(Lady Essex), Stafford Castle (Lord Stafford, Aug. 7, 8) with visit to Ellenhall (Walter? Harcourt), Chillington (John Giffard), Dudley Castle (Lord Dudley, Aug. 12), Hartlebury Castle (Bp. of Worcester, Aug. 12-13), Worcester (Bp. of Worcester, Aug. 13-20)[1] with visits to Hindlip (John Habington, Aug. 16), Hallow Park (John Habington, Aug. 18) and Batenhall Park (Thomas Bromley, Aug. 19), Elmley Bredon (Anne Daston, Aug. 20-22), Evesham? (Aug. 21), Campden (Thomas Smythe), Sudeley Castle (Lord Chandos), Sherborne (Thomas Dutton), Langley (Sir Edward Unton, Aug. 27), Cornbury (Thomas Stafford?, Aug. 29), Woodstock (Aug. 29-Oct. 3) with entertainment by Sir Henry Lee,[2] Holton (Christopher Browne), Rycote (Lord Norris, Oct. 6-8), Bradenham (Frederick Lord Windsor), Wooburn (Sir John Goodwin), Philberds in Bray (Sir Thomas Neville).
Oct. 10 or 11. Windsor.[3]
Dec. 20. Hampton Court, by Colnbrook.[4]
Dec. 26. Warwick's.
Dec. 27. Windsor Chapel.
Dec. 28. Leicester's.
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Jan. 1. Warwick's.
Jan. 6. Paul's.
Feb. 2. Sussex's.
Feb. 6 or 7. Whitehall, by Sion.[5]
Feb. 27. Italians.
March 4 (S.S.). Leicester's.
March 5. Warwick's.
March 6. Merchant Taylors.
Apr. 26. Greenwich.[6]
May 9-19. Visits to Leicester House (Earl of Leicester, May 9-10),
Osterley (Sir Thomas Gresham, May 10-12), Pyrford (Earl of Lincoln,
May 12-15), Nonsuch (Earl of Arundel, May 15-17), Beddington
(Sir Francis Carew, May 17-19).[7]
c. June 7. Visit to Hatfield.[8]
June 18. Visit to Deptford.[9]
c. June. Visit to Eltham.[10]
July 9. St. James's.[11]
July 22 or 23. Whitehall.[12]
c. July. Visits to Highgate (Thomas? Lichfield), Fold? at Barnet
(Mr. Waller), and Hendon (Edward Herbert).[13]
- ↑ There were pageants by Ralph Wyatt and Thomas Heywood at the Cross and St. Ellen's Church, Worcester (Nichols, i. 537).
- ↑ Cf. ch. xxiii, s.v. Lee.
- ↑ Walsingham, Diary.
- ↑ C. A.; Sp. P. ii. 515.
- ↑ C. A.; Walsingham, Diary.
- ↑ Walsingham, Diary.
- ↑ Walsingham, Diary; Shaw, ii. 77.
- ↑ Hatfield MSS. ii. 134.
- ↑ P. C.
