When ye Queenes maiestie had passed this pageant, she marched towarde Temple barre. But as St. Dunstones church were the children of thospitall wer appointed to stande with their gouernours, her grace perceiuing a childe offred to make an oracion vnto her, staied her chariot, and did cast vp her eyes to heauen, as who shoulde saye, I here see this mercifull worke towarde the poore whom I must in the middest of my royaltie nedes remembre, and so turned her face towarde the childe, which in latin pronounced an oracion to this effecte, that after the Queenes highnes had passed through the citie and had sene so sumpteous, rich, and notable spectacles of the citiezens which delared their most hartye receyuing and ioyous welcomming of her grace into the same: thys one spectacle yet rested and remained, which was the euerlasting spectacle of mercy vnto the poore members of allmighty God, furthered by that famous and most noble prince king Henry the eyght, her graces father, erected by the citie of London, and aduaunced by the most godly vertuous and gracious prince king Edwarde the .vi. her graces dere and louing brother doubting nothing of the mercy of the Queenes most gracious clemencie by the which they may not onely be releued and helped, but also stayed and defended, & therefore incessauntly they would pray and crie vnto almighty god for the long life and raigne of her highnes with most prosperous victory against her enemies.
      The childe after he had ended his oracion, kissed the paper wherin thesame was written, and reached it to the Queenes maiestie which receiued it graciouslye both with woordes & countenance, declaring her gracious mynde toward their reliefe.


-- Transcribed by Jennie Butler, 2000