July 14-Sept. 26. Progress in Surrey, Kent, and Sussex.[1] Croydon (Abp. of Canterbury, July 14-21), Orpington (Sir Percival Hart, July 21-24),[2] Otford (July 24), Knole in Sevenoaks (July 24-29), Bastead (July 29), Comfort in Birling(Lord Abergavenny, July 29-Aug. 1), Oxenheath in West Peckham? (Sir Thomas Cotton, Aug. 1), Eridge (Lord Abergavenny, Aug. 1-7) with visit to Mayfield (Sir Thomas Gresham)?, Bedgebury in Goudhurst (Alexander Culpepper, Aug. 7-8) by Kilndown, Hemstead in Benenden (Thomas Guildford, Aug. 8-11), Northiam (George Bishop, Aug. 11), Rye (Aug. 11-14) with visit to Winchelsea (Mr. Savage?), Northiam (Aug. 14), Sissinghurst in Cranbrook (Richard Baker, Aug. 14-17), Boughton Malherbe (Thomas Wotton, Aug. 17-19) by Smarden, Hothfield (John Tufton, Aug. 19-21), Olantigh in Wye (Sir Thomas Kempe, Aug. 21-22), Brabourne (Sir Thomas Scott, Aug. 22), Westenhanger (Aug. 22-25), Sandgate Castle (Aug. 25), Dover, (Aug. 25-31) by Folkestone with visit to Thomas? Fisher, Sandwich (Roger? Manwood, Aug. 31-Sept. 3),[3] Wingham (Sept. 3), Canterbury (St. Augustine's, Sept. 3-16) with visit to Abp. Parker (Sept. 7),[4] Faversham (Sept. 16-18), Tunstall (William Cromer, Sept. 18-19), Gillingham (Sept. 19), Rochester (the Crown, Sept. 19-23) with visit to a ship, Bulley Hill (Richard Watts, Sept. 23-24), Cobham (Lord Cobham, Sept. 24), Sutton (Sept. 24), Dartford (Sept. 24-26).
Sept. 26. Greenwich.[5]
c. Nov. Two visits to Deptford.[6]
Nov. 25. Somerset House, by Leicester House (?).[7]
Dec. 19. Whitehall.[8]
Dec. 26. Leicester's (Predor and Lucia). Mask (Lance-knights).
Dec. 27. Paul's (Alcmaeon).
Dec. 28. Leicester's (Mamillia).
1574
Jan. 1. Westminster (Truth, Faithfulness, and Mercy). Mask (Foresters
and Wild Men).
Jan. 3. Clinton's (Herpetulus the Blue Knight and Perobia).
Jan. 6. Windsor Chapel (Quintus Fabius). Mask (Sages).
- ↑ Nichols, i. 332, 378, 548, from M. Parker, Matthaeus, Dering MS., and local archives; C. A.; P. C.; W. D. Cooper, Winchelsea, 107, and in Sussex Arch. Coll. v. 190, from Acct. of Controller of Household and local archives; Denne, Bibl. Top. Brit. xlv. 211; Parker Corres. 436, 437, 441, 475; Arch. Cantiana, vi. 43; ix. 235; xi. 199; Zurich Letters, ii. 221; S. P. F. (Sept. 15); Lodge, ii. 33; Shaw, ii. 75; La Mothe, v. 412; 1 Ellis, ii. 267.
- ↑ There was a reception at Orpington by a Nymph as Genius of the house, and a sea-fight in a bark (Hasted, i. 134).
- ↑ A mock sea-fight was shown at Sandwich on Sept. 1 (Nichols, i. 337, from town archives).
- ↑ There was a mask of Mariners at Canterbury on Sept. 7 (Feuillerat, Eliz. 183).
- ↑ Nichols, i. 351; La Mothe, v. 412.
- ↑ C. A.
- ↑ La Mothe, v. 454; P. C. (Nov. 25, 28, 29).
- ↑ Martin's, 273; P. C. (Dec. 19, 21).
