a banquet. Howes in Stowe, Annales, 1005, says there were '2 seuerall pleasant maskes & a play'. Bullen, Middleton, i. xxxix, gives from the City Repertory, xxxi. 2, f. 239^v, an order of 18 Jan. 1614 for payment to Thomas Middleton in respect of the 'late solemnities at Merchant Tailors' Hall' for 'the last Mask of Cupid and other shows lately made' by him.
ENTERTAINMENTS Running Stream Entertainment. 29 Sept. 1613
1613. The Manner of his Lordships [Sir Thomas Middleton's] Entertainment on Michaelmas day last, being the day of his Honorable Election, together with the worthy Sir Iohn Swinarton, Knight, then Lord Maior, the Learned and Iuditious, Sir Henry Montague, Maister Recorder, and many of the Right Worshipfull the Aldermen of the Citty of London. At that most Famous and Admired Worke of the Running Streame from Amwell Head, into the Cesterne neere Islington, being the sole Inuention, Cost, and Industry of that Worthy Maister Hugh Middleton, of London Goldsmith, for the generall good of the
Citty. By T. M. Nicholas Okes. [Appended to reissue of The Triumphs of Truth.]
The Triumphs of Truth. 29 Oct. 1613
S. R. 1613, Nov. 3. 'A booke called the tryumphs of truth of all the showes pagiantes Chariots &c on the Lord Maiours Day octobris 29, 1613.' Nicholas Okes (Arber, iii. 536). 1613. The Triumphs of Truth. A Solemnity vnparalleld for Cost, Art, and Magnificence, at the Confirmation and Establishment of that Worthy and true Nobly-minded Gentleman, Sir Thomas Middleton, Knight; in the Honorable Office of his Maiesties Lieuetenant, the Lord Maior of the thrice Famous Citty of London. Taking Beginning at his Lord-ships going, and proceeding after his Returne from receiuing the Oath of Maioralty at Westminster, on the Morrow next after Simon and Iudes day, October 29. 1613. All the Showes, Pageants, Chariots; Morning, Noone, and Night-Triumphes. Directed, Written, and redeem'd into Forme, from the Ignorance of some former times, and their Common Writer, by Thomas Middleton. Nicholas Okes.
1613. . . . Shewing also his Lordships Entertainment on Michaelmas
day last, . . . [etc.]. Nicholas Okes. [Reissue, with Running Stream Entertainment added.] Edition in Nichols, James (1828), ii. 679, with Running Stream.
Civitatis Amor. 4 Nov. 1616
1616. Ciuitatis Amor. The Cities Loue. An entertainement by water, at Chelsey, and White-hall. At the ioyfull receiuing of that Illustrious Hope of Great Britaine, the High and Mighty Charles, To bee created Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornewall, Earle of Chester, &c. Together with the Ample Order and Solemnity of his Highnesse creation, as it was celebrated in his Maiesties Palace of White-hall on Monday, the fourth of Nouember, 1616. As also the Ceremonies of that Ancient and Honourable Order of the Knights of the Bath; And
