Expicedium [sic]. A funeral oration, vpon the death of the late deceased Princesse of famous memorye, Elizabeth by the grace of God, Queen of England, France and Ireland. Written: by Infelice Academico Ignoto. Wherunto is added, the true order of her Highnes imperiall funerall.

THE True Order and formall proceeding at the Funerall of the most high, renovvned, fa∣mous and mightye Princesse, Elizabeth of England, France & Irealnd, late Queene: from White-hall to the Cathe∣dral Church of Westmin∣ster. The 28. day of Aprill. 1603.

BEfore thou reade, prepare thine eyes to weepe, If that thine eyes containe one liquid teare: Or if thou canst not mourne, fall dead in sleepe, For naught but death such sorrow can out-weare. Twill grieue heereafter soules as yet vnborne, That one soules losse, did make so many morne. Did make so many mourne? oh heauie time That brought a Period to her happie life. But cruell death, the fatall stroke was thine, Her losse is ours, heauen thereby gaines a wife. Yet had not sin bin hug'd in th' armes of Pride, England had smil'd, and heauen had lost a Bride. But now, oh now, our mourning weedes are on, And many thousand blacks for her are worne: Which do demonstrat that Eliza's gone, For whose vntimely losse so many morne. What these sad mourners are, good reader see: And seeing reade, and reading, weepe with me.

Queene Elizabeths Funerall.

These persons heer-after named, came in their place and order as was appoynted. Also the names of such Noble∣men & Gentlemen, as caryed the Standerds & other Ornaments at the Funerall.

• First, Knight Marshals men to make roome.
• Then folowed 15. poore men.
• Next, 260. poore women. foure and foure in a ranke.
• Then, Seruants of Gentlemen, Esquires, & Knights.
• Two Porters.
• Four Trumpeters.

Rose, purseuant at Armes.

• Two Sergeants at Armes.
• The Standerd of the Dragon. borne, by the worshipfull sir George Boucher.
• Two Querries leading a horse couered in blacke cloth.
• Messengers of the Chamber.
• Children, Of the Almondry.
• Children of the Woodyard.
• Children of the Scullery.
• Children and Furners of the Pastry, Scalding house, and Larder.
• Then folowed Groomes, being:
  • Wheat-porters.
  • Coopers.
  • Wine-porters.
  • Conducts in the Bakehouse.
  • Bel-ringer.
  • Maker of spice-bags
  • Cart-takers, chosen by the boord.
  • Long Carts.
  • Cart-takers.
  • Of the Almonry.
  • Of the Stable,
  • Woodyard.
  • Scullery.
  • Pastry.
  • Scalding-house.
  • Poultrye.
  • Caterye.
  • Boyling-house.
  • Larder.
  • Kitchin.
  • Lawndrie.
  • Ewerie.
  • Confectionary.
  • Waferie.
  • Chaundrye.
  • Pitcher-house.
• ...

• Groomes.
  • Buttrie.
  • Seller.
  • Pantrye.
  • Bake-house.
  • Counting-house.
• Then, Noble-mens and Em∣bassadours seruants. and, Groomes of the Chamber.
• Foure Trumpeters.

Blewemantle.

• A Sergeant at Armes.
• The Standerd of the Greyhoūd borne by Master Herbert, brother to the Erle of Pem∣brooke.
• Yeomen: being
  • Seruitors in the Hall.
  • Cart-takers.
  • Porters.
  • Almonrye.
  • Herbengers.
  • Wood-yard.
  • Scullery.
  • Pastrye.
  • Poultrye & Scalding-house.
  • Purueyers of the Poultrye.
  • Purueyers of the Acatrie.
• Yeomen.
  • Stable.
  • Boyling-house.
  • Larder.
  • Kitchin.
  • Ewerye.
  • Confectionarye.
  • Waferye.
  • Purueyer of the Waxe.
  • Tallow-Chandler.
  • Chaundrye.
  • Pitcher-house.
  • Brewers.
  • Butterye.
  • Purueyers.
  • Seller.
  • Pantrye.
  • Garneter.
  • Bake-house.
  • Counting-house.
  • Spicerye.
  • Chamber.
  • Robes.
  • Wardrobe.
  • Erles and Countesses seruants.
• Foure Trumpeters.

Portcullis.

• A Sergeant at Armes.
• Standerd of the Lyon, borne by M. Thomas Somerset.
• ...

• Two Querries leading a horse trapped with blacke veluet.
• Sergeant of the Vestrie.
• Gentlemen of the Chappel in Copes, hauing the Children of the Chappel in the mid∣dle of their company, in sur∣plices, all of them singing.
• Clarkes.
  • Deputie Clarke of the market.
  • Clarkes extraordinarye.
  • Cofferer.
  • Dyet.
  • M. Cooke for the housholde.
  • Pastrie.
  • Larder.
  • Scullerye.
  • Wood-yard.
  • Poultrye.
  • Bake-house.
  • Acatrie.
  • Stable.
• Sergeants.
  • Gent▪ Harbenger.
  • Wood-yard.
  • Scullerye.
  • Pastrye.
  • Caterye.
  • Larder.
  • Ewerie.
  • Seller.
• Sergeants.
  • Pantrie.
  • Bake-house.
• M. Cooke of the Kitchin.
• Clarkes of the Equerrie.
• Second clarke of the Chaūdry.
• Third Clark of the Chaundry.
• Second Clark of the Kitchin.
• Third Clark of the Kitchin.
• Super-visors of the Dresser.
• Surueyer of the Dresser for the Chamber.
• Musitians.
• Apothicaries.
• Chirurgians.
• Sewers of the Hall.
• Marshall of the Hall.
• Sewers of the Chamber.
• Groom-Porter.
• Gent. Vshers quarter wayters
• Clarke.
• Marshall.
• Auenor.
• Chiefe Clark of the wardrobe
• Chiefe Clark of the Kitchin.
• Two Clarkes Controllers.
• Clarkes of the Green-cloth.
• M. of the Housholde.
• Sir Henry Cocke Cofferer.

Rouge Dragon.

• ...

• The Banner of Chester, borne by the Lord Zouch, be∣tweene two Sergeants at Armes.
• Clarkes of the Counsell.
• Clarkes of the priuie Seale.
• Clarkes of the Signet.
• Clarkes of the Parliament.
• Doctors of Phisicke.
• Q Chaplaines.
• Secretaries, for the Latine, & French tongues.

Rouge-Crosse.

• The Banner of Cornwall, borne by the Lord Herbert (eldest sonne to the Earle of Worce∣ster) betweene two Serge∣ants at Armes.
• Cheife Officers to the Lord Maior of London.
• Aldermen of London.
• Soliciter.
• Attourney.
• Sergeants at Law.
• M. of the Reuels.
• M. of the Tents.
• Knights, bachelers.
• Lord cheife Baron.
• Lord Cheife Iustice, of the Common Plees.
• M. of the Iewell-house.
• Knightes, which haue beene Embassadours.
• Gentlemen Agents.
• Sewers for the Queene.
• Sewers for the bodye.
• Esquires of the bodye.
• Gent. of the priuye Chamber.
• Gentlemen Pencioners, hol∣ding their Pol-axes heades downe-wards, couered all with blacke.

Heere Reader stay: & if thou aske me whie. Tis to intreate thee beare them company. But if th' high spirit cannot weepe so lowe, Weepe with these flowers of honour that drooping goe.

Lancaster.

• The Banner of Wales, borne by Viscount Bindon.
• Lord Mayor of London.
  • Sir Iohn Popham.
  • Sir Iohn Fortescue.
  • ...

• ...
  • Sir Robert Cicill, Principall Secretarie.
  • Controller of the housholde.
  • Treasurer of the housholde.
  • Masters of Requests.
  • Agents for Venice and for the Estates.

Windsor.

• The Banner of Ireland, borne by the Earle of Clanricard.
• Barons.
• Bishops.
• Erles eldest sonnes.
• Viscounts.
• Dukes second sonnes.
• Erles.
• Marquesses.
• Bishop of Chichister, Almner, and Preacher at the Fune∣rall.
• Lord Keeper.
• Arch-Bishop of Canterburie.
• French Embassadour.
• Foure Sergeants at Armes.
• The great imbrodered Banner of England, borne by the Earle of Pembrooke, assisted by the Lord Howard of Ef∣fingham.

Somerset & Richmond.

• Yorke, Helme & Crest.
• Chester, Target.
• Norrey, K. at Armes. Swoord.
• Clarenciaux, K. at Armes. Cote.

Art thou yet dry, as if thou hadst not wept? Reade further then, and thou wilt force a teare. But hadst thou scone her figure as she slept, In memorie, thou would'st her semblance beare. Whose deere remembrance would so touch thy minde, That in thy passion thou no meane could'st finde.

The liuely picture of her Maiesties whole body in her Parlia∣ment robes with a Crowne on her head, and a Scepter in her hand, lying on the corpes inshrin'd in leade, and balmed couered with Purple-veluet: borne in a Charriot drawne by foure Horses trapt in Blacke-veluet.

• Gentlemē Vshers, with white roddes.
• A Canopie ouer the Corpes, borne by 6 Knights.
• Six Earles, assistants vnto the bodye.
• On Each side the Corpes, 6. Ba∣nerols, caryed by 12. No∣ble-men.
• Footemen.
• The Earle of Worcester maister of the horse, leading the Pal∣frey of Honour.
• Two Esquiers and a groome to attend & leade him a way.
• Gentleman vsher of the priuie Chamber.

Garter K. at Armes.

• The Lady Marques of North∣hampton, Chiefe mourner: assisted by the Lord Trea∣surer & the Lord Admirall: her traine caryed vp by two Countesses, and Sir Iohn Stanhop, master Vicecham∣berlaine.
• Two Earles assistants to her.
• 14. Countesses assistants.
• Countesses.
• Ladies of honour.
• Viscountesses.
• Earles daughters.
• Baronesses.
• Maides of honour of the pri∣uie Chamber.
• Captaine of the Guard, with all the Guard following, fiue, & fiue in a ranke, holding their Holberds downeward.

Loe heere are all that in blacke weedes do mourne, And now me thinkes I soe thy count'nance turne: What trill thy teares? nay (Reader) then a don The firmament containes but one cleore Sun.

And since that Delia is from hence bereauen, We haue an other Sun ordein'd by heauen. God graunt his virtues may so glorious shine, That after death he may be crown'd diuine. Amen.

The 12. Bannerols, vvere caried by 12. Barons: beginning at the yongest first.

• The first Banner, was of King Henry the second, & Elenor of Aquitaine. Caried by the Lord Norris.
• The second, of King Iohn, & Isabel of Angolisme: caried by the Lord Compton.
• The third, of King Henry the third, and Elenor of Arragon: caried by the Lord Chandois.
• The fourth, of King Edward the first, and Elenor of Castillia: caried by the Lord Compton.
• The fift, of King Edward the second, and Isabel of France: caried by Lord Darcy of the South.
• The sixt, of King Edward the third, and Philippa of Haynolt: caried by Lord Cromwel.
• The seuenth, of Edmond of Langley Duke of Yorke, & Isabel of Castil: caried by Lord Windsor.
• The eight, of Richard Erle of Cambridge, and Anne Mortimer: caried by Lord Darcy of the North.
• The ninth, of Richard Duke of Yorke, and Cicely Neuill: caried by Lord Dudley.
• ...

• The tenth, of King Edward the fourth, and Elizabeth Wooduile: caried by Lord Gray.
• The eleuenth, of King Henry the seuenth, and Eliza∣beth, daughter to King Edward the fourth: caried by Lord Cobham.
• The twelfe, of Henry the eight, and Anne Bulleine, Father and mother to our late deceased Queene: caried by the Lord de la ware.

Viuat Iacobus: Angliae, Scotiae, Franciae et Hiberniae Rex.

FINIS.