Sept. 22 < > 30. Hampton Court.[1]
c. Oct. Visit to Horsley (Lord Clinton?).[2]
Nov. 10 < > 25. Whitehall.[3]
Nov. 27- > Dec. 2. Visit to Greenwich and Eltham.[4]
c. Dec. Visit to Queenborough.[5]
Christmas. Dudley's and Paul's, and masks. One of the plays was
Preston's Cambyses.[6]
1561
Feb. 17 (S.M.). Wrestling in 'prychyng-plase' at court.[7]
Feb. 18, 19. Masters of fence at court.[8]
Apr. 26 < > 29. Greenwich.[9]
June 24. River triumph. Dinner with Lord R. Dudley.[10]
July 10-Sept. 22. Progress in Essex, Suffolk, Herts., Middlesex.[11]
Tower (July 10), Charterhouse (Lord North, July 10-14) with visit
to Strand (Sir W. Cecil, July 13), Wanstead (Lord Rich, July 14),
Havering (July 14-19) with visits to Pyrgo (Lord John Grey,
July 16) and Loughton Hall (Lord Darcy?, July 17), Ingatestone
(Sir William Petre, July 19-21), New Hall in Boreham (Earl of
Sussex, July 21-26), Felix Hall (Henry Long?, July 26), Colchester
(Sir Thomas Lucas, July 26-30) with visit to Layer Marney (George
Tuke), St. Osyth (Lord Darcy, July 30-Aug. 2), Harwich (Aug. 2-5),
Ipswich (Aug. 5-11),[12] Shelley Hall (Philip Tilney, Aug. 11), Smallbridge
(William Waldegrave, Aug. 11-14), Hedingham (Earl of
Oxford, Aug. 14-19), Gosfield (Sir John Wentworth, Aug. 19-21),
Lees (Lord Rich, Aug. 21-25), Great Hallingbury (Lord Morley,
Aug. 25-27), Standon (Sir Ralph Sadleir, Aug. 27-30), Hertford
(Aug. 30-Sept. 16), Hatfield?, Enfield (Sept. 16-22).
Sept. 22. St. James's.[13]
Oct. 28. Visit to Whitehall. Baiting and mask (Wise and Foolish
Virgins) for French embassy.[14]
- ↑ Procl. 529; S. P. F. (Sept. 30).
- ↑ C. A.
- ↑ S. P. F. (Nov. 10, 25).
- ↑ C. A.; Hardwicke Papers, i. 163; Hatfield MSS. xiii. 62.
- ↑ C. A.
- ↑ Christopher Playter to Mr. Kytson (J. Gage, Hist. of Hengrave, 180), 'at the corte new plays, which lasted almost all night—the name of the play was huff-suff-and ruff, with other masks, both of ladies and gents'. The only date is '21 Feb.', but the year can be fixed by references in the letter to the masters of fence at court, and to Procl. 538 and 541 of this winter.
- ↑ Machyn, 251.
- ↑ Machyn, 250.
- ↑ S. P. F. (Apr. 26, 29).
