British Library,
MS Add. 72248 Trumbull MSS, vol. IV, fols. 2-3v note: foliation
begins again half way through volume
Letter from
J. Beaulieu
to
William Trumbull
, January 12, 1610. In a folio volume of
correspondence from Beaulieu to
William Trumbull
. The letter occurs on fols. 2-3v of a single folded sheet. Fol. 3v has
subscription
[fol. 2]
Uppon twelfth day at night
the Prince
did performe his combatt at the Barrier which as it was in the
furnitures of armes, apparell, &other preparations uery magnificent
&glorious, so was it uery orderly &liuely performed by those Champions;
amongst whom
the Prince
himself, without flatterie, hath gotten the report to haue acquited himself
with asmuch dexterie & galanterie, according to his strength, as anie of the
rest. He with his fiue fellowe challengers were all in a liuerie of Crimson ueluett
with
& broad gold Lace; The Assaylants were some fortie: Who the
next daye after the combatt, came all in their liuerie uery galantly mounted, &
in uery good order, from St. James
to
Whitehall
, to inuite the King. and Queen. to a bankett
& a playe which
the Prince
had prepared for their Majesties in the said
house. And so ended our sportes at Court for this tyme; Against Candelmas there is a solemne
Maske preparing. In those sportes the Spanish Ambassador had without
controllement his full elbowe roome. Of his retreate from hence there is as yett no
hotter speeche then there was twoo moneths ago; Staying as I suppose, the
con
arriuall of your
Don Alonso de Velasco
, who by his sossegado passo sheweth well from what Countrie he is coming.
...
[fol. 3]
I thought to haue sent you herewithall the List of our
Champions of the Princes combatt, But he of whom I expected it, hath fayled me.
Bibliography
HMC Downshire, 2.216