grene, Upon whos toures the sonne shone shene, Ther clerly shewed, by notable remembraunce, This kyngis tytle of England and of Fraunce. Twoo green treen ther grewe upriht, Fro Seint Edward and fro Seint Lowys, The roote ytake palpable to the siht, Conveyed by lynes be kyngis of grete prys; Some bare leopardes, and some bare floure-de-lys, In nouther armes founde was there no lak, Which the sixte Herry may now bere on his bak. The pedegree be juste successioun, As trewe cronycles trewely determyne, Unto the Kyng ys now dessended doun From eyther partye riht as eny lyne; Upon whos heede now fresshely done shyne Two riche crounes most sovereyn of plesaunce To brynge inne pees bitwene England and France. Upon this castell on the tothir syde There was a tree, which sprange out of Jesse, Ordeyned of God ful longe to abyde; — Davyd crounyd first for his humylité The braunches conveyd, as men myht se, Lyneally and in the genologie, To Crist Jhesu, that was born of Marie. And why the Jesse was sette on that partye, This was the cause in especyall, For next to Paulis, I dar well specefye, Is the partye moste chief and princypall, Callyd of London the chirche cathederall, Which ought of reson the devyse to excuse, To alle thoo that wholde ageyn yt froune or muse. And fro that castell the Kyng forth gan him dresse Toward Poulys, chief chirche of this citee, And at Conduyt a liht, and a lyknesse Indevysible made of the Trinité, A throne compassid of his ryall see; About which, shortly to conclude, Of hevenly aungelles wern a grete multitude; To whom was goven a precept in scripture, Wrete in the frontour of the hyhe stage, That they shulde done theyre besy cure, To kepe the Kyng from alle damage In his lyf here, duryng alle his age, Hys hyh renoun to sprede and shyne ferre, And of his twoo reemes to sese the mortall werre. And laste was wretyn in the fronterys: “I shall fulfille him with joye and habundaunce, And with lengthe of holsome yeerys, And I shall shewe him my helpe with alle plesaunce, And of his lieges feythfull obeyssaunce, And multyplye and encrese his lyne And make his noblesse thurh the worlde to shyne. Love of his peple, favour of alle straungers, In bothe his remys pees, reest, and unyté, Be influence of the nyne sperys, Longe to contune in his ryall see, Grace to cherice the Meire and the Citee, Longe in his mynde to be conceyved With how good will, that day he was resseyved.” Comyng to Poulis ther he liht adoun, Entryng the chirche ful demure of chere, And there to mete him with processioun Was the Erchebisshop, and the Chaunceller, Lyncoln, and Bathe, of hoole herte and entier, Salysbury, Norwich, and Ely, In pontyficall arrayed richely. Ther was the Bisshop of Rouchestre also, The Dene of Paulys, the Chanons everychon, Of dewté as they auht to do, On processioun with the Kyng to goon; And thouh I kan nat reherse hem oon by oon, Yitt dar I say, as in theyre entent, To do theyre devere full trewely they ment. Lyke theyre estates forth they ganne procede; With observaunces longyng for a kyng Solempnely gan him conveye in dede Up into the chirche with full devoute syngyng; And whanne he hadde made his offryng, The Meire, the citezenis, abode and left him nouht, Unto Westmynstre tyl they hadde him brouht; Wher alle the covent, in copys richely, Mette with him of custume as they ouht; The Abbot after moste solempnely Amonges the relikes the septre oute souht Of Seint Edward, and to the Kyng it brouht; Thouh it were longe, large, and of grete weyht, Yitt on his shuldres the Kyng bare it on heyht, Into the mynstre, while alle the belles ronge, Tyl he kome to the hyh awtere; And full devoutly Te Deum ther was songe, And the peple, gladde of looke and chere, Thanked God with alle here hertes entere, To se theire Kyng with twoo crounys shyne, From twoo trees trewly fette the lyne. And after that, this ys the verrey sothe, Unto his paleys of kyngly apparaylle, With his lordes the Kyng forth goothe To take his reste after his travaylle; And than of wysdome, that may so mych avaylle, The Meire, the citezenis, which alle this dyd se, Ben home repeyred into hire citee. The Shereves, the Aldermen in fere, The Saturday alther next suyng, Theire Meire presented, with theyre hertes entere, Goodly to be resseyved of the Kyng; And at Westminster confermed theire askyng, The Meyre and they with full hole entent Unto the Kyng a gyfte gan to present. The which gifte they goodly have dysposyd, Toke an hamper of golde that shene shone, A thousand pounde of golde therinne yclosyd; And therwithall to the Kyng they goone And fylle on knees toforn him everychoone, Full humbly the trouthe to devyse, And to the Kyng the Meire seyde in this wyse:	(see note) (t-note) (t-note) (t-note) suburb; (see note); (t-note) London Bridge; (t-note) pillar; tower manner threaten; (see note) drive away giant warlike (t-note) prudently; (t-note) All those who are; (see note); (t-note) clothe them i.e., the king foes Christ’s prevent (t-note) happiness; (t-note) Stopping war; so that men might; (t-note) vassals; one (see note) In the middle of (t-note) (t-note) tapestry Befitting his royalty (t-note) demeanor came out hair; their cosmic spheres; (t-note) coronets; bright gave off; light; (t-note) astonished (see note); (t-note) rule (t-note) by custom sister; (see note); (t-note) Very; (t-note) her (t-note) (t-note) Does not long abide, unless remain; (t-note) graciousness (see note) (t-note) royal; worthy (t-note) (see note) with one intent; (see note); (t-note) spiritual; (see note) (t-note) to declare plainly; (t-note) Knowledge beauty honored by everyone (see note) (t-note) aptly (t-note) long (t-note) by by happiness (t-note) truly Phebus’ beams their heads; circlet; (t-note) bearing and manner purity Like (t-note) Ornamented with sun rays demure in manner and look (t-note) wore sashes; sapphire; (t-note) to greet their (t-note) spiritual; follow (t-note) desires doves (see note) wisdom benefit; (see note); (t-note) (t-note) reverence; humility; (t-note) offer By flowing in (t-note) studded with shining stars (t-note) endow; (see note) scepter; purity; (t-note) (t-note) (t-note) perfect peace gestures; joyfully; (t-note) angelic; harmony (see note) Sufficiency sincerely, without hesitation; (t-note) (t-note) common people (t-note) By (t-note) easy pace; (see note) of new design furnishings in its construction (t-note) Before; (see note) Were her court; (t-note) Who had before her; (see note) (t-note) (t-note) (see note) (t-note) Boethius; harmony; (see note) sweet (t-note) (t-note) (t-note) Arithmetic, through mathematics Chose Pythagoras by; Geometry highest of all; (t-note) (see note) reached (see note); (t-note) (see note) learn from please; (t-note) Since; rule over (see note) (t-note) (see note) Whom to receive in the middle surpassing In the middle; dressed Whom; two; (see note); (t-note) feign (lie); (t-note) judgments (t-note) (t-note) (t-note) (see note) (t-note) (t-note) (see note); (t-note) nobility each one common profit, justice; righteousness; (see note) (t-note) common Psalter; (see note) (t-note) (t-note) King’s son while he is alive; (t-note) them (t-note) (see note); (t-note) delights; (see note) stone; (t-note) value (see note) (see note); (t-note) Thetis; (see note); (t-note) (t-note) abundance; (t-note) every sort of man (see note) (t-note) (t-note) (t-note) (t-note) to exile; (t-note) (see note) happiness; (t-note) Pity moderation (t-note) bounty (t-note) (t-note) anger blunts; Righteousness; (t-note) Excellent; (t-note) (t-note) their; subdue Mayor’s; (see note) to do trees; (see note) laden; (t-note) like pomegranate bright Pippins; blaunderell (apples) to enjoy; (see note) citron eager to invigorate (t-note) (t-note) see for relief of pains Damson plums (t-note) fairyland; (see note); (t-note) The one Presenting to the king in a kindly manner; (see note) (t-note) wicked person; (t-note) Disturb; happiness speech gray hair (t-note) (see note) (t-note) (t-note) the front; (t-note) (see note) (t-note) Purging hearts; (t-note) plentiful; (see note) pure as any crystal; (t-note) towers; bright (t-note) (t-note) (t-note) lineage; visible by; honor; (t-note) (t-note) by; (t-note) i.e., from both lines of descent (t-note) (t-note) (t-note) (t-note) there; (see note) place (t-note) (t-note) frown (see note) (t-note) encompassing (t-note) given; (t-note) (t-note) work diligently; (see note) (t-note) afar; (t-note) realms to stop; (t-note) in front; (t-note) (t-note) vassals; obedience (t-note) nobility throughout; (t-note) realms peace; unity; (t-note) Under; [cosmic] spheres; (see note) continue; (t-note) (t-note) (t-note) St. Paul’s Cathedral; (see note) manner; (t-note) (see note) most devoutly; (see note) The Dean of St. Paul’s duty; (t-note) duty belonging to stayed convent; copes; (t-note) (see note); (t-note) (t-note) on high; (t-note) minster high altar; (t-note) (see note) (t-note) (t-note) (see note) derived absolute truth; (t-note) (see note) (t-note) exertions that is so useful (t-note) Went home in a group; (see note) On the following Saturday wholeheartedly received by; (t-note) confirmed their request; (t-note) (t-note) planned well gold casket that shone brightly (t-note) fell
	“Most Cristen Prynce and noble Kyng, the goode folke of youre moste notable Citee of London, otherwyse cleped youre Chambre (called your Chamber), beseching in here moste lowly wyse they mowe be recomaunded (might be recommended) to youre Hyhnesse and that yt kan lyke unto your Noble Grace to resseyve this lytyll gyfte, gyfyn with a goode wille of trouthe and lownesse (allegiance and humility), as evere eny gifte was yoven (given) to eny erthely prince.” (t-note)
510 515 520 525 530 535	Be gladde, O London! be gladde and make grete joye, Citee of Citees, of noblesse precellyng, In thy bygynnynge called Newe Troye; For worthynesse thanke God of alle thyng, Which hast this day resseyved so thy Kyng With many a signe and many an observaunce To encrese thy name by newe remembraunce. Suche joye was nevere in the Consistorie, Made for the tryumphe with alle the surplusage, Whanne Sesar Julius kam home with his victorie; Ne for the conqueste of Sypion in Cartage; As London made in every manere age, Out of Fraunce at the home komyng Into this citee of theyre noble Kyng. Of sevyn thinges I preyse this citee: Of trewe menyng, and feythfull observaunce, Of rihtwysnesse, trouthe, and equyté, Of stablenesse ay kepte in lygeaunce; And for of vertue thow hast such suffisaunce, In this lande here and other landes alle The Kyngis Chambre of custume men thee calle.      [L’envoye. O noble Meir! be yt unto youre plesaunce, And to alle that duelle in this citee, On my rudenesse and on myn ygnoraunce, Of grace and mercy forto have pitee, My symple makyng forto take at gree; Considre this, that in moste lowly wyse My wille were goode forto do yow servyse.	(see note); (t-note) surpassing nobility (see note) received; (t-note) (see note); (t-note) embellishments; (t-note) (t-note) intentions righteousness allegiance sufficiency (see note); (t-note) The epilogue; (t-note) (see note) ;(t-note) dwell; (see note); (t-note) look with favor on (t-note) (t-note)