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Copes, &c. at S. Benet's Grace-church.

Ibid.] "All such goods as appertain to Saint Benet, Gracechurch, written out the 16th day of February, 1560:

"One cope of cloth of gold.

"A cope of red silk, with fringe of gold.

"A cope of blue damask.

"Another old green cope.

A cope of satin with blue birds.

"A vestment with lions of gold, with all that apertaineth to it. "A vestment of red velvet with the lily-pot.

"A vestment of blue satin of Bruges.

"A vestment of white fustian with roses and flowers.

"A vestment of red saye with the lily-pot and all things to it.

"A carpet of cloth of gold for the Table, fringed.

"A hearse-cloth of gold, fringed.

"A hearse-cloth for children, fringed, of blue damask, with five wounds.

"A canopy of red velvet.

"Three corporas cloths (with the linen cloths) of cloth of gold

in them.

"Two canopies, one of cloth of gold, the other of red satin with birds of gold.

"A canopy with white needlework, fringed.

"Deacon and sub-deacon of blue satin.

"A churching-cloth, fringed, white damask.

"An altar-cloth, fringed, of yellow and red saye.

“Two altar-cloths of yellow and red buckram, fringed.”—Malcolm's Londinium, vol. 1. p. 315.

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Copes worn at the feast of S. George.

1561.] "The same 23rd of April, being S. George's day, the festival was kept solemnly at court in this manner. All her Majesty's chapel came through her hall in copes, to the number of thirty, singing, O GOD the Father, of heaven, &c.,' the outward court and the gate round about being strewn with green rushes. After, came Mr. Garter, and Mr. Norroy, and Master Dean of the robes of crimson satin, with a red cross of S. George.

chapel, in And after,

eleven Knights of the Garter in their robes. Then came the Queen, the sovereign of the order, in her robes, and all the guard following in rich coats. And so to the chapel."-Strype's Annals, p. 233.

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Copes, &c. at S. Margaret's, Westminster.

1562.] "Hereafter ensueth an inventory made by the said wardens' accountants, of all the goods, jewels, and ornaments to the said church of S. Margaret apertaining, anno Domini 1562:

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First, one vestment of blue cloth of tissue, with the tunicles for deacon and sub-deacon.

"Item. One cope of crimson cloth of tissue, and two coarse copes of blue tissue.

"Item. One cope of purple cloth of tissue, one other cope of crimson velvet with scallop shells of silver, and one other cope of crimson velvet with flowers of gold.

"Item. One altar-cloth of crimson velvet and gold, and two other altar-cloths of blue and russet velvet with flowers of gold.

"Item. Two cushions of cloth of gold and crimson velvet, two cushions of green velvet with escutcheons of needle-work, two cushions of cloth of bawdkin, and one little cushion with a tree of green silk.

"Item. Six hearse-cloths, and a cloth for the pulpit, of black and red bawdkin with flowers of gold.

"Item. Eight old altar-cloths of diaper, one great new altarcloth of diaper fine, and five plain.

"Item. Seventeen towels and two small towels.

"Item. One chalice with the paten all gilt, and two great Communion cups all gilt.

"Item. A past for bird, [sic] set with pearl and stone.

"Item. A streamer of white sarcenet with a white cross.”—Malcolm's Londinium, vol. iv. pp. 137, 138.

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First Copes, &c. opposed by the Puritans.

Ibid.] "That the use of restments, copes, and surplices be from henceforth taken away."-General Notes of Matters to be moved by the [Puritan] Clergy in the next Parliament and Synod. Strype's Annals, pp.

282. 298.

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Copes, &c. enjoined in Cathedral and Collegiate Churches by the Queen's Advertisements and by Archbishop Parker's Ordinances.

1564, 7 Eliz.] "Item. In the ministration of the Holy Communion in cathedral and collegiate churches, the principal minister shall use a cope with Gospeller and Epistler agreeably; and at all other prayers to be said at that Communion-table, to use no copes, but surplices.

"Item. That the dean and prebendaries wear a surplice with a silk hood in the quire; and when they preach in the cathedral or collegiate church, to wear their hood.

"Item. That every minister saying any publick prayers, or ministering the Sacraments or other publick rites of the Church, shall wear a comely surplice with sleeves."-Advertisements.

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"In the ministration of the Communion in cathedral and collegiate churches, the executor, with Epistler and Gospeller, minister the same in copes.”—Ordinances accorded by the Archbishop of Canterbury, &c. Strype's Life of Parker, Appendix, p. 47.

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Copes worn in King's College Chapel, Cambridge. Ibid.] "The King's College church was hanged with fine tapestry, or arras of the Queen's, from the north vestry door, round by the Communion-table, unto the south vestry door; and all that place strewed with rushes. The Communion-table and pulpit hanged richly. Upon the south side, between the vestry door and the Communion-table (which stood north and south), was hanged a rich travas of crimson velvet, for the Queen's majesty, with all other things appertaining. Also a fair closet glazed towards the quire was devised and made in the middle of the rood-loft; if the Queen's majesty perhaps would there repose herself, which was not occupied. The place between the north and south-west doors of the church was strewed with rushes, being not paved. And in the middle, between the north and south doors, a fair Turkey carpet laid, and upon that a little joined short form set, covered also with one other Turkey carpet, and one cushion to kneel upon, and one other to lean upon, of cloth of gold, and thereon was laid the Bible in Latin. All these were of the Queen's stuff. Also there was set a chair of red velvet for her Majesty to have sat in, whilst she heard the oration,

if she had forsaken her horse. On the part of the College, Mr. Doctor Philip Baker, with all his company, was in copes, standing in a length from the quire-door unto the north and south doors, orderly, as in procession-wise.......... When the Queen's majesty came to the west door of the church, Sir William Cecil kneeled down and welcomed her Grace....... Then she alighted from her horse, and four of the principal doctors bearing a canopy, she under the same, entered into the church, and kneeled down at the place appointed, between the two doors north and south, the lady Strange bearing the train; and all the other ladies followed in their degrees. Then the Provost, re-vested in a rich cope all of needlework, (standing about four yards from the Queen directly towards the quire, in the middle of his company kneeling of both sides,) made his obeisance and courtesies three times, coming towards her Majesty. At the last, kneeling hard at her stool, he kissed his hand, and so pointed unto the psalm, Deus misereatur; inquiring, 'Whether it would please her Majesty to answer and say with him?' And, understanding that she would pray privately, he likewise privately said the said psalm, and after that a collect for the Queen, which done, the whole quire began to sing, in English, a song of gladness; and so went orderly into the stalls of the quire. The Queen following, and going to her travas under the canopy; and marvellously revising at the beauty of the chapel, greatly praised it above all other within her realm. This song ended, the Provost began the Te Deum, in English, in his cope; which was solemnly sung in prick-song, and the organs playing. After that he began even-song, which also was solemnly sung, every man standing in his cope.......During all this time of prayer, the lords and other honourable persons, with the doctors, sat on the high stalls."-Grand Reception and Entertainment of Queen Elizabeth at Cambridge, 1564. Harl. MSS. 7037. 109. Nichols' Progresses of Queen Elizabeth, vol. I., pp. 158-164, 4to. 1823.

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Copes worn in Canterbury Cathedral.

Ibid.] "The Common Prayer daily throughout the year, though there be no Communion, is sung at the Communion-table, standing north and south, where the high altar did stand.......The Holy Communion is ministered ordinarily the first Sunday of every month through the year....... The Priest which ministereth, the Epistler and

Gospeller, at that time wear copes."—Certificate of the State of the Church of Canterbury. Strype's Life of Parker, p. 183.

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Copes and Surplices (in the opinion of the Puritans) preferred before the Word and Ordinance of Christ.

1567.] "And when one of them charged the Government, that the Pope's canon law, and the will of the Prince, had the first place, and was preferred before the Word and Ordinance of CHRIST...... the Bishop [Grindal] asked them what was so preferred. To which another of them answered boldly, that which was upon his (the Bishop's) head and upon his back, their copes and surplices, their laws and ministers......One of them presently said, tauntingly, that he went like one of the mass-priests still. To whom he gently said, that he wore a cope and surplice in Paul's."-Bishop Grindal's Concern with some Separatists. Strype's Life of Grindal, pp. 116, 117, //包 Bl.e.12. 172 −/7

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Copes, &c. worn at the Hospital of the Saboy.

1570.] "He sold away the jewels, copes, vestments, and other ornaments of the said house."-Charge against Thurland, Master of the Hospital of the Savoy, for which, and other enormities, he was deprived. Ibid. p. 160. 152

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Copes objected against by the Puritans.

1574.] "It is to be lamented that even amongst us who profess the gospel, there were some.........who, being deceived with the fair and glittering show of the Babylonish garments, brought them, as Acan did, into the tents of Israel. For why do they command a cope and surplice to be used in divine service, or a tippet and a square cap to be worn daily, but because they think it is of some authority with the people, and bringeth some estimation to their office?"—A Full and Plain Declaration, &c. p. 129.

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Copes worn at S. Paul's at the Thanksgiving for the Defeat of the Armada.

1588.] "After the public had been hearers of several sermons upon the occasion [of the defeat of the Spanish Armada] from the