National Archives, SP
16/185/53, fols. 74-75v
Letter, Sir John Ashburnham
to
Elizabeth of Bohemia, 26 Feb. 1631, [place?].
One folded sheet, two leaves: the letter occupies pp. 1-3; p. 4 subscription.
[fol. 74v]
I deliverd your Majes
ties commaunds to my lord of Duchester, who wit h most
humble thanks acknowledges the effect of them, which gave him power to
sitt vp that night at the queenes Maske wherof he sends your
Majestie this coppie.
[fol. 75]
my lord of Carliele on shroue: tuseday
was made Groome of the stoole which was a while given out he did not
desire; but if he had refused it,
Mr Maxfill
who returnd out of
France
but a day before tis thought would haue accepted it. he and my lor
d Treasurers sonnes came then to court full of the tourmoyles in
France
, which yett would not by the queene be beleeved, till her Maske was solemnis'd, bycause
she had no
particular advertisements of them.
Bibliography
CSPD 1629-31, 516
H&S, 10.680 (first
passage only)