19-21), Dingley (Sir Thomas Griffin, Aug. 21-22), Holdenby (Duke of York, Aug. 22-24), Grafton (Duke of Lennox, Aug. 24-26?), Hanwell? (Sir Anthony Cope), Woodstock (Prince Henry, Aug. 26-31?),[1] Rycote (Lord Norris, Aug. 31-Sept. 1?), Bisham (Sir Edward Hoby, Sept. 1?).
Sept. 1 < > 21. Whitehall.[2]
Oct. 16. Arrival of Elector Palatine.[3]
Oct. 20. Lady Elizabeth's.[4]
Oct. 29. Visit of Elector to Lord Mayor's show.[5]
Oct. 31 or Nov. 1. Play put off for Henry's illness.[6]
Nov. 2 or 3. Queen's Revels (Coxcomb)?.[7]
Nov. 6. Death of Henry.
Christmas. Twenty plays by King's this winter (Shakespeare's
1, 2 Hen. IV (?), J. C., M. Ado (twice), Oth., W. Tale, Tp.; Jonson's
Alchemist; Beaumont and Fletcher's Philaster (twice), Maid's
Tragedy, King and No King, Captain; Tourneur's Nobleman;
Niccolls's Twins; Ford's A Bad Beginning, and Cardenio, Merry
Devil of Edmonton, Knot of Fools).[8]
Dec. 27. Betrothal of Elector and Elizabeth.[9]
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Jan. 1. Queen's Revels (Cupid's Revenge).
Jan. 9. Queen's Revels (Cupid's Revenge).
Feb. 11. Fireworks.
Feb. 13. River triumph.
Feb. 14 (S.S.). Wedding of Elector and Elizabeth. Lords' mask (by
Campion).
Feb. 15. Ringing. Middle Temple and Lincoln's Inn mask (by Chapman).
Feb. 16. King's. Mask put off.
Feb. 20. Inner Temple and Gray's Inn mask (by Beaumont).
Feb. 21. Banquet for James and the maskers.
Feb. 25. Lady Elizabeth's (Dutch Courtesan).
Feb. 27. Queen's Revels (Widow's Tears).
March 1. Lady Elizabeth's (Raymond Duke of Lyons).
March 2. Prince Charles's (1 The Knaves).
March 2-c. 4. Visit of Charles and Elector to Cambridge, with Brooke's
Adelphe (Mar. 2) and Scyros (Mar. 3) by Trinity men.
March? Visit by Frederick to Oxford.[10]
March 10. Prince's (2 The Knaves).
March 24. Tilt.[11]
- ↑ Birch, i. 197, 'The prince made the king an entertainment, with some devices, at Woodstock'.
- ↑ Procl. 1124; S. P. D. (Sept. 24).
- ↑ Winwood, iii. 403; Birch, i. 198; V. P. xii. 443; cf. ch. xxiv for descriptions of visit and wedding.
- ↑ Birch, i. 198 (cf. App. B).
- ↑ Winwood, iii. 406.
- ↑ Birch, i. 201; Winwood, iii. 406.
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ Cf. App. B.
- ↑ Winwood, iii. 421; V. P. xii. 473.
