Pleasure Reconciled to Virtue 11

National Archives, SP 14/95/11, fols. 19v

Letter, John Chamberlain to Sir Dudley Carleton , 10 January 1618, London . Two separate sheets: the letter occupies pp. 1-4.


[fol. 19v]

On twelfth night was the Princes maske which (besides the two marquises the earle of mongomerie and some other Lords) was furnished and fild vp with Sir Gilbert Haughten, Aber Crommie,Ackmoutie, Hodge Palmer , and such like dauncing companions. there was nothing in yt extraordinarie but rather the inuention proued dull, mr controllers daughter bare away the bell for delicat dauncing, though remarquable for nothing else, but for multitude of iewells wherwith she was hangd as yt were all ouer. The Spanish and venetian ambassadors were inuited and well respected there, which the french ambassador tooke in so yll part, that he hath expostulated very roundly that there is no more regard of him nor his master, and the Lord chamberlain had order to pacifi<e>him as much as might be.

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