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then came the trumpets to blow on each part, the drums 
beating, and the flutes playing. There were given three 
onsets in every battle; the guns discharged on one 
another, the moris pikes encountered together with great 
alarm ; each ran to their weapons again, and then they 
fell together as fast as they could, in imitation of close 
fight. All this while the Queen, with the rest of the 
Nobles about her, beheld the skirmishings. . . . After 
all this, Mr. Chamberlain, and divers of the Commons of 
the City and the Wiflers, came before her Grace, who 
thanked them heartily, and all the City: whereupon 
immediately was given the greatest shout as ever was 
heard, with hurling up of caps. And the Queen shewed 
herself very merry. After this was a running at tilt. 
And lastly, all departed home to London.” 
This fete took place on a Sunday, and the time 
between the muster and the fight was probably mostly 
spent in refreshment. The account for the supplies of 
the “ Mete and Drynke ” for 1st day of July and Sunday 
night supper is preserved. They were far from being 
starved, as, among other items, 9 geese, 14 capons, 8 
chickens, 3 quarters and 2 necks of mutton, 4 breasts of 
veal, beside a sirloin of beef, venison pasties, 8 marrow¬ 
bones, fresh sturgeon, 3 gallons of cream, and other 
delicacies were provided for them. Floral decorations 
in their honour were not forgotten, and appear in the 
accounts—“ gely flowers and marygolds for iii garlands, 
yd.; strawynge herbes, 1/4 ; bowes for the chemneys, id.; 
flowers for the potts in the wyndowys, 6d.” 
There is no end to the gay scenes that the Park 
and even some of the most ancient trees have witnessed. 
“ Goodly^banquetting houses” were built of “fir poles 
decked with birch branches and all manner of flowers 
