APPENDIX IV
THE ORDER OF PROCESSIONS
- “Messengers of the Court.
- Gentlemen of lesse note.
- Esquiers.
- Esquiers of the Body.
- Clarkes of the Chancery.
- Clarkes of the Signet.
- Clarkes of the Privy Seale.
- Clarkes of the Counsell.
- Masters of the Chancery.
- Knights Batchlers.
- Knights Banneretts.
- Trumpets soundinge.
- Serjeants at Law.
- Queenes Serjeants.
- The Queen’s Attorney and the Queen’s Solicitor together.
- The Baron of the Exchequer.
- The Judges of the Common Pleas.
- The Judges of the King’s Bench.
- The Lorde Chiefe Justice of the Common Pleas, and the Lord Chiefe Justice of the Exchequer.
- The Lord Chief Justice of England, and the Master of the Rolls.
- The Younger Sonnes of Nobility.
- Knight of the Privy Counsell.
- Knights of the Garter.
- The Principall Secretary.
- The Treasurer of the Queen’s House, and Controller of the Queen’s House.
- The Queen’s Clarke and Hat-bearer.
- Two Heralds.
- The Barons two and two.
- Two Heralds.
- The Bishops.
- The Vicounts.
- Two Heralds.
- The Earls.
- An Herald or King of Armes.
- The Marques, etc.
- Places for Dukes.
- The Lord Chancellor of England.
- The Lord Treasurer of England.
- The Archbishop of Canterbury.
- Clarenciaux King of Armes.
- The Sergeants at Armes with Staves.
- Bearer of the Capp Royal, and the Carrier of the Marshall Rod of England.
- The Sword bearer on either side him.
- The Great Chamberleine of England.
- The Steward of the Queenes House on the left side.
- Then the Queene in her Chariotte.
- The Four Querryes of the Stable come next, with the Queen’s footmen: and without them all in a rancke wayted the Pentioners with their Partisans.
- Then the Master of the Horse.
- Then the Chamberleine of the Queenes House.
- Then the Vice-chamberleine with many Noblewomen, Ladyes and others.
In this order passing to St. Peter’s Church, in Westminster: was there
met with the Queen’s Almoner, the Dean of Westminster with the Prebends
and all the Quier in their Copes.”