Henry Machyn in St Paul's Churchyard, London - 29 October, 1553

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

The same day the new lord mayor went toward Westminster, attended by all the crafts of London in their best livery, and … d with trumpets blowing and the waits playing … a goodly pinnace trimmed with banners and guns … waiting of my lord mayor's barge unto Westminster […] And in St. Paul's churchyard did every craft were set in array. First were two tallmen bearing two great streamers of the merchant tailors' arms. Then came one with a drum and a flute playing and another with a great …   more >>

cite as

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/1507565523776 accessed: 28 March, 2024

location of experience: St Paul's Churchyard, London

Listeners

Henry Machyn
Provisioner
90's-1563

Listening to

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Music to accompany a pageant performed by The King's trumpeters, Waits

Experience Information

Date/Time 29 October, 1553
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, outdoors, in public

Originally submitted by lcc5 on Mon, 09 Oct 2017 17:12:04 +0100
Approved on Fri, 01 Dec 2017 10:11:46 +0000