unseemly and unreverently; the more is the pity to
make the common carriage of great vessels full of ale and beer,
great baskets full of bread, fish, fruit, and such other things,
fardels [bundles] of stuff and other gross wares through the
Cathedral Church of St. Paul within the said City of London, and
some in leading of horses, mules, or other beasts through the same
unreverently, to the great dishonour and displeasure of Almighty
God, and the great grief also and offence of all good and
well-disposed persons. Be it therefore for remedy and reformation
thereof ordained, enacted, and established by the Lord Mayor,
Aldermen, and Commons in this present Common Council assembled
and by the authority of the same, according to the privileges and
customs of this ancient city that no manner of person or persons,
either free of the said city or foreign, of what estate,
condition, or degree soever he or they be, do at any time from
henceforth carry, or convey, or cause to be conveyed or carried
through the said Cathedral Church of St. Paul any manner of great
vessel or vessels, basket or baskets, with bread, ale, beer,
flesh, fruit, fish, fardells of stuff, wood billets, faggots,
mule, horse, or other beasts, or any other like thing or things,
upon pain of forfeiture and losing for every such his or their
offence iii_s._ iiij_d._, and for the second like offence vi_s._
viij_d._, and for the third offence x_s._, and for every other
offence after such third time to forfeit and lose like sum, and
to suffer imprisonment by the space of two whole days and nights
without bail or mainprise. The one moiety of all which pains and
penalties shall be to the use of the poor called Christ's Hospital
within Newgate for the time being, and the other moiety thereof
shall be to the use of him or them that will sue for the same in
any Court of Record within same City by bill, original plaint,
or information, to be commenced and sued in the name of the
chamberlains of the said city for the time being, wherein none
essoyne [exemption] or wages of law for the defendants shall be
admitted or allowed.

"God save the King and Queen."

(Guildhall Records.)

We have had the grand ceremonial at the Reconciliation to Rome.
Another procession--oh! the pity of it--was held on St. Paul's Day,
1550, of 160 priests, wi