Bohemian (Cech) Bibliography: A finding list of writings in English relating to Bohemia and the CechsCapek, Thomas
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Bohemian (Cech) Bibliography: A finding list of writings in English relating to Bohemia and the Cechs
Capek, Thomas
Bohemia (Czech Republic) -- Bibliography
(Christian) of Anhalt, after whome imediatelie followed his kinglie
Majestie on a blacke greate horse covered with a blacke footeclothe
all over imbrodered with silver. Then followed the Queene ridinge in a
exceeding rich coatch, like the whereof had never beene seene afore in
Prague, and by her sate the younge Prince her sonne; after her Majestie
came 2 other coatches wherein were the wives and daughters of divers
princes and earles, after which followed sundry other coatches with many
gentlewoemen, maides of honor and others, and after these came lastly the
Prince Electors owne coronell and harquebus horsemen and footemen in good
order, the horsemen well mounted, all statelie deckt with brave attire,
faire liveries and gallant scarfes of blewe, the King’s colours.
[19] John Žižka, the Hussite.
This ridinge through the cittie lasted 3 houres longe, and was beheld of
many thousands of people to theire greate admiracion; his Majestie tooke
therein greate pleasure and did oftentimes put off his hatt, and with a
chearefull countenance bowe himselfe towerds the people, as did also the
Queene both chearefully and with greate majestie. When they were come
within the castle court there the(y) sawe a man sittinge above uppon the
churche with an auncient in his hand and waveing it over his heade, and
then another man sittinge uppon the rounde ball on the steeple toppe, who
played a longe time uppon a kettledrumme.
In the castle court theire Majesties alighted nere unto the longe hall
and went towerds the greene chamber, where there stoode a great number
of Bohemian laydes and gentlewoemen of good rancke richly attired, who
received her Majestie with greate reverence, and so attended on her into
her lodgings. All things were accomplished with such state, honor, and
good successe as the like was never yett done unto any Romane Emperor; all
which shall shortlie be cutt in brasse, and made publicke unto the viewe
of the worlde.
Here followeth the King’s coronacion.
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