_Lockwood, the Court Jester._--In some _MS._ accounts temp. Edw. VI., Mary,
and Elizabeth, now before me, payments to "Lockwood, the king's jester," or
"the queen's jester, whose name is Lockwood," are of almost annual
occurrence. He appears to have travelled about the country like the
companies of itinerant players.
Are any particulars known respecting him, and where shall I find the best
account of the ancient court jesters? I am aware of Douce's work, and the
memoirs of Will. Somers, the fool of Henry VIII.