left. The Spanish ambassadors son, and the agent of the Arch-Duke (who invited himselfe) were bestowed on the forme where the Lords sit, next beneath the Barons, English, Scotish, and Irish as the sonns of the Ambassador of Venice, and of Savoy had been placed the maske night before, but were this night placed with their countreymen in the gallery mentioned.'
Financial documents (Reyher, 523; S. P. D. lxxxix. 104) show Exchequer payments for the mask to Edmund Sadler and perhaps Meredith Morgan. On the identification of the mask of 1 and 6 Jan. 1616 with The Golden Age Restored, v.s. Mercury Vindicated.
ENTERTAINMENTS Althorp Entertainment [The Satyr]. 1603 S. R. 1604, March 19. [See Coronation Entertainment.] 1604. A particular Entertainment of the Queene and Prince their Highnesse to Althrope, at the Right Honourable the Lord Spencers, on Saterday being the 25. of Iune 1603. as they come first into the Kingdome; being written by the same Author [B. Jon:], and not before published. V.S. for Edward Blount. [Appended to the Coronation Entertainment.] Editions in Works and by Nichols, James (1828), i. 176. The host, Sir Robert Spencer, of Althorp, Northants, was created Lord Spencer of Wormleighton on 21 July 1603. On arrival (25 June) the Queen and Prince were met in the park by a Satyr, Queen Mab, and a bevy of Fairies, who after a dialogue and song, introduced Spencer's son John, as a huntsman, to Henry; and a hunt followed. On Monday afternoon (27 June) came Nobody with a speech to introduce 'a morris of the clowns thereabout', but this and a parting speech by a youth could not be heard for the throng.
Coronation Entertainment. 1604
S. R. 1604, March 19 (Pasfield). 'A Parte of the Kinges Maiesties . . . Entertainement . . . done by Beniamin Johnson.' Edward Blunt (Arber, iii. 254).
1604. B. Jon: his part of King James his Royall and Magnificent Entertainement through his Honorable Cittie of London, Thurseday the 15. of March, 1603. So much as was presented in the first and last of their Triumphall Arch's. With his speach made to the last Presentation, in the Strand, erected by the inhabitants of the Dutchy, and Westminster. Also, a briefe Panegyre of his Maiesties first and well auspicated entrance to his high Court of Parliament, on Monday, the 19. of the same Moneth. With other Additions. V.S. for Edward Blount. [This also includes the Althorp Entertainment.]
Editions in Works of Jonson, and by Nichols, James (1828), i. 377.
For other descriptions of the triumph and Jonson's speeches cf. ch. xxiv, C.
