National Archives, SP 14/158/5, fol. 8
Letter of court news,
John Chamberlain
to
Sir Dudley Carleton
, 3 January 1624,
London
. Two separate sheets: the letter occupies pp. 1-3; p. 4 subscription.
[fol. 8]
here is much practising against the maske on twelfth night and many meetings at noble
mens houses in the afternoones, as yesterday
the Prince
with the rest of his retinue were at the Lord of Bridgewaters where they had a great banket and afterwards went home to supper
as the vsuall manner is.
Bibliography
CSPD 1623-25 & Addenda, 144-5
Bentley (1941-68), 4.660 (from Chamberlain, 1939 )
Chamberlain (1939), 2. 538
H&S, 10.658-9
Nichols (1828), 4.947 (from Birch's transcription BL, Add. MS 4174)