72 History of the Company. 



Companies all turned out In their Liveries. The 

 Incident Is fully described by the Chronicler 

 Howes,^ but Is only casually alluded to In the 

 Company's records In the following minute : — 



^ The description given by Howes is very picturesque, and 

 affords an excellent idea of the character of these early 

 pageants and spectacles : — 



" They were received by the Lord Maior at the east end 

 of Tower Streete, in a robe of crimson veluet, bearing a 

 golden sceptre in his hand before the Kings vntill he came to 

 Temple Barre; as these greate Potentates with their sumptuous 

 trayne passed along the streetes, the King of Denmark 

 seriously observed the huge multitudes of common people 

 thronging in every corner, and the unimaginable number of 

 gallant ladies, beauteous virgins, and other delicate dames, 

 filling the windowes of euery house with kinde aspect, saluting 

 their worthinesse with health and hearty welcome wheresoever 

 they past. Vpon the great fountain in Cheapeside was erected 

 the bower of the Muses, with pleasant musicke. At the west 

 end of Cheapeside, by the Goldsmith's Row, neere vnto the 

 pageant, sate the great Elders of the Citie in scarlet robes, 

 where the Recorder, after he had made a solemne oration in 

 Latine on the behalfe of the Citie, presented the King of 

 Denmark with a faire cup of gold, who, with as great kind- 

 nesse accepted it ; then the pageant, after it had ceased her 

 melodious harmony, began to express the purpose thereof, viz., 

 Diuine concord, as sent from Heauen, descended in a cloud 

 from the top vnto the middle stage, and with a loude voyce, 

 spake an excellent speech in Latine, purporting their hearty 

 welcome, with the heavenly happines of peace and unity 

 amongst Christian Princes, &c., but through the distemperature 

 of the vnruly multitude, the Kings could not well heare it 

 although they enclined their eares very seriously thereunto 

 At the faire Fountaine in Fleet Streete was a pleasant pastorall 

 device, with songs wherewith the Kings were much delighted ; 

 this Fountaine, and divers others ranne cleare wine." 



