Dec. 26. Prince's.
Dec. 27. Queen's.
Dec. 28. Prince's.
Dec. 31. Challenge for barriers by Henry as Meliadus.
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Jan. 6. Henry's barriers, with speeches by Jonson.[1]
Jan. 7. Prince's.[2] Jan. 18. Prince's.
Feb. 9. Duke of York's.
Feb. 18-20 (S.).
March 24, 27. Tilt.[3]
Apr. 20. Lion baiting in Tower.[4]
Apr. 23. Triumph for Henry at Chester.[5]
May 31-June 6. Creation of Henry as Prince of Wales.[6]
June 5. Queen's mask (Tethys' Festival). June 6. Tilt, water triumph, and fireworks.[7] June 19. Visit to Woolwich.[8] July 24-c. Sept. 2. Progress in Northants., Oxon., Berks., and Hants.[9] 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.[10] Oct. 8 < > 18. Whitehall.[11] 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.
- ↑ Cf. ch. xxiii (Jonson).
- ↑ At St. James's, 10 p.m., after a supper by Henry to the players at barriers (Arch. xii. 258).
- ↑ Nichols, ii. 287; V. P. xi. 453, 460.
- ↑ Nichols, ii. 307; Stowe, Annales, 895.
- ↑ Cf. ch. xxiv.
- ↑ Cf. ch. xxiv.
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ Arch. xii. 258. On June 10 a newswriter (Winwood, iii. 182) says, 'As often as he can he absents himself from the town, yet is quickly fetched again on every occasion, which much troubles him'.
- ↑ Procl. 1095; S. P. D. (July 29; Aug. 5, 6, 7, 11, 13, 19, 23; Sept. 2); Rymer, xvi. 703, 704; Nichols, ii. 364, and Illustrations, 135; Birch, i. 131; Winwood, iii. 201, 213; Rutland MSS. i. 423; V. P. xii. 26, 41; Hearne, Reliquiae^2, ii. 69.
