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HISTORY OF KING HENRY VII. 



tervals and happy pauses ; yet they did ever hang 

 over the kingdom, ready to break forth into new 

 perturbations and calamities. And as his victory 

 gave him the knee, so his purpose of marriage with 

 the lady Elizabeth gave him the heart ; so that both 

 knee and heart did truly bow before him. 



He on the other side with great wisdom, not ig 

 norant of the affections and fears of the people, to 

 disperse the conceit and terror of a conquest, had 

 given order, that there should be nothing in his 

 journey like unto a warlike march or manner ; but 

 rather like unto the progress of a king in full peace 

 and assurance. 



He entered the city upon a Saturday, as he had 

 also obtained the victory upon a Saturday ; which 

 day of the week, first upon an observation, and after 

 upon memory and fancy, he accounted and chose as 

 a day prosperous unto him. 



The mayor and companies of the city received 

 him at Shoreditch ; whence with great and honour 

 able attendance, and troops of noblemen, and persons 

 of quality, he entered the city ; himself not being on 

 horseback, or in any open chair or throne, but in a 

 close chariot, as one that having been sometimes an 

 enemy to the whole state, and a proscribed perso n &amp;gt; 

 chose rather to keep state, and strike a reverence 

 into the people, than to fawn upon them, 



He went first into St. Paul s church, where, not 

 meaning that the people should forget too soon that 

 he came in by battle, he made offertory of his stand 

 ards, and had orisons and &quot; Te Deum&quot; again sung ; 



