South London . that he was also believed to bethe natural son of Bishop Woodville, and, if the belief waswell founded, he was therefore a cousin of the Queen. Butthis may be scandal. Machyn, the chronicler of funerals, thusdescribes Gardiners funeral. The xxiiij day of Feybruary was the obsequies of themost reverentt father in God, Sthevyn Gardener, docthur andbysshopc of Wynchastur, prelett of the gartter, and lattechansscler of England, and on of the preve consell untoKyng Henry the viij and unto quen Marc, tyll he ded ; andso the after-none bc-gane the knyll at sant Mare Overes withryngyng,
South London . that he was also believed to bethe natural son of Bishop Woodville, and, if the belief waswell founded, he was therefore a cousin of the Queen. Butthis may be scandal. Machyn, the chronicler of funerals, thusdescribes Gardiners funeral. The xxiiij day of Feybruary was the obsequies of themost reverentt father in God, Sthevyn Gardener, docthur andbysshopc of Wynchastur, prelett of the gartter, and lattechansscler of England, and on of the preve consell untoKyng Henry the viij and unto quen Marc, tyll he ded ; andso the after-none bc-gane the knyll at sant Mare Overes withryngyng, and after be-gane the durgc ; with a palle of clothof ^old, and with ij whytt branchys, and ij dosen of stayffe- ST. MARY OVERIES 20- torchys bornyng-, and iiij grctt tapiirs; and my lordMontyguw the cheyfife mornar, and my lord bysshope ofLynkolnc and scr Robart Rochastcr, comtroller, and withdyvcrs odur in blake, and mony blake gownes and cotes ; andthe morow masse of requecm and ofiferyng done, be-ganc the. A CORNER IN ST. SAVIOURS, SOUTHWARD saimon ; and so masse done, and so to dcner to my lordMontyguw (s); and at ys gatt the corse was putt in-to awagon with iiij wcllcs all covered w ilh blake, and owcr thecorssc ys pyctur mad with ys m)tcr on ys hed, with ysarmes, and v gcnt}Il men l)ayiyng ys v banars in gownes 204 SOUTH LONDON and hods, then ij harolds in ther cote armur, masterGarter and Ruge-crosse; then cam the men rydyng, care-hyng of torchys a Ix bornyng, at bowt the corsse all theway ; and then cam the mornars in gownes and cotes, to thenombur unto ij C. a-for and be-hynd, and so at sant Gorgescam prestes and clarkes with crosse and sensyng, and therthay had a grett torche gyffyn them, and so to ever parryche
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