The First Arch, as true Heir unto thy Father dear, Did set thee in thy Throne, where thy Grandfather sat! The Second, did confirm thy Seat as Princess here; Virtues now bearing sway, and Vices beat down flat! The Third, if that thou wouldst go on as thou began, Declareth thee to be blessed on every side! The Fourth did open Truth, and also taught thee when The Common Weal stood well, and when it did thence slide! The Fifth, as DEBORAH, declared thee to be sent From heaven, a long comfort to us thy subjects all! Therefore, go on, O Queen! (on whom our hope is bent) And take with thee, this wish of thy Town as final! "Live long! and as long, reign! adorning thy country With virtues; and maintain thy people's hope of thee! For thus, thus heaven is won! thus, must thou pierce the sky! This is by virtue wrought! All other must needs die!" On the south side [_i.e., of Fleet Street, at Temple Bar_] was appointed by the City, a noise of singing children; and one child richly attired as a Poet, which gave the Queen's Majesty her Farewell, in the name of the whole City, by these words. As at thine Entrance first, O Prince of high renown! Thou wast presented with Tongues and Hearts for thy fair; So now, sith thou must needs depart out of this Town, This City sendeth thee firm Hope and earnest Prayer! For all men hope in thee, that all virtues shall reign; For all men hope that thou, none error wilt support; For all men hope that thou wilt Truth restore again, And mend that is amiss; to all good men's comfort! And for this Hope, they pray thou mayst continue long Our Queen amongst us here, all vice for to supplant! And for this Hope, they pray that GOD may make thee strong, As by His grace puissant, so in His truth constant! Farewell! O worthy Queen! and as our hope is sure, That into Error's place, thou wilt now Truth restore! So trust we that thou wilt our sovereign Queen endure And loving Lady stand, from henceforth, evermore! While these words were in saying, and certain wishes therein repeated for the maintenance of Truth, and rooting out of Error; she, now and then, held up her hands to heaven-ward, and willed the people to say "Amen!" When the child had ended, she said, "Be ye well assured, I will stand your good Queen!" At which saying, Her Grace departed forth, through Temple Bar towards Westminster, with no less shooting [_i.e., firing of guns_] and crying of the people, than, when she entered the City, with a great noise of ordnance which the Tower shot off, at Her Grace's entrance first into Tower Street. * * * * * The child's saying was also, in Latin verses, written in a table which was hanged up there.