National Archives, SP
14/119/24, fol. 34
Letter,
John Chamberlain
to
Sir Dudley Carleton
, 13 January 1621,
London
. One folded sheet, two leaves: the letter occupies pp. 1-3; p. 4 subscription.
[fol. 34]
the next day after the frenchmen were at
Hampton
court
they were feasted by the king
in the vpper house of parlement, both the ambassadors at the
king s table, the rest in the court of requests; the count d'Auuergne absented himself
because he could
not be admitted to eat with the king
, alleaging that Queen
Elizabeth
did his father that honor, but yt was aunswered that his father was a kings
sonne and yet liuing. diuers others went away from the Lord s table
because they might not haue precedence (or at least were not offered) of the
Lord chauncellor Lord Treasurer and
Lord Priuieseale, which neretheles sat all on one
side. that night they had a bal at whitehall, and on twelfth day were inuited to the
maske there,
which was handsomly performed, but that there was a puritan brought in
to be flowted and abused, which was somwhat vnseemly and vnseasonable,
specially as matters stand now with those of the religion in Fraunce. on
monday they were intertained in seeing
the Prince
with sixe or seuen noblemen more run at tilt, which
the Prince
performed very well and gracefully:
Bibliography
CSPD 1619-23, 214
Chamberlain (1939), 2. 333
H&S, 10.598 (listed under News NW)
Bentley (1941-68), 7.38-9
Orgel & Strong, 1.322-7
MSC 10.31 (note)