"In the fourth year of Queen Elizabeth's reign there was kept a magnificent Christmas here; at which the Lord Robert Dudley (afterwards Earl of Leicester) was the chief person (his title Palaphilos), being Constable and Marshall; whose officers were as followeth: Mr. Onslow, Lord Chancellour. Anthony Stapleton, Lord Treasurer. Robert Kelway, Lord Privy Seal. John Fuller, Chief Justice of the King's Bench. William Pole, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. Roger Manwood, Chief Baron of the Exchequer. Mr. Bashe, Steward of the Household. Mr. Copley, Marshall of the Household. Mr. Paten, Chief Butler. Christopher Hatton, Master of the Game. (He was afterwards Lord Chancellor of England.) Mr. Blaston } Mr. Yorke } Mr. Pension } Masters of the Revells. Mr. Jervise } Mr. Parker, Lieutenant of the Tower. Mr. Kendall, Carver. Mr. Martin, Ranger of the Forests. Mr. Stradling, Sewer. "And there were fourscore of the Guard; beside divers others not here named. "Touching the particulars of this Grand Feast, Gerard Leigh, in his 'Accidence of Armory,' p. 119, &c., having spoken of the Pegasus borne for the armes of this Society, thus goes on: 'After I had travelled through the East parts of the unknown world, to understand of deedes of armes, and so arriving in the fair river of Thames, I landed within half a league from the City of London, which was (as I conjecture) in December last; and drawing neer the City, suddenly heard the shot of double canons, in so great a number, and so terrible, that it darkened the whole ayr; wherewith, although I was in my native country, yet stood I amazed, not knowing what it meant. Thus, as I abode in despair, either to return or to continue my former purpose, I chanced to see coming towards me an honest citizen, clothed in a long garment, keeping the highway, seeming to walk for his recreation, which prognosticated rather peace than perill; of whom I demanded the cause of this great shot; who friendly answered, "It is," quoth he, "a warning shot to the Constable Marshall of the Inner Temple, to prepare to dinner." "'"Why," said I, "what, is he of that estate that seeketh no other means to warn his officers than with so terrible shot in so peaceable a country?" "Marry," saith he, "he uttereth himself the better to be that officer whose name he beareth."