First Earl of Pembroke of the Present Creation. 



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Then the iiij assistant es Yorke Herauld before them 



Then the noble men in blaekes ioyntly togither Richemond Herauld befor theim 

 Then the Steward Threasorer & comptroller; Chester Herauld before theim 

 Then the Knightes Master Cofercr and Clerkes of the greene clothe and all other 



Esquyres and gentlemen to folowe theime ioyntly ij and ij Richemond 



Herauld before 



Then all other gentlemen having no blaekes that will offere 



Then the off ringe donn and a certayne collect readde all the cheif mourners and 

 noble men departed leauinge the officers and assistantes to see the body 

 buryed Which officers did putt the Defunctes staffe into the graue and brake 

 eehe of theim ther owne staves and cast theim into the graue with him." 



Endorsed : " 18 Aprill 1570 ordre of y e Erl of Penbroke's Buryall at Poules " 



• The Banner was originally oblong in form, that is, about twice the depth of its width, thus 

 corresponding to the early fashion of the shield; but latterly it grew to be nearly square. It dis- 

 played the armorial coat of its owner, spread entirely over its surface. The Standard was originally 

 an ensign too large to be borne by a man into battle, it was fixed on a carriage and placed in the 

 centre of the host, where it remained stationary, as their rallying point. In the reign of 11 enry VIII. 

 the King's standard for this purpose was of less dimensions, and those of other persons were gradu- 

 ated according to their owners rank, from the duke's standard of seven yards and a half in length, 

 to the knight's of only four. Standards differed from banners, not only in form, but in not bearing 

 the arms of their masters. Every standard and gujdon was " to have in the chief the cross of 

 Saint George ; next the beast or crest, with his motto ; and to be slit at the end." The standards 

 borne at funerals were made after this model. Standards became more frequent in use than 

 banners. They were borne by knights; but banners were confined to bannerets and persoru of 

 higher rank. The Bannerolls were banners of increased width, made to display impalements, 

 representing the alliances of the ancestors of the deceased. The Helmet is still seen lingering in 

 some countiy Churches ; it is seldom found to be more than a fictitious helmet, made for the pur- 

 pose to which it is applied. In early times a knight's real helmet was offered. The Target was a 

 shield of the arms of the defunct, the successor of the knights real shield,— (Notes upon Funerals 

 by J, G, Nichols, Camden Society, vol. 42.) 



Then the banner * of his armes 

 Then the Standert 



A Herauld before either of theim 



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