National Archives, SP 14/96/23, fols. 44-44v
Letter,
John Chamberlain
to
Sir Dudley Carleton
, 21 February 1618,
London
. One folded sheet, two leaves: the letter occupies pp. 1-3; p. 4 blank.
[fol. 44]
on shrouetewsday the Princes maske for twelfnight was represented again with some few alterations and additions, but litle bettered: on thursday night the gentlemen
of Grayes ynne came to the court with theyre shew, (for I cannot call yt a maske seeing they were not disguised nor had
visards,) for the rest, theyre fashion and deuise was well approued, though yt were
thought to be somwhat out of season to reuell in Lent, the cause wherof was that they
wold not be turned into the hall as was apointed on shroue-monday, by reason that
the Princes shewes and deuises could not be set vp and orderly placed in so short
time, yf they shold possesse the banquetting roome the night before: but seeing no
reasons nor perswasions wold serue the
y
turne, they must of necessitie be put of till thursday, or some longer time.
[fol. 44v]
The Quene was not present at either of them but kepes close at Denmarke house;
Bibliography
CSPD 1611-18, 522
Bentley (1941-68), 4.641 (from Chamberlain (1939), )
Chamberlain (1939), 2.142
H&S, 10.576 (listed under Pleasure Rec.)
Nichols (1828), 3.468 (probably from Birch's transcription, BL, Add. MS 4174)