Against Soper lanes ende was extended from thone syde of the streate to thother, a pageant which had three gates all open. Ouer the middlemoste wherof wer erected three seuerail stages, whereon sate eight children as hereafter foloweth. On the vppermost one childe, on the middle three, on the lowest ,iiii, eche hauing the proper name of the blessing, that they did represent, writen in a table and placed aboue their heades. In the forefront of this pageant before the children which did represent the blessings, was a conuenient standing cast out for a chylde to stande, which did expound the said pageaunt unto the quenes maiestie, as was done in thother tofore. Euerie of these children wer appointed & apparelled according vnto the blessing which he did represent. And on the forepart of the said pageant was written in fayre letters the name of the said pageant in this maner folowing. The eight beatitudes expressed in the .v. chapter of the gospel of S.Mathew, applyed to our soueraigne Ladie Quene Elizabeth. Ouer the two side portes was placed a noyes of instrumentes. And all voide places in the pageant wer furnished with prety sayinges, commending and touching ye meaning of the said pageant, which was the promises & blessinges of almightie god made to his people. Before ye the quenes highnes came vnto this pageant, she required ye matter somewhat to be opened vnto her, ye her grace might the better vnderstand, what should afterward by the child be sayd vnto her. Which so was, ye the citie had there erected the pageant which .viii. children, representing theyght blessinges touched in the .v. Chapter of S.Mathew. Wherof, euery one vpon iust consideracions was applyed unto her highnes, and that the people therby put her grace in mind, ye as her good doinges before had geuen iust occasion, why that these blessinges might fall vpon her, ye so if grace did continue in her goodnes as she had entred, she shoulde hope for the fruit of these promises due vnto them, ye doe exercise themselues in the blessinges, whiche her grace heard merueilous graciously, and required that the chariot myght be remoued towardes the pageaunt, that she might perceyue the chyldes woordes, which were these, the Quenes maiestie geuing most attentiue eare, and requiring that the peoples noyse might be stayde. Thou hast been .viii. times blest, o quene of worthy fame By mekenes of thy spirite, when care did thee besette By mourning in thy griefe, by mildnes in thy blame By hunger and by thyrst, and iustice couldst none gette. By mercy shewed, not felt, by cleanes of thyne harte By seking peace alwayes, by persecucion wrong. Therefore trust thou in god, since he hath helpt thy smart That as his promis is , so he will make thee strong. When these woordes were spoken, all the people wished, that as the child had spoken, so god woulde strengthen her grace against all her aduersaries, whom ye Quenes maiestie did most gently thanke for their so louing wishe. These verses wer painted on the left syde of the said pageant, and other in laten on thother syde, which wer these. Qui lugent hilares fient, qui mitia gestant    Pectora, multa soli iugera culta metent Iustitiam esuriens sitiensue replebitur, ipsum.    Fas homini puro corde videre deum Quem alterius miseret dominus miserebitur huius,    Pacificus quisquis, filius ille Dei est. Propter iustitiam quisquis patietur habetque    Demissam mentem, cælica regna capit. Huic hominum generi terram, mare, sidera vouit    Omnipotens, horum quisque beatus erit. Besides these, euery uoide place in ye pageant was furnished with sentences touching the matter and ground of the said pageant. When all ye was to be said in this pageant was ended, the Quenes maiestie passed on forward in Chepesyde. -- Transcribed by Jennie Butler, 2000