His Wiues.
(136) Katherine the first wife to King Henry was the daughter of Ferdinando the sixt King of Spaine, and widow dowager of Prince Arth•…•…r his elder bro∣ther, as hath beene said: she was married vnto this King the third of Iune: and first of his Raigne, the yeere of saluation 1509. being solemnely crowned with him vpon the twenty fourth day of the same, and was his wife aboue twenty yeeres, and then di∣uorced from him by the sentence of the Archbishop of Canterbury: liued three yeeres after by the name of Katherine Dowager. Shee deceased at Ki•…•…balton * 1.1 in the County of Huntington the eight of Ianuary, and yeere of Christ 1535. and lieth interred on the North-side of the quire in the Cathedrall Church of Peterborow vnder a hearse of Blacke Saye, hauing a white Crosse in the middest.
(137) Anne, the second wife of King Henry, was the second daughter of Sir Thomas Bullen, Earle of Wiltshire and Ormond. Shee was solemnly at Wind∣sore created Marchionesse of Pembrooke, the first of September and twenty foure of his Raigne, hauing * 1.2 one thousand pound giuen her by yeere, to main∣taine her estate. Shee was married vnto king Henry in his Closet at White-Hall, vpon the twenty fift day of Ianuary, and yeere of Christ Iesus, 1533. being the foure and twentith of his Raigne, and was Crowned with all due obseruances, at Westminster vpon Whit∣sunday the first of Iune, where the Crowne of Saint Edward was set vpon her head, the scepter of Gould deliuered into her right hand, and the Iuory rodde with the Doue into her left. Shee was his wife three yeeres, three monthes and twenty fiue daies, when being cut off by the sword the nineteenth of May, her body was buried in the Quire of the Chap∣pell in the Tower, leauing her accused fame to bee * 1.3 censured as affections best pleased the vncharitable minded, and her bed to bee possest of a vertuous Lady.
(138) Iane, the third wife of King Henry, was the daughter of Iohn Seimer Knight, and sister to Lord Edward Seimer, Earle of Hertford, and Duke of Som∣merset. Shee was married vnto him the twentieth of May, euen the next day after the beheading of Queene Anne, and the twenty eight of his Raigne. Shee was his wife one yeere, fiue monthes and twen∣ty foure daies, and died in Child-bed the foureteenth of October, to the great griefe of the King, who not onely remoued from the place, but kept himselfe priuate, and wore the Garment of mourning euen in the Festiuall time of Christmas, her body was so∣lemnely conueied to Windsore the eight of Nouem∣ber following, where she was interred in the middest of the Quire of the Church within the Castell.
(139) Anne the fourth wife of King Henry and sister to William Duke of Cleue was married vnto him the sixth of Ianuary in the thirty one yeere of his Raigne, the yeere of Grace, 1540. shee was his wife sixe moneths, after which time certaine Lords of * 1.4 the vpper House of Parliament came into the ne∣ther, and alleaged cause for which that marriage was vnlawfull, whereunpon shee was diuorced, and by Statute enacted, that shee should no more be taken for Queene, but should be called the Lady Anne of Cle•…•…e. See remained in England long after the Kings death, though small mention is made of her by any of our Writers, only we finde that she accompanied the Lady Elizabeth through London at the solemni∣zing of Queene Maries Coronation.
(140) Katherine the fifth wife of King Henry the eight, was the daughter of 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and Neece vnto Thomas Howard his brother, Duke of Norfolke: Shee was married vnto him the eight of August and yeere of •…•…race 1540. being the thirtie two of his Raigne, at Hampton Court, and continued his Queene the space of one yeere, sixe moneths and foure daies, and for her vnchaste life was attainted by Parliament, and for the same beheaded within the Tower of London the twelfth of February and her body buried in the Chauncell of the Chappell by Queene Anne Bullen.
(141) Katherine the sixth and last wife of King Henry was the daughter of Sir Thomas Parre of Ken∣dall and sister to Lord William Parre Marquesse of Northampton, shee was first married to Iohn Neuill, Lord Latimer, and after his decease, vpon the twelfth of Iuly maried vnto the King at Hampton Court, the yeere of Saluation, 1543. and thirtie fiue of his Raigne: Shee was his wife three yeeres, sixe months and fiue daies, and suruiuing him, was againe marri∣ed vnto Thomas Seimer Lord Admirall of England, vnto whom she bare a daughter, but died in the same Child-bed, the yeere of Grace, 1548.