. 299 
“But when they were credible advertised by Thos. Cromwell 
Ld. privie seal (to whom the city was greatly beholden) that the 
King himself would see the people of the citie muster in a 
convenient number and not to set forth all their power, but to 
‘eave some at home to keep the city, then every alderman 
repared to his ward and there put aside all such as had jacks 
_ cotes of plate of maile and brigandines and appointed none but 
such as had white armor except such as should beare morish 
pikes, which wore no armor but sculles and there was no. 
stranger (although he were a denisan) permitted to be in this 
_ muster.” 
 « Every man being of any ability provided himself a cote of 
_ white silke and garnished their basenets with turves like caps of 
silk set with owches furnished with chains of gold & feathers, or 
caused their armor to be gilt and likewise their ‘halberd and 
-pollares.” 
“Some and especialle certaine goldsmiths had their armor of 
silver bullion. The Ld. Mayor, the recorder, the aldermen and 
every other officer beside were gorgeously trimmed as for their 
degrees was thought seemly. The Mayor had fifteen tall fellows 
on foot attending on him with gilt halberds apparelled in white 
‘silk doublets and their hose and shoes were likewise white cut 
after the Almaine guise pointed and pulled out with red sarsenet, 
heir jerkins were of white leather cut and chained about their 
necks with feathers and brooches in their caps. The Recorder 
and every alderman had about him four halbediers trimmed also 
in warlike sort. The Chamberlaine of the City, the councillors, 
and deputies were appointed to be wiflers on horsebacke which 
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