National Archives, SP
14/95/14, fols. 24-24v
Letter,
Sir Gerard Herbert
to
Sir Dudley Carleton
, 12 January 1618,
London
. Single folded sheet, two leaves: the letter occupies pp. 1-2; p. 3, blank; p. 4,
subscription.
[fol. 24]
On tweluth night was the
play
Princes maske,
the prince
himselfe beynge one, the others the Marquise
Buckingham
, the Marquise Hamelton, the earle Mongomerie, my lord Walden
, sir
Charles Howard
, sir
Gilbert Hawton
, mr
Hodge Palmer
, mr Mooty, mr Aberc^ ⎡r⎤ omy, gentlemen of the Princes & excellent
dauncers. the maskers beyng suted with siluer lace for the most
parte &
the Prince
(and the rest ^ ⎡also⎤ ) performinge very well the daunces,
very
well.
The Queene not beynge well to be
present at it, and beynge
the Prince
his first maske, & desirous both to see him therein & grace him; the maske therefore
is to be on shroffsunday night. and
albeit
most
all the chief nightes playes weare the christmas at courte, the Queene came not to
any, so that she was not seene any tyme of the
christmasse abroade, she not beynge well. The Spanish Imbassa
c
dour onely of
the Imbassadours was present at the Maske. The Muskovian Imbassadour aday of the Christmas,
dyned at Courte
himselfe, & the Chancelor with him in the priuy chamber at the table
with the kinge: his trowpe in the kinges greate chamber, accompanyed with Sir Thomas Smith Sir
John Finnett, Sir
Arthur Tirringham
& others appointed. Tweluth eue night, beynge allwayes a gamynge night at courte
[fol. 24v]
in the kinges Chamber marquise Hamelton wonn 400li my lord of Dorssett neere 500li
Bibliography
CSPD 1611-18, 512
H&S, 10.576 (note)
Bentley (1941-68), 4.641 (from CSPD)