Countess of Suffolk, and other ladies appointed to wait upon the
bride, dressed her according to the English fashion, in "a habit
they thought would be most pleasing to the king," in which she
was married. The ceremony was first performed according to the
rites of the Catholic Church, by the Rev. Lord Aubigny, brother
to the Duke of Richmond, in the queen's bedchamber; that
apartment being selected for the purpose, as affording a privacy
necessary to be maintained, by reason of the prejudice then
existing towards Catholicism. There were present the Duke of
York, Philip, afterwards Cardinal Howard, and five Portuguese,
all of whom were bound over to keep the strictest secrecy
concerning what they witnessed. Later in the day, Dr. Sheldon,
Bishop of London, married their majesties according to the form
prescribed by the Church of England. The latter ceremony took
place in the presence chamber. A rail divided the apartment, at
the upper part of which the king and queen, the bishops, the
Spanish Ambassador, and Sir Richard Fanshaw stood; the lower
portion being crowded by the court. When Dr. Sheldon had
declared their majesties married, the Countess of Suffolk,
according to a custom of the time, detached the ribbons from the
bride's dress, and, cutting them in pieces, distributed them
amongst those present.

Feasting, balls, and diversions of all kinds followed the
celebration of the royal nuptials, and for a time the king was
delighted with his bride. Four days after the marriage he writes
again to the lord chancellor in most cheerful tone:

"My brother will tell you of all that passes here, which I hope
will be to your satisfaction. I am sure 'tis so much to mine