The proclamation of the heir.-

And the momento arrived. Along the Thames, hundreds of illuminated boats led to the ceremony the most great nobles of the kingdom and the ambassadors of foreing countries.










Inside the palace, shining with lights, the music received the guests.







And at the steps of the palace, over the river glowing with the boats and torches,

surrrounded by officers, pages, members of the court and knights,appeared Tom Canty, son of the mud, dressed with a robe powedered with diamonds and edged with ermine, a mantle of White cloth, his chest covered with decorations and valuable jewels that glittered each time a beam of light reached them.