National Archives, SP
14/134/80, fol. 134
Letter,
John Chamberlain
to
Sir Dudley Carleton
, 21 December 1622,
London
. One folded sheet, two leaves: the letter occupies pp. 1-3; p. 4
subscription.
[fol. 134]
my very goode Lord: the king
came to
Theobalds
on monday last, and gaue order that none of the Lords of the
counsaile shold trouble themselues to come thether, but attend him here this day or
on
monday: diuers Lords and personages of qualitie haue made meanes to be dispersed withall
for going into the countrie this christmas according to the proclamation, but yt will
not be graunted, so that
they packe away on all sides for feare of the worst, yet the Lord
Burghley hath found fauor in regard of his fathers age and weakenes, though some make
another construction that his daughter Diana might not be missing
at the maske, and therupon sticke not to say that great is Diana
of the Cecilians: now to preuent that the court
be not too thin and bare by the absence of so much nobilitie and gentrie, there is
order
geuen that (besides the Lords of the counsaile and others that attend
about the kings and Princes persons,) all the gentlemen of the priuie chamber and
Pensioners shall waite and geue ordinarie attendance all the holy-dayes.
Bibliography
CSPD 1619-23, 469
Nichols (1828), 4.783-4 (from Birch's
transcription, BL, Add. MS 4174)
Chamberlain (1939),
2. 467-8
Bentley (1941-68), 4.673 (from Chamberlain (1939))