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Aug. 6-8. Windsor, by Fulham (Bp. of London), Brentford, Hanworth (William Killigrew), Staines (Bush Inn, Aug. 8).[1]


Aug. Visits to Old Windsor (William? Meredith), Little Park, Mote Park, Folly John Park (Anthony? Duck), and Philberds in Bray (William? Goddard).[2]


Aug. 13. Visit to Stoke Poges (Sir Edward Coke).[3]


Aug. 28-Sept. 28. Progress in Berks., Hants, and Surrey.[4] Hurst (Sir Richard Ward, Aug. 28), Reading (Mr. Davies?, Aug. 28-Sept. 1) with visit to Caversham (Sir William Knollys),[5] Englefield (Sir Edward Norris), Aldermaston (Sir Humphrey Forster, Sept. 5), Silchester Heath (Sept. 5), Beaurepaire (Sir Robert Remington), Basing (Marquis of Winchester, Sept. 5-19), South Warnborough (Richard White, Sept. 20), Crondall (Mr. Paulet), Farnham (Bp. of Winchester, Sept. 22, 23), Seale (Lady Woodruff), Loseley (Sir George More, Sept. 23), Clandon (Sir Richard Weston), Stoke d'Abernon (Thomas? Vincent), Absey (Epsom?) Court (Mr. Blanden).


Sept. 28. Richmond.[6]

Oct. 24. Whitehall, by Putney.[7]

Nov. 17. Tilt.[8]

Christmas.[9] There may have been barriers.[10]

Dec. 26. Chamberlain's.

Dec. 27. Chamberlain's and Admiral's (with activities). Dec. 29. Visit to Blackfriars (Lord Hunsdon), with play.[11] 1602 Jan. 1. Chamberlain's.

Jan. 3. Worcester's.

Jan. 6. Chapel.

Jan. 10. Chapel.

Feb. 14 (S.S.). Chamberlain's and Chapel.

Feb. 19. Richmond, by Putney (John Lacy).[12]

  1. C. A.; Lambeth; Hatfield MSS. xi. 328, 329.
  2. C. A.
  3. C. A.; Hatfield MSS. xi. 332; Chamberlain, 118; S. P. D. (Sept. 19).
  4. C. A.; P. C.; Shaw; S. P. D. (Aug. 27; Sept. 1, 19, 23); Stowe, Annales, 797; Chamberlain, 117; Hatfield MSS. xi. 381, 392, 394; Carew-Cecil Corres. 95; Goodman, ii. 22; Remembrancia, 286; Rutland MSS. i. 379, 380; Egerton Papers, 328.
  5. Chamberlain, 117, 'Mr. Controller made great chere, and entertained her with many devises of singing, dauncing, and playing wenches, and such like'; Hatfield MSS. xi. 362 (J. Herbert—R. Cecil), 'Her Majesty, God be praised, liketh her journey, the air of this soil and the pleasures and pastimes shewed her in the way, marvellous well'.
  6. Rutland MS. i. 380.
  7. C. A.; P. C. (Oct. 25); Margaret's; Martin's, 548.
  8. C. A.
  9. Chamberlain in S. P. D. cclxxxii, 48, 'There has been such a small court this Christmas that the guard were not troubled to keep doors at the plays and pastimes'.