Nov. 1. Lady Elizabeth's (Bartholomew Fair). Christmas. Plays this winter by King's (eight), Queen's (three), Elector Palatine's (three), Prince's (six).[1] 1615 Jan. 6. Household mask (Mercury Vindicated?). Jan. 8. Mask repeated. Feb. 19-21 (S.). Mask by Spanish ambassador?[2] March 7-11. Visit of James and Charles to Cambridge.[3] March 24. Tilt.[4] May 13-15. Visit to Cambridge. > May 21. Greenwich.[5] c. July 2-5. Visit to Oatlands.[6] July 20. Windsor.[7] July 21-c. Sept. 2. Progress in Surrey, Hants, Wilts., and Dorset.[8] Bagshot (July 22), Basing (Marquis of Winchester, July 23), Andover (July 26), Salisbury (July 28-31, Aug. 5), Lulworth Castle (Viscount Bindon, Aug. 15), Broadlands (Henry? St. Barbe, Aug. 27), Tichborne (Sir Benjamin Tichborne, Aug. 29), Farnham (Bp. of Winchester, Aug. 31). c. Sept. 2. Windsor.[9] Sept. 2 < > Oct. 18. Whitehall.[10] Dec. 17. Queen's at Somerset House. Dec. 21. King's at Somerset House. Christmas. Plays this winter by King's (fourteen), Queen's (four), and Prince's (four). 1616 Jan. 1. Household mask (Golden Age Restored?). Jan. 6. Mask repeated. Feb. 11-13 (S.). March 4 < > 16. Visit to Royston, with play (Susenbrotus?) by Cambridge men.[11] March 25. Tilt.[12] Apr. 23. Obiit Gulielmus Shakespeare.
- ↑ Birch, i. 290, 'They have plays at least every night, both holidays and working days, wherein they show great , being for the most part such poor stuff, that instead of delight, they send the auditory away with discontent. Indeed, our poets' brains and inventions are grown very dry, insomuch that of five new plays there is not one pleases, and therefore they are driven to furbish over their old, which stand them in best stead, and bring them most profit' (John Chamberlain).
- ↑ Nichols, iii. 41.
- ↑ For plays at Cambridge in March and May, see chh. iv, vii.
- ↑ Birch, i. 358.
- ↑ S. P. D.
- ↑ S. P. D. (July 3, 5); Shaw.
- ↑ Birch, i. 368.
- ↑ Camden, Annales; S. P. D. (July 23, 26, 28-31); Shaw; Birch, i. 369; Nichols, iii. 97.
- ↑ Birch, i. 369.
