His Maiestie, as well to shew
the bountie of his affection
towards his Royall Sonne, as
to settle in the hearts of his
louing subiects, a liuely impression
of his Kingly care,
for continuance of the happy
and peaceable gouernement
of his Land in his issue and posteritie, hauing
determined to inuest his Princely Highnesse,
with those Titles and Solemnities which
the former Princes of his Realme haue vsually
beene adorned; it seemed fittest, both in regard
of his Highnesse yeares, shewing the rare
proofes of promising heroicall vertues, and also
that it would bee a gladnesse most gratefull and
acceptable to the Common-wealth, to haue the
Solemnities thereof royally performed: To the
effecting of which the L. Maior and Aldermen
of the Citie of
London, with the seuerall Companies,
Honourably furnished and appointed,
and Marsh'alld in faire and comely order, (both
by the care and industry of M
r.
Nicholas Leate,
Citizen and Marchant of
London, and one of the
chiefe Captaines for the Citie; as also by the well
obserued and deseruing paines of Maister
Thomas
Sparro, Water-Bayly, made for that day
Marshall for the water Triumphs) were ready attending,
with a great Traine, and costly entertainement,
to receiue his Highnesse at
Chelsie,
their Barges richly deckt with Banners, Streamers,
and Ensignes, and sundry sorts of lowd
sounding instruments aptly placed amongst
them; And for his Graces first entertainment,
which was neere
Chelsie, A Personage figuring
London sitting vpon a Sea-Vnicorne, with sixe
Tritons sounding before her, accompanied
both with
Neptune and the two Riuers
Thamesis and
Dee, at his
first appearing, speakes
as followeth.
