I have reduced thefe obfervations to the meridian of the Royal Obfervatory at Greenwich, because both the first and laft contact were obferved there by three good obfervers all agreeing, if I am rightly informed, within the fame fecond, and all using the fame magnifying power! An agreement more to be wondered at than expected! The right honourable earl Ferrers likewife made an accurate obfervation of this phænomenon, and prefented to the Royal Society a delineation of it, and a tranfitarium invented by him, for giving an ocular demonstration of the principles relating to the theory of that planet, but no account of this obfervation has as yet been publifhed.. Mr. Dunn propofed, that in cafe the fky fhould prove fo cloudy as to prevent the ingrefs or egrefs of Venus from being duly obferved, her appulfe to fuch of the folar fpots as might then be vifible, fhould be noted; as this method, by the help of a good clock, and Mr. Dolland's micrometer, might be made to anfwer the fame purpose. Lord Bacon in his hiftory of king Henry the feventh fays, "When the king was ancient [anno 105] he had thoughts of marrying the young queen of Naples, and fent three embaffadors, with curious and exquifite infructions, for taking a furvey of her perfon, complexion, &c." Thefe inftructions, figned by the king, together with the embaffadors,anfwers to the feveral articles, having been published by the favour of a defcendant of Mr. Braybroke, who was one of the emballadors; and as they answer the character given of them by lord Bacon, FR they cannot fail of being acceptable to our readers. Inftruccons geven by the king's highneffe, to his trufty and welbeloved fervants Frunceys Marfyn, James Braybroke, and John Stile, fhewing howe they fhall ordre theymfelf when they come to the prefence of the old quene of Naples, and the young quene hir doghter. 1.IRST, after prefentacion and delyverance of fuche lettres as they fholl have with theym, to be delyvered to the faid quene, from the ladie Katheryn, princeffe of Wales, making hir recommendacon, and declaracion of fuch charges and words, as fhall bee fhewed and committed unto theym by the faid princeffe, to be openned and declared on hir behalf to the faid quenes, they fhall well note and marke the ftate that they kepe, and howe they be accompanyed with nobles and ladies. 2. Item. To take good hyde, and marke theftats that the faid quenes kepe, and whether they kepe their eftats and houfolds apart, of in oon houfe togedres, and howe they be accompanyed, and what lords and ladies they have abouts theym. 3. Item. If it fhall fortune the king's faid fervants to fynde the faid quenes keeping their eftats togedres, they fhall well and affuredly note and mark the maner of keeping and ordering theym in their eftats, with the countenance and maner of every of theym, and fuche anfwer as they fhall make upon the fpeche and communicacion as they fhall have with them, at the delyverance of the faid lettres, and declaracion of thother matiers before mencioned: and to marke hir difcretion wifedom and gravitie, in hir faid communication and anfwer in every behalf. 4. Item. They fhall in like wife endevor theym to understand, whether the yong quene fpeke any other langages than Spaynvihe and Italyon, and whether the can fpeke any Frenfhe or Laten. 5. Item. Specially to marke and note well the age and ftature of the faid yong quene, and the fetury's of hir bodye. 6. Item. Specially to marke the favor hir vifage, whether the bee paynted or not, and whether it be fate or leene, fharpe or rownde, and whether hir countenance bee chierfull and amyable, frownyng or malincolyous, ftedefaft or light, or blufhing in communicacion. 7. Item. To note the clearneffe of her skynne. 8. Item. To note the colours of hir here. 9. Item. To note well hir ies, browes, teethe, and lippes. 10. Item. To marke well the faffion of hir nofe, and the heithe and brede of hir forehedde. 11. Item. Specially to note hir complexion. 12. Item. To marke hir armes, whether they be grete or fmale, long or fhorte. 13. Item. To fee hir hands bare, and to note the fafcion of theym, whether the palm of hir hand be thikke or thynne, and whether hir hands be fatte or leene, long or fhorte. 14. Item. To note hir fyngers, whether they bee longe or fhorte, fmale or grete, brode or narrowe before. 15. Item. To marke whether hir nekke be long or shorte, fmale or grete. 16. Item. To marke hir brefts, and pappes, whether they be bigge or fmale. 17. Item. To marke whether ther appere any here about her lippes or not. 18. Item. That they endevor theym to fpeke with the faid yong quene fafting, and that he may telle unto theym fome matier at lengthe, and to approache as nere to hir mouthe as they honeftly maye, to thentent that they may fele the condicion of her brethe, whether it be fwete or not, and to marke at every time when they fpeke with hir, if they fele any favor of fpices, rofe waters, or mufke, by the brethe of hir mouthe, or not. 19. Item. To note the height of hir ftature, and to enquere whether fhe were any flippars, and of what height hir flippars bee, to thentent they bee not deceyved in the veray height and flature of hir; and if they may come to the fight of hir flippars, then to note the fashion of hir foote. 20. Item. To enquere whether fhe have any fekeneffe of hir nativitie, deformity or blemmyshe in hir bodye, and what that thuld bee; or whether the hath been communely in health, or fometyme feke, and fometyme hole, and to know the fpecialities of fuch difeafes and fekenneffe. 21. Item. Whether fhe be in any fingular favor with the king of Aragon hir uncle, and whether the have any refemblance in vifage, countenaunce, or complexion to him. 22. Item. To enquere of the manor of her diet, and whether the bee a grete fedar or drynker, and whether the ufeth often to ete or [014 drynbe drynke, and whether the drynketh wyne, or water, or bothe. 23. Item. The kings faid fervant fhall alfo at their comyng to the parties of Spayne, diligently enquere for fome conynge paynter, havying good experience in making and paynting of vifages and portretures, and fuche oon they fhall take with theym to the place wher the faid quenes make their abode, to thentent that the faid paynter may drawe a picture of the vifage and femblance of the faid yong quene, as like unto hir as it can or may be conveniently doon; which picture and image they fhall fubftantially note, and marke in every pounte, and circumftance, foo that it agree in fimilitude and likeneffe as near as it may poffible to the veray vifage, countenance and femblance of the faid quene; and in cale they may perceyve, that the paynter at the furft or fecond making thereof, hath not made the fare perfaite to hir fimilitude and likeneffe, or that he hath omitted any feture or circumftance, either in colours, or other proporcions of the faid vifage, then they fhall cause the fame paynter, or fome other the most conyng paynter that they can gete, foo often times to renowe and reforme the fame picture, till it be made perfaite, and agreeable in every behalfe with the veray image and vifage of the faid quene. 24. Item. The kings faid fervants by the wifest wayes that they cann ufe, thall make inquifician, and enforche, what land or livelood the faid yong quene hath, or fhall have, aftre the deceffe of hir mother, either by the title or jointer or otherwife, in the reame of Naples, or in any other place or contraye To the 6th article. As to thys articule, as farre as that we can perfayve or know, that the faid quene ys not paynted, and the favore of hir visage ys after hir ftature, of a verrey good compas and amyabille, and fome what round and fatte, and the countenance chierful and not frowneynge, and ftedfaft and not lizght nor boldehardy in fpeche, but with a demewre womanly fhamefaft countenance and of fewe words as that we coude perfayve, as we can thynke that he uttered the fewer words by cause that they quyn hir moder was prefent, the whiche had all the fayengs, and the yonge quyn fatte as demeure as a mayden, and fome tyme talkeynge withe ladyes that fatte about hir, with a womanly lawxgheynge [laughing] chere and contenance. To the 9th article. As to thys articule, the eies of the faid quyn be of colare browne, fome what grayshe, and hir browes of a browne here, and very small like a wyre of here. To the 10th article. As to thys. articule, the fashion of hir nofe ys a litteil rifeynage in the mydward, and a littlell comeynge or bowynge towards the end, and the ys mych lyke nofed unto the quyn hir moder. To the 13th article. As to thys articule, we fawe the hands of the faid quyn bare at thre fondry tymes, that we kyffed hir faid hands, whereby whereby we perfayved the faid quyn to be rizghte fair handyd, and accordeynge un to hir perfonage they be fome what fully and fofte, and faire, and clene fkynnd.. To the 16th article.-As to thys articule, the faid quenes brefts be. fomewhat grete, and fully; and in as muche that they were truffid fomewhat highe after the maner of the contrey, the whiche caufithe hir grace for to feme muche the fullyer, and hir neck to be the shorter. To the 17th article. As to thys articule, as farre as that we can perfayve and fee, that the faid quyne hath no here apereyng abowte her lippes. nor mowthe, but the ys very clere fkynned. སཥ་ན་སྟེ་མཆི To the 18th article. As to thys, articule, we cowde never come un to the fpeiche of the faid quyn fafteynge, wherefore we cowde nor myzght not attayne to knowliche of that part of this articule: notwithftondeynge at fuch other times as we have spoken and have had comeunication with the faid quyne, we have approached as nyzghe unto hir vifage as that we convenyently myzght do, and we cowde fele no favor of any fpices or waters, and we thynke verely by the favor of hir vifage and clenenys of complexion and of hir mowthe, that the faid quyn ys lyke for to be of fewit favor, and well eyred." ་ To the 19th article.-We cowde not come by the parfite knowliche of hir heighte, for as much as: that hir grace werithe flippers after the maner of the contrey, whereof we fawe the fathione, the whiche be of fix fyngete brede, of heizghe large, and hir foot after the proporcion of the fame ys butt fmall. To the 22d article. The fad quyn ys a good feder, eets well hir meit twyes on a daye, and drynkithe not often, and that the drynkithe moft commonly water, and fometime that water ys boyled with fy namon, and fometimes the drynk ithe ypocras, but not often. The fervices done at the coronation of our monarchs, is one of the moft curious parts of that auguft ceremony, for which reafon, as no account has yet appeared of thofe performed at the late coronation, we must be content to give our readers the claims of feveral perfons to do fervice at the coro nation of the late king James II. and his queen, in 1648. Thefe ceremonies are too ancient to vary much, if at all, at fuch a distance from their inftitution in fo fmall a fpace of time. England claim'd at the faid co HE lord great chamberlain of ronation, to carry the king his fhirt and cloaths the morning of the coronation, and with the lord chamber lain to drefs the ling. To have forty yards of crimfon velvet for a robe, alfo the king's bed and bedding, and furniture of his chamber where he lay the night before, with his wearing apparel and nightgown: alfo to ferve the king with water, before and after dinner, and to have the bafons and towels, and cup of affay. Allowed, except the cup of affay. He received the 40 yards of velvet, and the rest of the fees were compounded for 2001.. 2. The earl of Derby counterclaimed the office of lord great chamberlain, with the fees, &c. but was not allowed. 3. The king's champion claimed his office as lord of Scrivelby manor in Lincolafhire; to perform the faid office, and to have a gold cup and cover, with the horfe on which he ver. he rides, the faddle, armour, and tia regis, a large gilt bowl and cofurniture, and twenty yards of crimfon fattin.-Allowed, except the 20 yards of fattin. 4. The faid office counterclaimed by another branch of the faid family, but not allowed. 5. The lord of the manor of Lyfton, in Effex, claimed to make wafers for the king and queen, and to serve them up to their table, to have all the inftruments of filver and other metal ufed about the fame, with the linen, and certain proportions of ingredients, and other neceffaries and liveries for himself and two men.-Allowed, and the fervice, with his confent, performed by the king's officers, and the fees compounded for 301.. 6. The lord-mayor and citizens of London claimed to ferve the king with wine after dinner, in a gold cup, and to have the fame cup and cover for his fee, and with twelve other citizens by them appointed, to affift the chief butler of England in the butlership, and to have a table on the left hand of the hall. -Not allowed in the reign of king James, because the liberties of the city were then feized into the king's hands and yet they executed the office, ex gratia, and dined in the hall, and had a gold cup for their fee. 7. The faid lord-mayor and citizens of London claimed to ferve the queen in like manner; and were only difallowed, at that time, for the fame reafon. 8. The mayor and burgeffes of Oxford, by charter, claim to ferve in office of butlerfhip to the king with the citizens of London, with all fees thereunto belonging.-Allowed, and to have three maple cups for their fee; and alfo, ex gra 9. The lord of the manor of Burdolf, in Addington, Surrey, claimed to find a man to make a mess of grout in the king's kitchen, and therefore praying, that the king's mafter cook might perform that fervice.-Allowed, and the faid lord of the manor brought it up to the king's table. 10. The lord of the manor of Ilmer, in Bucks, claimed to be marfhal, furveyor, and confervator of his majefty's hawks in England, with divers fees, and a nomination of under-officers-Not allowed, because not refpecting the coronation, but left to take his courfe at law, if he thought fit. 11. The lord of the manor of Little Warden, who at that time was alfo feized of the bailiwicks of keeper of the king's buckhounds, claimed to be keeper and mafter of the fame, and to keep 24 buckhounds, and 16 harriers, and to have certain fees and liveries for himself and fervants.-Difallowed, for the fame reafon as the former, but left to take his courfe at law. 12. The mafter of the king's great wardrobe, claimed to receive from the deputy a pall of cloth of gold, and to carry it to the altar for the king to offer, and that his deputy fhould attend near Garter king of arms, in a robe of fcarlet cloth with a gold crown embroidered on the left fleeve.- Not allowed, but left to take his courfe at law,, if he thought fit. 13. The clerk of the great wardrobe, claimed to bring a rich pall of cloth of gold to be held over the king's head while he is anointed, as alfo the armil of cloth of tiffue, and to attend near Garter king of arms, |