Henry Machyn in Aldgate, London - 17 March, 1553

from A London Provisioner's Chronicle, 1550-1563:

The seventeenth day of March came through London from Aldgate Mr. Maynard, the sheriff of London, with a standards and drums. And after, giants, both great and small, and then hobbyhorses. And after them the g … and after, great horses and men in coats of velvet, with chains of gold about their necks, and men in harness. And then the morris dance and then many minstrels. And after came the sergeants and yeomen on horseback with ribbons of green and white about their necks. And then my lord justice, late being lord …   more >>

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Henry Machyn, and Colette Moore, Marilyn Miller and Richard W. Bailey (ed.), A London Provisioner's Chronicle, 1550-1563. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1507124337884 accessed: 10 November, 2024

location of experience: Aldgate, London

Listeners

Henry Machyn
Provisioner
90's-1563

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Procession performed by Minstrels

Experience Information

Date/Time 17 March, 1553
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, outdoors, in public

Originally submitted by lcc5 on Wed, 04 Oct 2017 14:38:58 +0100
Approved on Thu, 30 Nov 2017 12:33:47 +0000