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William Skipwith, June 23, 24), Dingley (Sir Thomas Griffin, June 24, 25), Holdenby (Christopher Hatton, June 25), Althorp (Sir Robert Spencer, June 25-27),[1] Easton Neston (Sir George Fermor, June 27).


June 24. Windsor, by Hanworth (Sir William Killigrew).[2]


June 27-30. Visits to Easton Neston (June 27) meeting Anne, Grafton (Earl of Cumberland, June 27, 28),[3] Salden in Muresly (Sir John Fortescue), and probably Aylesbury (Sir John Packington), Hampden (Alexander Hampden),and Great Missenden (Sir William Fleetwood).[4]


July 13 < > 16. Hampton Court.[5] July 22-23. Whitehall, by Fulham (Bp. of London).[6] July 25. Coronation.[7] July 27. Hampton Court.[8] Aug. 10-Sept. 20. Progress in Surrey, Hants, Berks., and Oxon.[9] 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.[10] Sept. 20 < > Oct, 6. Play.[11] Sept. 20 < > Oct. 17. Mask on arrival of Henry.[12] Sept. 20 < > Oct. 17. Visits to Southampton and Isle of Wight.[13] Oct. 20 < > 24. Wilton (Earl of Pembroke).[14] Nov. 1. Visit to Salisbury.[15] Dec. 2. King's (As You Like It?). Dec. 12 < > 21. Hampton Court.[16] Christmas.[17] Dec. 26. King's.

Dec. 27. King's.

Dec. 28. King's.

Dec. 30. King's.

  1. For entertainment at Althorp, cf. ch. xxiii (Jonson).
  2. Lodge, iii. 15; 1 Ellis, iii. 81; Shaw; Gardiner, i. 113.
  3. There were 'speeches and delicate presents' at Grafton (Wiffen, ii. 71).
  4. Wiffen, ii. 71; Shaw.
  5. S. P. D. (July 13); Procl. 965.
  6. Stowe, Annales; V. P. x. 74.
  7. Stowe, Annales; V. P. x. 75.
  8. V. P. x. 74.
  9. Nichols, i. xi, 250 (from gests in B.M. Cole MS. xlvi. 324); iv. 1059; S. P. D. (Aug. 17, 22, 31; Sept. 11, 15); Procl. 969-71 Shaw; Bradley, ii. 180-3; Hawarde, 272; Lodge, iii. 22, 24, 26, 28, 33, 34 ('our camp volant, which every week dislodgeth'), 38, App. 108, 109, 115; V. P. x. 83.