1597
Jan. 1. =Chamberlain’s.=
Jan. 6. =Chamberlain’s=.
Feb. 6 (S.S.). =Chamberlain’s.=
Feb. 8. =Chamberlain’s.=
Feb. 19. Visit to Chelsea (Earl of Nottingham).[505]
March. Visit to Putney (John Lacy).[506]
May 7. GREENWICH.[507]
_c._ July 20–22. Visit to Scadbury (Sir Thomas Walsingham), by Eltham
and Chislehurst (Richard Carmarden).[508]
Aug. 17–Sept. 20. PROGRESS in Essex, Middlesex, and Herts.[509]
Hackney (Lady Hayward), Ruckholt in Leyton (Michael Hicks, Aug.
17–19), Claybury (Thomas Knyvett, Aug. 19), Havering (Aug. 19–30)
with visit to Pyrgo (Sir Henry Grey), Loughborough (Francis Stonard)
with hunt at Loughton (Robert Wroth), Mrs. Bracy (Sept. 5), Theobalds
(Lord Burghley, Sept. 5, 7, 9) with visit to Enfield Chase (Sir Robert
Cecil) and hunt in Waltham forest (Ralph Colston’s walk), Edmonton
(Mr. Woodward), Highgate (Sir William Cornwallis, Sept. 13, 18, 19),
Kensington (Walter Cope, Sept. 19), Putney (John Lacy, Sept. 19–20).
Sept. 20. RICHMOND.[510]
_c._ Oct. 20. WHITEHALL, by Putney (John Lacy) and Chelsea (Lord
Delawarr).[511]
Nov. 17. Tilt.[512]
Dec. 26. =Chamberlain’s.=
Dec. 27. =Admiral’s.=
1598
Jan. 1. =Chamberlain’s.=
Jan. 6. =Chamberlain’s.= Mask (Passions) by Middle Temple.[513]
Feb. 26 (S.S.). =Chamberlain’s.=
Feb. 28. =Admiral’s.=
May 2. GREENWICH.[514]
July 5. Visit to Burghley House (Lord Burghley).[515]
_c._ July. Visit to Eltham (Hugh Miller and John Lee).[516]
_c._ Sept. Visit to Newington (Mr. Saunderson).[517]
Sept. 12–13. NONSUCH, by Mitcham (Dr. Julius Caesar).[518]
Sept. Visit to Beddington (Sir Francis Carew).[519]
_c._ Oct. 10. RICHMOND, by Kingston (George? Evelyn).[520]
Nov. 13 or 14. WHITEHALL, by Chelsea (Earl of Shrewsbury).[521]
Nov. 17. Tilt.[522]
Dec. 26. =Chamberlain’s.=
Dec. 27. =Admiral’s.=
1599
Jan. 1. =Chamberlain’s.=
Jan. 6. =Admiral’s.=
Feb. 10. RICHMOND, by Chelsea (Earl of Shrewsbury).[523]
Feb. 18 (S.S.). =Admiral’s.=
Feb. 20. _Chamberlain’s._
Apr. 3. GREENWICH, by Lambeth (Abp.).[524]
Apr. 7 (Easter Eve). Two Admiral’s men at court.[525]
June 25. Visit to Alice, Countess of Derby (Holborn?), for wedding of
Mary Hemingham.[526]
_c._ July. Visit to Eltham.[527]
July 27–30. Visit to Wimbledon (Thomas, Lord Burghley), by Vauxhall
(Sir Noel Caron).[528]
July 30. NONSUCH.[529]
Aug. 16–17. Visit to Beddington (Sir Francis Carew).[530]
_c._ Aug. 22. Visit to Somerset House.[531]
Sept. 4–7. Visit to Hampton Court.[532]
Oct. 3. RICHMOND, by Kingston (George? Evelyn).[533]
_c._ Oct. Visit to Hampton Court.[534]
Nov. 13. WHITEHALL, by Putney (John Lacy) and Chelsea (Earl of
Nottingham and Sir Arthur Gorges).[535]
Nov. 19. Tilt.[536]
Nov. 28. Visit to Earl of Essex at York House.[537]
Dec. 7. RICHMOND, by Putney (John Lacy).[538]
Christmas.[539]
Dec. 26. =Chamberlain’s.=
Dec. 27. =Admiral’s= (_Old Fortunatus_?).
1600
Jan. 1. =Admiral’s= (_Shoemaker’s Holiday_).
Jan. 6. =Chamberlain’s.=
Jan. 19–21. Visit to Chelsea (Earl of Nottingham).[540]
Feb. 3 (S.S.). =Chamberlain’s.=
Feb. 5. =Derby’s.=
Apr. 13 < > 20. GREENWICH, by Lambeth.[541]
May 12. Activities, by Peter Bromvill.
May 13. Baiting.[542]
June 10. Visit to Lumley House (Lord Lumley), Greenwich.[543]
June 16–17. Visit to Blackfriars (Lady Russell and Lord Cobham)
for wedding of Lord Herbert and Anne Russell, with mask (_The Lost
Muse_).[544]
July 29. NONSUCH, by Newington (Mr. Carey).[545]
Aug. 5–6. Visit to Tooting (John Lacy).[546]
Aug. 13–16. Visit to Beddington (Sir F. Carew) and Croydon (Aug.
14).[547]
Aug.? Visit to Kingston (George Evelyn).[548]
Aug. 24 < > 26. OATLANDS, by Molesey (Dorothy, Lady Edmondes).[549]
Sept. 1. Hunt at New Lodge.[550]
Sept. 4. Visit to Hanworth (William Killigrew).[551]
Sept. 9. Visit to Esher (Richard Drake).[552]
> Sept. 12. Visit to Hampton Court (Earl of Nottingham).[553]
_c._ Sept.-Oct. Visit to Thorpe (Mr. Bereblock).[554]
Oct. 9. RICHMOND, by Sunbury (Sir Philip Boteler).[555]
Nov. 13. WHITEHALL, by Chelsea (Earl of Shrewsbury).[556]
Nov. 17. Tilt.[557]
> Dec. 4. Visit to Sackville House (Lady Glemham).[558]
Dec. 22. Visit to Strand (Sir R. Cecil).[559]
Dec. 26. =Chamberlain’s.=
Dec. 28. =Admiral’s.=
1601
Jan. 1. =Paul’s= and =Derby’s=.
Jan. 6. =Chamberlain’s=, =Admiral’s=, =Derby’s=, and =Chapel= (‘showe’).
Feb. 2. =Admiral’s.=
Feb. 22 (S.S.). =Chapel.=
Feb. 24. =Chamberlain’s.=
May 1. Visit to Highgate (Sir William Cornwallis).[560]
May 2. Visit to Chelsea (Earl of Lincoln)?[561]
May 7. GREENWICH.[562]
May 23. Visit by Lambeth.[563]
_c._ July. Visits to Eltham (Hugh Miller) and Blackwall.[564]
Aug. 6–8. WINDSOR, by Fulham (Bp. of London), Brentford, Hanworth
(William Killigrew), Staines (Bush Inn, Aug. 8).[565]
Aug. Visits to Old Windsor (William? Meredith), Little Park, Mote
Park, Folly John Park (Anthony? Duck), and Philberds in Bray (William?
Goddard).[566]
Aug. 13. Visit to Stoke Poges (Sir Edward Coke).[567]
Aug. 28–Sept. 28. PROGRESS in Berks., Hants, and Surrey.[568] Hurst
(Sir Richard Ward, Aug. 28), Reading (Mr. Davies?, Aug. 28–Sept. 1)
with visit to Caversham (Sir William Knollys),[569] Englefield (Sir
Edward Norris), Aldermaston (Sir Humphrey Forster, Sept. 5), Silchester
Heath (Sept. 5), Beaurepaire (Sir Robert Remington), Basing (Marquis
of Winchester, Sept. 5–19), South Warnborough (Richard White, Sept.
20), Crondall (Mr. Paulet), Farnham (Bp. of Winchester, Sept. 22, 23),
Seale (Lady Woodruff), Loseley (Sir George More, Sept. 23), Clandon
(Sir Richard Weston), Stoke d’Abernon (Thomas? Vincent), Absey (Epsom?)
Court (Mr. Blanden).
Sept. 28. RICHMOND.[570]
Oct. 24. WHITEHALL, by Putney.[571]
Nov. 17. Tilt.[572]
Christmas.[573] There may have been barriers.[574]
Dec. 26. =Chamberlain’s.=
Dec. 27. =Chamberlain’s= and =Admiral’s= (with activities).
Dec. 29. Visit to Blackfriars (Lord Hunsdon), with play.[575]
1602
Jan. 1. =Chamberlain’s.=
Jan. 3. =Worcester’s.=
Jan. 6. =Chapel.=
Jan. 10. =Chapel.=
Feb. 14 (S.S.). =Chamberlain’s= and =Chapel=.
Feb. 19. RICHMOND, by Putney (John Lacy).[576]
Apr. 9 or 10. Visit to Wimbledon (Lord Burghley)?[577]
Apr. 19. GREENWICH, by Lambeth (Abp.) and Blackfriars (Lord
Hunsdon).[578]
May 1. Visit to Sydmonscourt, Lewisham (Sir Richard Buckley).[579]
May 5. Visit to St. James’s Park (Dorothy Lady Chandos and Sir William
Knollys).[580]
_c._ July 15. Visit to Eltham (Sir John Stanhope, Hugh Miller, and Sir
Thomas Walsingham).[581]
July 28–Aug. 10? PROGRESS in Middlesex and Bucks.[582] Lambeth (July
28), Chiswick (Sir William Russell, July 28), Hounslow (Mr. Whitby),
Harlington (Ambrose Copinger), Harefield (Sir Thomas Egerton, July
31–Aug. 3),[583] Hitcham (Sir William Clarke, Aug. 3–9) with visit to
Taplow (Sir Henry Guilford, Aug. 7), Riddings in Datchet (Richard?
Hanbury), Thorpe (Mr. Oglethorpe).
Aug. _c._ 10. OATLANDS.[584]
_c._ Aug.-Sept. Visits to Woking, Chertsey (John Hammond), Byfleet
Lodge, New Lodge, and to Mr. Brooke in the forest, Mr. Bromley, and Mr.
Woodward.[585]
Oct. 2 <. Visit to West Drayton (Lord Hunsdon) by Bedfont (John
Draper).[586]
Oct. 8. RICHMOND.[587]
Nov. 15. WHITEHALL, by Putney (John Lacy).[588]
Nov. 17. Tilt.[589]
Dec. 6. Visit to Savoy (Sir Robert Cecil), with dialogues.[590]
Dec. 6 < > 23. Visits to Arundel House (Earl of Nottingham) and
Blackfriars (Lord Hunsdon).[591]
Christmas.[592]
Dec. 26. =Chamberlain’s.=
Dec. 27. =Admiral’s.=
1603
Jan. 1. =Paul’s.=
Jan. 6. =Hertford’s.=
Jan. 17. Visit to Charterhouse (Lord Howard de Walden).[593]
Jan. 21. RICHMOND, by Putney (John Lacy).[594]
Feb. 2. =Chamberlain’s.=
March 6 (S.S.). =Admiral’s.=
March 8 (?). =Admiral’s.=
March 24. _Obiit Elizabetha._ Accession of James.
Apr. 5–May 11. PROGRESS of James from Scotland.[595] Seton (Earl of
Wintoun, Apr. 5), Dunglass (Lord Home, Apr. 5, 6), Berwick (Apr. 6–8).
Fenham (Sir William Read, Apr. 8), Widdrington (Sir Robert Carey,
Apr. 8, 9), Newcastle (Robert Dudley, Apr. 9–13), Lumley Castle (Lord
Lumley, Apr. 13), Durham Castle (Bp. of Durham, Apr. 13, 14), Walworth
(Mrs. Jenison, Apr. 14, 15), Topcliffe (William Ingleby, Apr. 15, 16),
York (Lord Burghley, Apr. 16–18), Grimston Hall (Sir Edward Stanhope,
Apr. 18, 19), Pontefract Castle (Apr. 19), Doncaster (Bear and Sun,
Apr. 19, 20), Blyth (Apr. 20), Worksop (Earl of Shrewsbury, Apr. 20,
21),[596] Southwell (Apr. 21), Newark Castle (Apr. 21, 22), Belvoir
Castle (Earl of Rutland, Apr. 22, 23), Burley on the Hill (Sir John
Harington, Apr. 23), Burghley (Lord Burghley, Apr. 23–27) with another
visit to Burley on the Hill (Apr. 25, 26), Apethorpe (Sir Anthony
Mildmay, Apr. 27), Hinchinbrook (Sir Oliver Cromwell, Apr. 27–29),
Godmanchester (Apr. 29), Royston (Robert Chester, Apr. 29, 30), Standon
(Thomas Sadleir, Apr. 30–May 2), Broxbourne (Henry Cock, May 2, 3),
Theobalds (Sir Robert Cecil, May 3–7), Stamford Hill (May 7),[597]
Charterhouse (Lord Howard de Walden, May 7–11) with visits to Whitehall
and St. James’s.
May 11. TOWER, by Whitehall.[598]
May 13. GREENWICH.[599]
May 25–27. Visits to Nonsuch by Putney, Beddington (Sir Francis Carew),
Oatlands, and Hampton Court.[600]
_c._ June 12. Visits to Sion and Windsor.[601]
June 1–27. PROGRESS of Anne from Scotland.[602] Berwick (June 3),
Bishop Auckland? (Bp. of Durham), York (June 11–15), Grimston Hall
(Sir Edward Stanhope, June 15), Worksop (Earl of Shrewsbury), Newark,
Nottingham, Wollaton (Sir Percival Willoughby, June 21), Ashby de la
Zouch (Earl of Huntingdon. June 23), Leicester (Sir William Skipwith,
June 23, 24), Dingley (Sir Thomas Griffin, June 24, 25), Holdenby
(Christopher Hatton, June 25), Althorp (Sir Robert Spencer, June
25–27),[603] Easton Neston (Sir George Fermor, June 27).
June 24. WINDSOR, by Hanworth (Sir William Killigrew).[604]
June 27–30. Visits to Easton Neston (June 27) meeting Anne, Grafton
(Earl of Cumberland, June 27, 28),[605] Salden in Muresly (Sir John
Fortescue), and probably Aylesbury (Sir John Packington), Hampden
(Alexander Hampden), and Great Missenden (Sir William Fleetwood).[606]
July 13 < > 16. _Hampton Court._[607]
July 22–23. _Whitehall_, by Fulham (Bp. of London).[608]
July 25. Coronation.[609]
July 27. _Hampton Court._[610]
Aug. 10–Sept. 20. PROGRESS in Surrey, Hants, Berks., and Oxon.[611]
Pyrford (Sir Francis Wolley, Aug. 10), Loseley (Sir George More,
Aug. 11, 12), Farnham Castle (Bp. of Winchester, Aug. 14, 17), South
Warnborough (Sir Thomas White), Basing (Marquis of Winchester, Aug. 17,
22, 23), Salisbury (Bp. of Salisbury, Aug. 26–28), Basing again (Aug.
31), Shaw (Thomas Dolman), Woodstock (Sept. 8–20) with visit to Sir
Henry Lee (Sept. 15).
Sept. 20. WINCHESTER.[612]
Sept. 20 < > Oct, 6. Play.[613]
Sept. 20 < > Oct. 17. Mask on arrival of Henry.[614]
Sept. 20 < > Oct. 17. Visits to Southampton and Isle of Wight.[615]
Oct. 20 < > 24. WILTON (Earl of Pembroke).[616]
Nov. 1. Visit to Salisbury.[617]
Dec. 2. =King’s= (_As You Like It_?).
Dec. 12 < > 21. HAMPTON COURT.[618]
Christmas.[619]
Dec. 26. =King’s.=
Dec. 27. =King’s.=
Dec. 28. =King’s.=
Dec. 30. =King’s.=
1604
Jan. 1. =King’s= (two plays, one of Robin Goodfellow, _Midsummer
Night’s Dream_?). Mask (Indian and Chinese Knights).[620]
Jan. 2. =Queen’s.=
Jan. 4. =Prince’s.=
Jan. 6. Mask.
Jan. 8. Queen’s mask (_The Vision of the Twelve Goddesses_).
Jan. 13. =Queen’s.=
Jan. 15. =Prince’s.=
Jan. 21. =Prince’s.=
Jan. 22. =Prince’s.=
Jan. Tilt.[621]
Feb. 2. =King’s.=
Feb. 13. WHITEHALL.[622]
Feb. 19 (S.S.). =King’s.=
Feb. 20. =Prince’s= and =Paul’s= (Middleton’s _Phoenix_?).[623]
Feb. 21. =Queen’s Revels.=
March 12. TOWER.[624]
March 13. Lion baiting.[625]
March 15. Entry through London with pageants to WHITEHALL.[626]
March 29. Tilt.[627]
May 1. Visit to Highgate (Sir William Cornwallis) with Jonson’s
_Penates_.[628]
May 30 < > June 2. GREENWICH.[629]
June 16. Visit to Ruckholt in Leyton (Michael Hicks).[630]
July 3 or 4. WHITEHALL.[631]
July 12–21. Visits to Oatlands (July 14–16) and Windsor (July 18,
21).[632]
July 24–Aug. 14. PROGRESS in Herts., Hunts., and Beds., broken by
Spanish visit.[633] Theobalds (Lord Cecil, July 24–29), Somersham (Sir
John Cutts, > Aug. 2), Bletsoe (Lord St. John, Aug. 5–14).
Aug. 10. Arrival of Fernandez de Velasco, Constable of Castile, and
other Spanish and Flemish commissioners at Somerset House.
Aug. 14. WHITEHALL.[634]
Aug. 19. Signature of treaty and dinner to commissioners at Whitehall,
with baiting and activities.[635]
Aug. 25. Departure of Constable of Castile.
Aug. 20–Sept. 6 < > 15. PROGRESS resumed in Herts. and Oxon.[636] Ware
(Aug. 20), Woodstock (Sept. 6), Langley.
Sept. 6 < > 15. WINDSOR.[637]
Sept. 21. Visit to Eton College.[638]
Sept. 22. HAMPTON COURT.[639]
Oct. 1–6. Visit to Windsor and Easton Neston (Sir George Fermor) to
meet Charles.[640]
Oct. 16. WHITEHALL.[641]
Nov. 1. =King’s= (_Othello_).
Nov. 4. =King’s= (_Merry Wives of Windsor_).
Nov. 23. =Prince’s.=
Nov. 24. =Prince’s.=
Dec. 14. =Prince’s.=
Dec. 19. =Prince’s.=
Dec. 26. =King’s= (_Measure for Measure_).
Dec. 27. Mask for wedding of Sir Philip Herbert and Lady Susan Vere.
Dec. 28. =King’s= (_Comedy of Errors_).
Dec. 30. =Queen’s= (_How to Learn of a Woman to Woo_).
1605
Jan. 1. =Queen’s Revels= (_All Fools_).
Jan. 3. =Queen’s Revels.=[642]
Jan. 6. Creation of Charles as Duke of York. Queen’s mask (_Mask of
Blackness_).
Jan. 7. =King’s= (_Henry V_).
Jan. 8. =King’s= (_Every Man Out of His Humour_).
Jan. 9 < > 14. =King’s= (_Love’s Labour’s Lost_), at the Earl of
Southampton’s or Viscount Cranborne’s for the Queen.[643]
Jan. 15. =Prince’s.=
Jan. 22. =Prince’s.=
Feb. 2. =King’s= (_Every Man in His Humour_). Mask by Duke of Holst
(?).[644]
Feb. 3. =King’s= (play ready but not shown).
Feb. 5. =Prince’s.=
Feb. 10 (S.S.). =King’s= (_Merchant of Venice_).
Feb. 11. =King’s= (_Spanish Maze_).
Feb. 12. =King’s= (_Merchant of Venice_).
Feb. 19. =Prince’s.=
Feb. 28 < > March 6. GREENWICH.[645]
March 24. Tilt.[646]
Apr. 4. Tilt.[647]
May 20. Tilt.[648]
June 3. Lion baiting in Tower.[649]
June 26. WHITEHALL.[650]
July 15. Baiting for imperial ambassador.[651]
July 16–Aug. 31. PROGRESS in Essex, Herts., Beds., Northants., Oxon.,
and Berks.[652] Havering (July 16–18), Loughton (Sir Robert Wroth,
July 18–20), Theobalds (Earl of Salisbury, July 20–24), Hatfield (July
24–26), Luton (Sir John Rotheram, July 26–27), Ampthill (July 27–Aug.
1), Bletsoe (Lord St. John, Aug. 1–3), Drayton (Lord Mordaunt, Aug.
3–6), Apethorpe (Sir Anthony Mildmay, Aug. 6–9), Rockingham (Sir Edward
Watson, Aug. 9–12), Harrowden (Lord Vaux, Aug. 12–15), Castle Ashby
(Lord Compton, Aug. 15–16), Grafton (Earl of Cumberland, Aug. 16–20),
Hanwell (Sir Anthony Cope, Aug. 20–21), Wroxton (Sir William Pope, Aug.
21), Woodstock (Aug. 21–27), Oxford (Aug. 27–30),[653] Bisham (Sir
Edward Hoby, Aug. 30–31).
Aug. 31. WINDSOR.[654]
Sept. 10 < > 12. HAMPTON COURT.[655]
_c._ Sept. 30. WHITEHALL.[656]
Dec. 1. =Prince’s.=
Christmas. Plays this winter by =King’s= (ten) and =Paul’s= (two).
Dec. 27. =Queen’s.=
Dec. 30. =Prince’s.=
1606
Jan. 1. =Prince’s.=
Jan. 4. =Prince’s.=
Jan. 5. Mask (_Hymenaei_) for wedding of Essex and Frances Howard.
Jan. 6. Barriers, with speeches (Truth and Opinion) by Jonson.
March 3 (S.M.). =Prince’s.=
March 4. =Prince’s.=
March 22. Rumoured assassination of James on visit to Woking.[657]
March 24. Tilt.[658]
March 28. Visit incognito to Guildhall for trial of Henry Garnet.[659]
May 16. GREENWICH.[660]
June 1. Challenge for tilt by Knights of the Fortunate Island, or the
Lucent Pillar.[661]
June 22–23. Birth and death of Princess Sophia.
July _c._ 15–17. Visits to Oatlands and Farnham.[662]
July 17–Aug. 11. Visit of Christian IV of Denmark.[663] Plays (two) by
=King’s= at Greenwich.
July 18. Kings meet at Tilbury.
July 18–24. Greenwich.
July 24–28. Visit to Theobalds (Earl of Salisbury), by Blackwall and
Stratford. Mask (_Solomon and Queen of Sheba_).[664]
July 24. Entertainment by Jonson.
July 28–31. Greenwich.
July 30. =Paul’s= (_Abuses_).[665]
July 31. Triumph through London to Somerset House, with pageants at
Great Conduit (Bower of the Muses), Little Conduit (Concord), and Fleet
Conduit (Pastoral).
Aug. 1–2. Whitehall.
Aug. 2–6. Greenwich.
Aug. 4. Ringing.
Aug. 5. Tilt.
Aug. 6. Masters of defence.
Aug. 6. Visit to Richmond.
Aug. 7. Visit to Hampton Court, with play by =King’s=.
Aug. 7–8. Visit to Windsor.
Aug. 8–9. Greenwich.
Aug. 9–11. Rochester (Bp. William Barlow).
Aug. 10. Dinner on _Elizabeth James_ near Chatham.
Aug. 11. Farewell on _Admiral_ of Denmark at Gravesend, with
fireworks,
_c._ Aug. 17. HAMPTON COURT.[666]
Aug. PROGRESS, including Farnham (Aug. 23–24, Bp. of Winchester) and
Beaulieu (Aug. 30, Earl of Southampton).[667]
Sept. 11–_c._ 18. Visit to Windsor.[668]
Oct. 20 < > Nov. 1. WHITEHALL.[669]
Dec. 26. =King’s= (_King Lear_).
Dec. 28. =Prince’s.=
Dec. 29. =King’s=.
1607
Jan. 4. =King’s.=
Jan. 6. =King’s.= Mask (by Campion) for wedding of Lord Hay and Honora
Denny.
Jan. 8. =King’s.=
Jan. 13, 24, 30. =Prince’s= (three plays).
Feb. 1. =Prince’s.=
Feb. 2. =King’s= (Barnes’s _Devil’s Charter_).
Feb. 5. =King’s.=
Feb. 11. =Prince’s.=
Feb. 15 (S.S.). =King’s.=
Feb. 27. =King’s.=
March 24. Tilt.[670]
May _c._ 20–24. Entry on Theobalds, with entertainment by
Jonson.[671]
May 25. Tilt for Prince de Joinville. Play (_Aeneas and Dido_) at
banquet by Earl of Arundel for Anne.[672]
June 12. Visit to Lord Mayor and Clothworkers.[673]
July 16. Visit to Merchant Taylors, with speech by Jonson.[674]
July 19. WINDSOR, by Oatlands?[675]
Aug. PROGRESS in Hants and Wilts.[676] Basing (Marquis of Winchester,
Aug. 5), Romsey, Beaulieu (Earl of Southampton, Aug. 10, 12), Salisbury
(Aug. 14–23), and possibly Isle of Wight.
Aug. 23 < > Sept. 7. _Windsor._[677]
Sept. 23 < > 27. _Hampton Court._[678]
Oct. 27 < > 29. WHITEHALL.[679]
Nov. 19. =Prince’s.=
Dec. 26, 27, 28. =King’s= (three plays).
Dec. 30. =Prince’s.=
1608
Jan. 2. =King’s.=
Jan. 3. =Prince’s.=
Jan. 4. =Prince’s.= Fireworks.[680]
Jan. 6. =King’s= (two plays).
Jan. 7. =King’s.=
Jan. 9. =King’s.=
Jan. 10. Queen’s mask (_Mask of Beauty_).
Jan. 17. =King’s= (two plays).
Jan. 26. =King’s.=
Feb. 2, 7 (S.S.). =King’s= (two plays).
Feb. 9. Mask (by Jonson) for wedding of Viscount Haddington and
Elizabeth Radcliffe.
March 24. Tilt.[681]
May 13 < > 19. GREENWICH.[682]
July 1. WHITEHALL.[683]
July 7 < > 14–Aug. 14 < > 28. PROGRESS in Herts., Beds., and
Northants.[684] Theobalds (July 14–20) with visit to Lamer in
Wheathampstead (Sir John Garrard, July 19), Toddington (Lady Cheyne,
July 24, 25), Grafton (Duke of Lennox, Aug. 1–3), Alderton (Sir Thomas
Hesilrige, Aug. 4), Holdenby (Duke of York, Aug. 5–14) with visit to
Bletsoe (Lord St. John, Aug. 5).
Aug. 14 < > 28. WINDSOR.[685]
Sept. 4 < > 17. HAMPTON COURT.[686]
Oct. 1 < > 21. WHITEHALL.[687]
Christmas. Plays this winter by =King’s= (twelve), =Queen’s= (five),
Prince’s (three), and =Children of Blackfriars= (three).[688]
1609
Jan. 1. =Children of Blackfriars= (Middleton’s _Trick to catch
the Old One_).
Jan. 4. =Children of Blackfriars.=
Feb. 2. Queen’s mask (_Mask of Queens_).
Feb. 28 (S.T.). Ringing.[689]
March 24. Tilt.[690]
Apr. 11. Visit to Durham House for opening of Britain’s Burse.[691]
Apr. 18. Baiting.[692]
May 6 < > 15. GREENWICH.[693]
June 23. Lion baiting in Tower.[694]
July 6. WHITEHALL.[695]
July 22. WINDSOR.[696]
July 23–Aug. 20 < > 31. PROGRESS in Surrey, Hants, Wilts., Dorset.[697]
Farnham (Bp. of Winchester, July 23–26), Basing (Marquis of Winchester,
July 26), Beaulieu (Earl of Southampton, Aug. 3–7), Salisbury (Aug. 15,
20), Cranborne (Aug. 17–19), Tarrant.
Aug. 20 < > 31. WINDSOR.[698]
Sept. 1 < > 7. HAMPTON COURT.[699]
Oct. 30. WHITEHALL.[700]
Christmas. Plays this winter by =King’s= (thirteen) and =Children of
Whitefriars= (five).
Dec. 26. =Prince’s.=
Dec. 27. =Queen’s.=
Dec. 28. =Prince’s.=
Dec. 31. Challenge for barriers by Henry as Meliadus.
1610
Jan. 6. Henry’s barriers, with speeches by Jonson.[701]
Jan. 7. =Prince’s.=[702]
Jan. 18. =Prince’s.=
Feb. 9. _Duke of York’s._
Feb. 18–20 (S.).
March 24, 27. Tilt.[703]
Apr. 20. Lion baiting in Tower.[704]
Apr. 23. Triumph for Henry at Chester.[705]
May 31–June 6. Creation of Henry as Prince of Wales.[706]
June 5. Queen’s mask (_Tethys’ Festival_).
June 6. Tilt, water triumph, and fireworks.[707]
June 19. Visit to Woolwich.[708]
July 24–_c._ Sept. 2. PROGRESS in Northants., Oxon., Berks., and
Hants.[709] Bletsoe (Lord St. John, July 29), Holdenby (Duke of York,
Aug. 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 19) with visits to Apethorpe (Sir Anthony
Mildmay) and Kirby (Sir Christopher Hatton, Aug. 7) and Castle Ashby
(Lord Compton, Aug. 13, 14), Grafton (Duke of Lennox, Aug. 19),
Woodstock (Aug. 22–25), Bisham (Sir Edward Hoby, Aug. 28), Aldershot
(Walter Tichborne? Sept. 2).
_c._ Sept. 2. HAMPTON COURT.[710]
Oct. 8 < > 18. WHITEHALL.[711]
Dec. 10. =Queen’s= (three plays).
Dec. 12. =Duke of York’s.=
Dec. 19. =Prince’s.=
Dec. 20. =Duke of York’s.=
Christmas. Plays this winter by =King’s= (fifteen).
Dec. 27. =Queen’s.=
Dec. 28. =Prince’s.=
1611
Jan. 1. Prince’s mask (_Oberon_).
Jan. 14. =Prince’s.=
Jan. 15. =Duke of York’s.=
Jan. 16. =Prince’s.=
Feb. 2. Queen’s mask (_Love Freed from Ignorance and Folly_).
Feb. 3–5 (S.).
Feb. 3. King’s (_Mucedorus_)?
Apr. 27. GREENWICH.[712]
June 26 < > July 2. WINDSOR.[713]
July 18–21. Visit to Englefield (Sir Edward Norris).[714]
July 22 < > 25–Sept. 1 < > 10. PROGRESS in Surrey, Hants, Wilts., and
Isle of Wight.[715] Farnham (Bp. of Winchester, July 25–8), Salisbury
(Aug. 3, 6, 10, 13), Beaulieu (Earl of Southampton, Aug. 19, 21,
26) with visit to Isle of Wight (Aug. 22), Tichborne (Sir Benjamin
Tichborne, Aug. 29), Farnham (Aug. 31), Bagshot (Sept. 1).
Sept. 1 < > 10. HAMPTON COURT.[716]
Oct. 31. WHITEHALL.[717] =King’s.=
Nov. 1. King’s (_Tempest_).
Nov. 5. King’s (_Winter’s Tale_).
Nov. 9. =King’s.=
Nov. 19. =King’s.=
Dec. 16. =King’s.=
Christmas.[718]
Dec. 26. Ringing.[719] =King’s= (_A King and no King_).
Dec. 27. =Queen’s= (_Greene’s Tu Quoque_).
Dec. 28. =Prince’s.=
Dec. 29. =Prince’s= (_Almanac_).
Dec. 31. =King’s.=
1612
Jan. 1. Ringing.[720] =King’s= (_Twins’ Tragedy_).
Jan. 5. =King’s= and/or =Children of Whitefriars= (_Cupid’s
Revenge_).
Jan. 6. Ringing.[721] Prince’s mask (_Love Restored_?) by gentlemen of
the court.
Jan. 7. =King’s.=
Jan. > 12–22. Visit of Anne and Henry to Greenwich.[722]
Jan. 12. =King’s and Queen’s= (_Silver Age_) and/or =Duke
of York’s=.
Jan. 13. =King’s and Queen’s= (_Rape of Lucrece_).
Jan. 15. =King’s.=
Jan. 19. =Lady Elizabeth’s.=
Jan. 21. =Queen’s.=
Jan. 23. =Queen’s.=
Jan. 28. =Duke of York’s.=
Feb. 2. =Queen’s= (_Greene’s Tu Quoque_).
Feb. 5. =Prince’s.=
Feb. 9. =King’s.=
Feb. 13. =Duke of York’s.=
Feb. 19. =King’s.=
Feb. 20. =King’s= (two plays).
Feb. 23 (S.S.). =King’s= (_Nobleman_).
Feb. 24. =Duke of York’s= (_Hymen’s Holiday or Cupid’s Vagaries_).
Feb. 25. Ringing. =Lady Elizabeth’s= (_Proud Maid’s Tragedy_).
Feb. 28. Visit by Henry to Marquis of Winchester, with plays.[723]
=King’s.=
Feb. 29. =Prince’s.=
March 11. =Lady Elizabeth’s.=
March 24. Tilt.[724]
March 28. =King’s.=
Apr. 3. =King’s.=
Apr. 11. =Prince’s.=
Apr. 16. =King’s.=
Apr. 26. =King’s=, for Duc de Bouillon?[725]
May-June. Visits to Eltham, Wanstead (Sir Edward Phelips, June 17, 25),
and Havering (Lady Oxford, June 18).[726]
_c._ July 9. Visit to Kensington (Sir Walter Cope).[727]