[Footnote 184: "The Solemnity of the Funeral," etc., drawn up by Sir William Dethick, Garter king of arms.]
The procession was met at the church door by the bishop and clergy, and advanced slowly to the choir while anthems were sung. "The concourse of people was of many thousands." Mary's weeping attendants and her chaplain bearing a cross, took, as may be seen, their part in the procession, but before the service began all save Melville and Barbara Mowbray, who were Protestants, left the church and remained outside in the cloisters until the close of the ceremony.[185] We give the order of procession according to the report drawn up by Garter king at arms.
[Footnote 185: "Les Hérauts à quelque temps de là et après le sermon fait par l'Evesque de Lincolne, les fut initer dans le cloistre où ils estoient, de venir à l'offrande, ce qu'ils refuserent de faire, disans qu'ils n'offraient point à un autel qu'ils n'approuvient pas."--_Martyre de Marie Stuart_, Blackwood.]
The Order for the Buriall for Marie Queen of Scotts, at Peterborough, observed the First of August, on Tuesday, 1587.[186]
[Footnote 186: From the _Bibliotheca Topographica Britannica_, Article No. XL. "Hist. of Ant. Fotheringay," p. 75.]
Two Conductors with } The Sheryfes Bailie, and black staves in } the Baylie of coates. } Peterborough.
Poore men[187] (One hundred) in gownes, two and two.
Two Yeomen } John Hamshiere, harbingers } and in clokes. } John Keyes.
[Footnote 187: All other accounts agree in calling these "poore women," "poore old women, for the most part widowes."]
GENTLEMEN IN CLOKES, TWO AND TWO, _videlizet_.
Syxe Groomes. The Deane of Peterborough's man. Mr. Stafforde's sonne. Master of Wardrobe's two men. The Bishope of Peterborough's Stewarde. James Howland. Edward Jackson. Richard Kylefett. Robert Cotton. The Lorde Compton, one man. The Lady St. John, of Basinge, one. The Lorde Willoughby of Parram, one. The Lorde Mordant, and Ladie, two. The Lorde Dudley, and the Ladie, two. The Lady Marie Savell, one. The Lady Talbott, one. The Lord St. John, and the Ladie, two. The Bishope of Peterborough, one. The Bishope of Lyncolne, one. The Erle of Lyncolne, and the Countis, three. The old Countis of Bedford, chief Mourner, three.