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1565

Jan. Westminster (Miles Gloriosus and (?) Heautontimorumenos). Jan. 7. Tilt, dance, and foot tourney at night.[1] Feb. 2. Paul's.


Feb. 18. Play by Sir Percival Hart's sons and mask (Hunters and Muses).


March 5 (S.M.). Tilt.[2]


March 6. Tourney. Masks (Satyrs and Tilters) and play by Gray's Inn at supper by Earl of Leicester.[3]


Apr. 27. Visit to Earl of Leicester.[4]

May 12. Visit to Greenwich.[5]

c. June 2. Visit to Tower, with imperial ambassador, Adam Swetkowyz.[6]

June 24 < > 26. Greenwich.[7]

July 14. Whitehall.[8]


July 16. Visit to Durham Place for wedding of Henry Knollys and Margaret Cave, with tourney and two masks.[9]


July 17. Richmond.[10]

Aug. 8. Windsor, by Ankerwyke (Sir Thomas Smith).[11]

c. Aug.-Sept. Visits to Sunninghill, Farnham, and Bagshot.[12]

Sept. 14. Whitehall. Visit to Cecilia of Sweden (Bedford House?).[13]

c. Sept. Visit to Osterley (Sir Thomas Gresham).[14]

Oct. 7, 13. Visits to Cecilia of Sweden.[15]

Oct. 29- > Nov. 2. Visit to Nonsuch (Earl of Arundel).[16]

Nov. 11. Tilt at wedding of Earl of Warwick and Lady Anne Russell.[17]

Nov. 12. Tourney.

Nov. 13. Barriers.


Christmas. Paul's (thrice by Jan. 3, including one at Savoy for Cecilia of Sweden) and Westminster (SapientiaSolomonis).


1566

Jan. 6. King of the Bean at court.[18]

Feb. 5. Greenwich.[19]

Feb. 14. Visit to Baynard's Castle (Earl of Pembroke).[20]


Feb. 24-26 (S.). Gismond of Salerne by Inner Temple (?). Wedding of Earl of Southampton and Mary Browne, with two masks and tourney.[21]


June 28 or 29. St. James's.[22]

  1. Sp. P. i. 403.
  2. Sp. P. i. 404.
  3. Cf. ch. v.
  4. Sp. P. i. 428.
  5. C. A.; Lambeth.
  6. C. A.; Burghley, Diary; Wright, i. 198.
  7. Stowe, Annales (June 24); Sp. P. i. 442.
  8. Martin's, 222; Sp. P. i. 446; Procl. 611; P. C. (July 15).
  9. Sp. P. i. 446, 451; cf. ch. v.