Ancient funerall monuments within the vnited monarchie of Great Britaine, Ireland, and the islands adiacent with the dissolued monasteries therein contained: their founders, and what eminent persons haue beene in the same interred. As also the death and buriall of certaine of the bloud royall; the nobilitie and gentrie of these kingdomes entombed in forraine nations. A worke reuiuing the dead memory of the royall progenie, the nobilitie, gentrie, and communaltie, of these his Maiesties dominions. Intermixed and illustrated with variety of historicall obseruations, annotations, and briefe notes, extracted out of approued authors ... Whereunto is prefixed a discourse of funerall monuments ... Composed by the studie and trauels of Iohn Weeuer.

Saint Giles Criplegate.

Here vnder a large marble stone (whereupon no Inscription is at this day remaining, neither any Effigies of the deceased left; both of which were in∣laid and engrauen vpon the monument as I was credibly informed) lieth interred the body of Sir Iohn Wriothesley Knight, alias, Garter, principall King at Armes, Father of William Wriothesley, Yorke Herald; who had is∣sue, Thomas Wriothesley, Knight of the Garter, Lord Chancellor of Eng∣land, and the first of that sirname, Earle of Southampton.

His creation was the eighteenth yeare of the raigne of King Ed. 4. as ap∣peares by this his Patent following.

Pat. 18. Ed. 4. m. 28. part 2.

* 1.1Rex omnnibus ad quos &c. Salutem. Sciatis quod cum non sit no••ū, set iam diu ab antiquis tēporibus vsitatū, quod inter ceteros Officiales & Ministros quos Principū lateribus pro corū magnificencia at{que} gloria, adherere decet eorū officij Armorū cura cōmittitur copiā habere debeat, vt nec tēpus bellorū qui∣bus ne{que} pacis sine cōuenientibus & aptis Ministris debeat preteriri. Nos igitur cōsiderationis actē in laudabilia seruicia que delectus nobis Iohannes * 1.2 Wrythe, alias nuper dictus Norrey, Rex Armorū parciū Borialiū Regni nostri Anglie, in hijs que ad officium illud spectare intelliguntur, exercuit, dirigentes eund. propterea, & non minus ob solerciam et sagacitatem quas in eo satis habemus exploratas, in principalem Haraldum & Officiarium incliti nostri Ordinis Garterij, Armorumque Regem Anglicorum, ex gracia nostra speciali erexi∣mus, fecimus, constituimus, ordinauimus, creauimus, et coronauimus; ac per presentes erigimus, facimus, constituimus, ordinamus, creamus, & corona∣mus, ac ei officium illud, nec non nomen le Garter, Stilum titulum libertates & preeminencias, huiusmodi officio conueniencia et concordancia, ac ab an∣tiquo consueta, damus et concedimus, ac ipsum in eisdem realiter inuestimus. Habend. occupand. et exercend. Officium illud, ac nomen, stilum, titulum & preeminencias predict. eidem Iohanni pro termino vise sue, cum omnibus iu∣ribus, proficuis, commoditatibus & emolumentis eidem officio qualiter cum∣que debit pertinen, siue spectan. Et vlterius concessimus et per presentes con∣cedimus prefato Iohanni in Regem Armorum Anglicorum vt prefertur erect. Quadraginta libras per annum racione et causa officij illius. Percipiend. ei∣dem Iohanni singullis annis durante vita sua, pro vadijs, & feodis officij pre∣dicti, de parua customa nostra, in portu ciuitatis nostre London, per manus custumariorum siue collectorum custuine predicte, in portu predicto pro tem∣pore existen. ad terminos Sancti Michaelis et Pasche per equales porciones, v∣na cum tali Liberatura Vesture, qualem, et eisdem modo et forma prout aliquis alius huiusmodi Rex Armorum siue principalis Haraldus tempore Domini Edwardi nuper Regis Anglie teroij progenitoris nostri habuit et per∣cepit. Habend & percipiend▪ annuatim Liberaturam huiusmodi, eidem Io∣hanni singulis annis ad terminum vite sue ad magnam Garderobam nostram per manus custodis eiusdem pro tempore existentis. Eo quod expressa mencio de vero valore annuo premissorum, seu alicuius eorum, aut de alijs donis siue concessionibus eidem Iohanni per nos ante hec tempora fact▪ in presentibus mi∣nime fact. existit. Aut aliquo Statuto, actu, ordinacione, prouisione, seu re∣strictione in contrarium fact. edit. ordinat seu prouis. Aut aliqua alia re, causa vel materia quacumque non astant: In cuius, &c. Teste R. apud Westm. sexto die Iulij per ipsum Regem & de data predict.

Now here I haue iust occasiō giuen me, to set down the manner of the cre∣ation or crowning of Garter, principal K. of Arms, & of Clarentieux & Nor∣roy, Prouinciall Kings of Armes; as also the creation of Heralds, & Pursui∣uants of Armes: which anciently was done by the King, but of later times is performed by the Earle Marshall, hauing an especiall Commission therefore

signed by the King for euery particular Creation. And first I will begin with Garter, and shew what necessaries are to be prouided for him, at the time he shall be crowned, which are these following.

A Booke and a Sword to be sworne vpon.

A Crowne guilt.

A Collar of Esses▪

A Bowle of wine, which Bowle is fee to the new created King.

And a Coat of Armes of veluet richly enbroydered.

The creation or crowning of Garter, as well anciently as in these daies, was, and is on this manner. I will instance with Sir Gilbert Dethick knight, who was created Garter principall king of Armes, on Sunday the twentieth day of Aprill, in the fourth of Ed. the sixt.

First, the said Garter kneeled downe before the Kings maiestie, and the Kings Sword was holden on a booke, and the said Garter laid his hand vpon the booke, and also vpon the sword, whiles Clarentieux, king of armes, read the oath. And when the oath was red, and the said Garter had kissed the booke and the sword, then the said Clarentieux read the let∣ters patents of his office; (which were dated the 29. of April in the yeare aforesaid) In the reading whereof, as the words doe follow in order, so did the Kings maiestie first take the cup of wine, and pouring it on his head, named him Garter. After that, his Maiestie put on him his coat of Armes, and the collar of SS about his neck, and lastly the crowne vpon his head, and so finished the ceremony.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Ex Arch. Turr. Lond.
• * 1.2

  Wryothesley.