National Archives
SP 14/95/22, fols. 38-69v
(For the events of March 1617, see fols. 42v-45v)
Gazette of events of March 1617 from
George, Lord Carew
to
Sir Thomas Roe
, 18 Jan. 1618, Savoy. Sixteen leaves, folded in half.
[fol. 42v]
Before the departure of Monsieure de la Tour, the Frenche Kings Extraordinarye Ambassador,
the Lord
Hay feasted him att the wardorobe, which in a word, was the most magnificent feast thatt ever I have seene in my life without exception; and after supper a maske equall to those which you have seene att
Whitehall
, whereat most of the englishe and scottishe lords, and great ladies then in london
were present: itt was about the last of februarye:
Bibliography
CSPD 1611-18, 514
Maclean (1860), 91-2
Bentley (1941-68), 4.650 (from Maclean, 1860)
Spencer & Wells (1967), 210 (from Maclean, 1860)