1575
Jan. 1. =Leicester’s= (Panecia?).
Jan. 2. =Clinton’s.=
Jan. 6. =Windsor Chapel= (Xerxes?).
Feb. 2. =Paul’s.=
Feb. 3 < > 6. Richmond.[201]
Feb. 13 (S.S.). =Chapel.=
Feb. 14. =Warwick’s.=
Feb. 15? =Merchant Taylors.=
March 16. Visit to Mortlake (Dr. Dee).[202]
March 23 < > 25. St. James’s.[203]
c. Apr. (?). Visit to Osterley (Sir Thomas Gresham), by Chiswick.[204]
Apr. 20. Greenwich.[205]
c. May 5–8. Two visits to Lady Pembroke in illness at Baynard’s Castle.[206]
May 23–Oct. 10 < > 11. Progress in Middlesex, Herts., Beds., Bucks., Northants., Warwickshire, Staffs., Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, Oxon., Berks.[207] Stoke Newington (John Dudley, May 23), Theobalds (Lord Burghley, May 24–June 6), Broxbourne (Sir George Penruddock), Woodhall (Sir John Butler), Hatfield (June 7–14), Luton (George Rotherham), Toddington (Lord Cheyne), Segenhoe in Ridgmont (Peter Grey), Holcutt (Richard Charnock), Chicheley (Elizabeth Weston), Grafton (June 19–July 6), Fawsley (Sir Richard Knightley), Long Itchington (Earl of Leicester, July 9), Kenilworth (Earl of Leicester, July 9–27),[208] Meriden (William Foster), Middleton (Sir Francis Willoughby), Swinfen (John Dyott?), Lichfield (July 30–Aug. 3)[209] with visits to Beaudesert (Lord Paget) and Alrewas (Walter Griffith, July 30), Colton (Katharine, Lady Gresley), Chartley (Lady Essex), Stafford Castle (Lord Stafford, Aug. 7, 8) with visit to Ellenhall (Walter? Harcourt), Chillington (John Giffard), Dudley Castle (Lord Dudley, Aug. 12), Hartlebury Castle (Bp. of Worcester, Aug. 12–13), Worcester (Bp. of Worcester, Aug. 13–20)[210] with visits to Hindlip (John Habington, Aug. 16), Hallow Park (John Habington, Aug. 18) and Batenhall Park (Thomas Bromley, Aug. 19), Elmley Bredon (Anne Daston, Aug. 20–22), Evesham? (Aug. 21), Campden (Thomas Smythe), Sudeley Castle (Lord Chandos), Sherborne (Thomas Dutton), Langley (Sir Edward Unton, Aug. 27), Cornbury (Thomas Stafford?, Aug. 29), Woodstock (Aug. 29–Oct. 3) with entertainment by Sir Henry Lee,[211] Holton (Christopher Browne), Rycote (Lord Norris, Oct. 6–8), Bradenham (Frederick Lord Windsor), Wooburn (Sir John Goodwin), Philberds in Bray (Sir Thomas Neville).
Oct. 10 or 11. Windsor.[212]
Dec. 20. Hampton Court, by Colnbrook.[213]
Dec. 26. =Warwick’s.=
Dec. 27. =Windsor Chapel.=
Dec. 28. =Leicester’s.=
1576
Jan. 1. =Warwick’s.=
Jan. 6. =Paul’s.=
Feb. 2. =Sussex’s.=
Feb. 6 or 7. Whitehall, by Sion.[214]
Feb. 27. =Italians.=
March 4 (S.S.). =Leicester’s.=
March 5. =Warwick’s.=
March 6. =Merchant Taylors.=
Apr. 26. Greenwich.[215]
May 9–19. Visits to Leicester House (Earl of Leicester, May 9–10), Osterley (Sir Thomas Gresham, May 10–12), Pyrford (Earl of Lincoln, May 12–15), Nonsuch (Earl of Arundel, May 15–17), Beddington (Sir Francis Carew, May 17–19).[216]
c. June 7. Visit to Hatfield.[217]
June 18. Visit to Deptford.[218]
c. June. Visit to Eltham.[219]
July 9. St. James’s.[220]
July 22 or 23. Whitehall.[221]
c. July. Visits to Highgate (Thomas? Lichfield), Fold? at Barnet (Mr. Waller), and Hendon (Edward Herbert).[222]
July 30–Oct. 9. Progress in Essex, Herts., Bucks., Berks., and Surrey.[223] Stratford at Bow (Richard? Young, July 30), Havering (July 30–Aug. 7) with visit to Pyrgo (Henry Grey) and hunt in Harolds Park, Chigwell Hall (Sir John Petre, Aug. 7), Loughborough (John Stonard, Aug. 7), Upshire? (Aug. 10), Mark Hall in Latton (James Altham, Aug. 10–11), Hatfield Broadoak (Sir Thomas Barrington, Aug. 11), Great Hallingbury (Lord Morley, Aug. 11–14), Stanstead Abbots (Edward Bashe, Aug. 14–19), Hertford Castle (Aug. 19–22), Hatfield (Aug. 24), Hertford again (Aug. 26–28), Northiaw (Earl of Warwick, Aug. 30), St. Albans (Aug. 30–Sept. 1), Gorhambury (Sir Nicholas Bacon, Sept. 1), Latimer (Miles Sandys, Sept. 1–3) with visit to Chalfont St. Giles (John? Gardiner), Hedgerley (Sir Robert Drury, Sept. 3), Windsor (Sept. 3–10) with visit to Folly John Park, Thorpe (Richard Polsted, Sept. 10), Byfleet (Sept. 10–11), Pyrford (Earl of Lincoln, Sept. 11–12), Guildford (Sept. 12), Loseley in Artington (Sir William More, Sept. 12–13), Farnham (Bp. Winchester, Sept. 13?-20), Odiham (Sept. 20–22), Mr. Hall’s (Sept. 22), Reading (Sept. 22–Oct. 8), Rotherfield Greys (Sir Francis Knollys Oct. 8), Hurst (Richard Ward, Oct. 8–9), Windsor (Oct. 9–12).
Oct. 12. Hampton Court.[224]
Dec. 26. =Warwick’s= (Painter’s Daughter).
Dec. 27. =Howard’s= (Tooley).
Dec. 30. =Leicester’s= (Collier).
1577
Jan. 1. =Paul’s= (Error).
Jan. 6. =Chapel= and =Windsor Chapel= together (Mutius Scaevola).
Feb. 2. =Sussex’s= (Cynocephali).
Feb. 12. Whitehall.[225]
Feb. 17–19 (S.). Cutwell rehearsed, but not played.
Feb. 17. =Howard’s= (Solitary Knight).
Feb. 18. =Warwick’s= (Irish Knight).
Feb. 19. =Paul’s= (Titus and Gisippus). Mask of children.
Feb. 26–March 3. Visit to Wanstead? (Earl of Leicester).[226]
April. Italian play before Privy Council at Durham Place.[227]
Apr. 29 < > May 6. Greenwich.[228]
May 9–10. Visit to Leicester House (Earl of Leicester).[229]
May 14–c. 25. Visits to Stoke Newington (John Dudley), Theobalds (Lord Burghley, May 14 or 15, for 3 days), Northiaw (Earl of Warwick), Gorhambury (Sir Nicholas Bacon, May 18–22), Fold? at Barnet (Mr. Waller), Highgate (Thomas? Lichfield).[230]
June 24. Visit to Southwark for weddings of George, Earl of Cumberland, to Margaret Russell, and Philip, Lord Wharton, to Frances Clifford.[231]
c. July. Visit to Deptford.[232]
July 19. Richmond, by Clapham.[233]
July 24. Visit to Isleworth (Countess of Derby).[234]
July 26. Visits to Barn Elms (Sir Francis Walsingham?) and Mortlake Park Lodge (Earl of Leicester).[235]
Aug. 23. Oatlands, by Hampton Court.[236]
Sept. 4–7 or 8. Visit to Pyrford (Earl of Lincoln).[237]
Sept. 12. Visit to Hanworth (Duchess of Somerset).[238]
c. Sept. Visit to Sir John Zouch.[239]
Sept. 23. Windsor, by Thorpe (Richard Polsted?).[240]
c. Sept. Visit to Sunninghill.[241]
Dec. 10. Hampton Court, by Staines.[242]
Dec. 26. =Leicester’s.=
Dec. 27. =Chapel.=
Dec. 28. =Warwick’s.=
Dec. 29. =Paul’s.=
1578
Jan. 5. =Howard’s.=
Jan. 6. =Warwick’s.=
Feb. 2. =Sussex’s.=
Feb. 9 (S.S.). =Warwick’s.=
Feb. 11. =Lady Essex’s= (instead of =Leicester’s=).
c. Feb. Visit to Osterley (Sir Thomas Gresham).[243]
Feb. 25–27. Visit to Putney (John Lacy?).[244]
Feb. 27–March 3 (?). Visit to Leicester House (Earl of Leicester).[245]
March 3. Greenwich.[246]
Apr. 5 and 28. Visits to Leicester House (Earl of Leicester).[247]
May 6–16. Visits to Tottenham (Lord Compton, May 6, 7), Theobalds (Lord Burghley, May 7–10), Stanstead Abbots (Edward Bashe, May 10–12), Copt Hall (Sir Thomas Heneage, May 12–13), Wanstead (Earl of Leicester, May 13–16).[248]
May 16. Greenwich.[249]
July 11 < > 12–Sept. 23 < > 24. Progress in Essex, Herts., Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire.[250] West Ham (Henry? Meautys), Havering (July 12–20), Theydon Garnon (John Branch), Mark Hall in Latton (James Altham, July 23), Standon (Sir Ralph Sadleir, July 24), Berden Priory (Margery Averie), Audley End (Thomas Howard, July 26–30),[251] Barham Hall in Linton (Robert Milsent), Keddington (Thomas Barnardiston), De Greys in Cavendish (Sir George Colt, Aug. 1), Long Melford (Sir William Cordell, Aug. 3–5), Lawshall (Sir William Drury, Aug. 5), Bury St. Edmunds (Aug. 5, 6), Onehouse? (Sir William Drury), Stowmarket?,[252] Euston (Edward Rookwood, Aug. 10), Kenninghall (Earl of Surrey, Aug. 11, 12),[253] Bracon Ash (Thomas Townsend, Aug. 16), Norwich (Bp. of Norwich, Aug. 16–22) with visits to Costessey (Mary, Lady Jerningham, Aug. 19) and Mount Surrey on Mousehold Hill (Earl of Surrey, Aug. 20), Kimberley (Sir Roger Woodhouse, Aug. 22 or 23), Wood Rising (Sir Robert Southwell, Aug. 24), Breckles (Francis Woodhouse), Thetford (Sir Edward Cleere, Aug. 27), Hengrave (Sir Thomas Kitson, Aug. 28–30), Chippenham (Thomas Revett, Sept. 1), Kirtling (Lord North, Sept. 1–3), Horseheath (Sir Giles Alington, Sept. 4), Waltons in Ashdon (Edward Tyrell). Horham Hall in Thaxted (Sir John Cutts, Sept. 7, 11), Manuden (Thomas Crawley), Hadham Hall (Henry Capel, Sept. 14), Hyde Hall in Sawbridgeworth (Henry? Heigham), Hatfield Broadoak? (Sir Thomas Barrington, Sept. 15), Rookwood Hall in Roding Abbess (Wiston Browne, Sept. 18), Theydon Bois (Mrs. Elderton) with visit to Gaynes Park (Sir William Fitzwilliam, Sept. 19), Loughborough (John Stonard, Sept. 21, 22), Wanstead (Earl of Leicester), Greenwich.
Sept. 25. Richmond.[254]
c. Dec. Visit to Hampton Court.[255]
Dec. 26. =Warwick’s= (Three Sisters of Mantua).
Dec. 27. =Chapel.=
Dec. 28. =Sussex’s= (Cruelty of a Stepmother).
1579
Jan. 1. =Paul’s= (Marriage of Mind and Measure).
Jan. 4. =Leicester’s= (A Greek Maid).
Jan. 6. =Sussex’s= (Rape of the Second Helen).
Jan. 11. Mask (Amazons and Knights) and barriers, for Alençon’s agent, M. de Simier.[256]
Jan. 22 < > 25. Whitehall, by Chelsea.[257]
c. Jan. 31. Visit to Hampton Court, by Putney (John Lacy).[258]
c. Jan.-Feb. Visit to Leicester House (Earl of Leicester).[259]
Feb. 1–2. Tilt and barriers for John Casimir, son of Elector Palatine.[260] Play by =Warwick’s= ready, but not shown.
March 1 (S.S.). =Warwick’s= (Knight in the Burning Rock).
March 2. =Chapel= (Loyalty and Beauty).
March 3. =Sussex’s= (Murderous Michael). Device by Earls of Oxford and Surrey, Lord Thomas Howard, and Lord Windsor before French ambassador and De Simier. Morris mask prepared, but not danced.[261]
Apr. 28 or 29–May 2. Visit to Wanstead (Earl of Leicester), by Greenwich.[262]
June 24–26. Visit to Wanstead (Earl of Leicester).[263]
July 2. Greenwich, by Lambeth.[264]
July 15–17. Visits to Gravesend and Deptford.[265]
Aug. 17–29. Private visit of Duke of Alençon to England.[266]
c. Aug. 30–31. Visit to Wanstead (Earl of Leicester).[267]
Sept. 9–27 < > Oct. 2. Progress in Essex.[268] Stratford at Bow (Richard? Young, Sept. 9), Havering (Sept. 11–14), Ingatestone (Lady Petre), New Hall in Boreham (Earl of Sussex, Sept. 17, 18), Moulsham (Sir Thomas Mildmay), Thoby (Anthony? Berners), Brentwood (John? Searle), Giddy Hall in Romford (Richard Cooke, Sept. 25–7), Ilford (Thomas Fanshawe, at St. Mary’s Hospital?).
Sept. 27 < > Oct. 2. Greenwich.[269]
Dec. 22. Whitehall.[270]
Dec. 26. =Sussex’s= (Duke of Milan and Marquis of Mantua).
Dec. 27. =Chapel= (Alucius).
Dec. 28. Play by =Leicester’s= ready, but not shown.
1580
Jan. 1. =Warwick’s= (Four Sons of Fabius).
Jan. 3. =Paul’s= (Scipio Africanus).
Jan. 6. =Leicester’s.=
Jan. 15. =Strange’s tumblers.=
Feb. 2. =Sussex’s= (Portio and Demorantes).
Feb. 14 (S.S.). =Derby’s= (The Soldan and the Duke of —— ).
Feb. 16. =Sussex’s= (Sarpedon).
c. Feb. Visit to Charterhouse.[271]
May 26 < > 29. Nonsuch, by Putney (John Lacy).[272]
c. June. Visits to Beddington (Sir Francis Carew).[273]
July 11 or 12. Oatlands, by Molesey.[274]
c. July-Aug. Visits to Chobham (Abp. Heath, Edward? Bray, John Wolley) and Pyrford (Earl of Lincoln).[275]
Aug. 16–20. Visit to Sunninghill, and Windsor?[276]
c. Aug. 25–27. Visit to Woking.[277]
Sept. 13. Richmond, by Molesey (Thomas Brand).[278]
Sept. 17. Visit to Mortlake (Dr. John Dee).[279]
Oct. 10. Visit to Mortlake (Dr. Dee).[280]
c. Nov. Visits to Harmondsworth (Mr. Drury), Colnbrook (Henry? Draper), Windsor, Eton College, Ditton Park, and Nonsuch.[281]
Dec. 6. Whitehall.[282]
Dec. 26. =Leicester’s= (Delight).
Dec. 27. =Sussex’s.=
1581
Jan. 1. =Derby’s.=
Jan. 6. =Paul’s= (Pompey). Challenge for tilt.
Jan. 22. Tilt.[283]
Feb. 2. =Sussex’s.=
Feb. 5 (S.S.). =Chapel.=
Feb. 7. =Leicester’s.=
March 20. St. James’s.[284]
Apr. 4. Visit to Golden Hind (Sir Francis Drake) at Deptford.[285]
Apr. 14. Challenge for Whitehall tilt.
Apr. 20. Whitehall.[286]
Apr. 20–June 14. Commissioners for marriage with Duke of Alençon in London. Revels prepared barriers and two masks.[287]
Apr. 25. Dinner by Queen for commissioners.
Apr. 27. Dinner by Earl of Leicester for commissioners.
Apr. 30. Dinner by Lord Burghley for commissioners.
May 1. Baiting for commissioners.
May 4. Supper by Earl of Sussex for commissioners.
May 6–7. Tilt at Hampton Court for commissioners.
May 15–16. Tilt at Whitehall for commissioners.[288]
June 20. Greenwich.[289]
June 26 < > 30. Visit to Eltham.[290]
July 5–8. Visits to Aldersbrook in Little Ilford? (Nicholas? Fuller), Loughborough (Francis Stonard), and Leyton (Mary, Lady Paulett).[291]
July 27–29. Visit to Wanstead (Earl of Leicester).[292]
c. Sept. Visits to Eltham and Sundridge (William Isley).[293]
Sept. 22–23. Nonsuch, by Streatham (Dr. Robert Forth).[294]
Oct. 3. Visit to Beddington (Sir Francis Carew).[295]
Oct. 4. Richmond.[296]
Nov. 1. Visit of Duke of Alençon to England.[297]
Nov. 16 or 17. Whitehall, by Putney (John Lacy).[298]
Nov. 17–19. Tilt.[299]
Christmas. The Revels prepared five plays and a mask.[300]
Dec. 26. =Paul’s.=
Dec. 28. =Strange’s= (activities).
Dec. 31. =Chapel.=
1582
Jan. 1. Barriers.[301]
Jan. Visit to Deptford for launch of Golden Lion.[302]
Feb. 1–17. Progress in Kent at departure of Duke of Alençon. Southfleet (William? Sedley, Feb. 1), Rochester (the Crown, Feb. 1–3), Sittingbourne (the George, Feb. 3–5), Canterbury (Sir Roger Manwood, Feb. 5–6), Sandwich (Mr. Manwood, Feb. 8), Dover (St. James), Canterbury (Feb. 12), Faversham (Feb. 13), Newington
(Feb. 14), Rochester (Feb. 14–16) with visit to Bulley Hill (Anne? Watts), Swanscombe (Ralph Weldon, Feb. 16), Horseman Place in Dartford (Nicholas? Beer, Feb. 16–17).[303]
Feb. 17. Greenwich.[304]
Feb. 26 (S.M.). Play at wedding of William Wentworth and Elizabeth Cecil.[305]
Feb. 27. =Chapel.=
c. March. Visit to Highgate (Lady Sheffield).[306]
c. Apr. Visit to Wanstead (Earl of Leicester).[307]
May 17–19. Hunting visit.[308]
May 20–22. Visit to Somerset House (Lord Hunsdon) for wedding of Sir Edward Hoby and Margaret Carey.[309]
July 10–12. Nonsuch, by Putney (John Lacy).[310]
c. July-Aug. Visit to Beddington (Sir Francis Carew).[311]
Aug. 17. Oatlands, by Molesey (Thomas Brand).[312]
c. Aug.-Sept. Visits to Woking and Chobham (John Wolley).[313]
Sept. 1–2 <. Visit to Pyrford (Earl of Lincoln), by Byfleet (Lady Anne Askewe)?[314]
Sept. 20. Windsor, by Egham (Richard Kellefet).[315]
c. Sept. Visits to Folly John, Mote Park, and Sunninghill.[316]
Dec. 26. =Chapel= (A Game of the Cards).
Dec. 27. =Hunsdon’s= (Beauty and Housewifery).
Dec. 30. =Derby’s= (Love and Fortune).
1583
Jan. 1. =Strange’s= (activities).
Jan. 5. Mask by ladies and boys.
Jan. 6. =Sussex’s= (Ferrar).
Jan. 12 < > 18. Richmond, by Colnbrook.[317]
Feb. 10 (S.S.). =Leicester’s= (Telomo).
Feb. 11. Visit to Barn Elms (Sir Francis Walsingham).[318]
Feb. 12. =Merchant Taylors= (Ariodante and Genevora).
c. March. Visit to Somerset House (Lord Hunsdon).[319]
c. Apr. 13. Wedding of Robert Southwell and Elizabeth Howard.[320]
Apr. 18. Greenwich, by Clapham (John Worsopp).[321]
May. Tilt for Count Albert of Alasco and French ambassador.[322]
May 27–31 < > June 1. Visits to Theobalds (Lord Burghley) and Ponsbourne (Sir Henry Cock), by Edmonton (Lady Nicholas) and Hackney (Sir Rowland Hayward).[323]
c. July. Visit to Nonsuch, by Streatham.[324]
July 30. Oatlands, by Chelsea, Mortlake, and Sion.[325]
c. Aug. 27. Visits to Woking, Loseley (Sir William More), Guildford, and (?) Petworth (Earl of Northumberland).[326]
c. Aug. Visits to Pyrford (Earl of Lincoln) and Sunninghill, and to Hampton Court.[327]
c. Sept. Visits to Chobham (John Wolley) and Egham.[328]
Oct. 5. St. James’s.[329]
Nov. 25–29. Visit to Hampton Court, by Brentford (Thomas Wilkes).[330]
Dec. 20. Whitehall.[331]
c. Oct.-Dec.? Visit to Arundel House (Earl of Arundel).[332]
Dec. 26. =Queen’s.=
Dec. 29. =Queen’s.=
1584
Jan. 1. =Oxford’s= (Campaspe?).
Jan. 6. =Chapel.=
? Jan. or Feb. Visits to Heneage House (Sir Thomas Heneage) and Tower Hill (Lord Lumley).[333]
Feb. 2. =Chapel.=
March 3 (S.T.). =Queen’s= and =Oxford’s= (Sapho and Phao?).
Apr. 20 < > May 2. Greenwich.[334]
June 9. Richmond, by Stockwell.[335]
July 17 < > 21. Nonsuch.[336]
Aug. 7. Oatlands, by Kingston (George Evelyn).[337]
c. Aug. Visit to Cobham (Robert Gavell?).[338]
c. Sept. 2. Visits to Egham, Sunninghill, Windsor, Burley Bushes, Bagshot (Sir Henry Weston), and Blackwater.[339]
Oct. 6 < > 10. Hampton Court.[340]
c. Nov. 5. Visit to Nonsuch.[341]
Nov. 12. St. James’s, by Putney (John Lacy).[342]
Nov. 17. Tilt.[343]
Dec. 6. Tilt.[344]
c. Dec. Visit to Arundel House.[345]
> Christmas. Greenwich.[346]
Dec. 26. =Queen’s= (Phyllida and Corin).
Dec. 27. =Oxford’s boys= (Agamemnon and Ulysses).
1585
Jan. 1. =Oxford’s= (activities).
Jan. 3. =Queen’s= (Felix and Philiomena).
Jan. 6. =Queen’s= (Five Plays in One).
Feb. 8 < > 12. Somerset House.[347]
Feb. 21 (S.S.). =Queen’s= (Three Plays in One), ready, but not shown.
Feb. 23. =Queen’s= (‘antick’ play and comedy).
Feb. 23 < > 26. Greenwich.[348]
c. March. Visit to Oatlands (?).[349]
March 26–30. Visit to Lambeth and Westminster.[350]
March 30 (?)-Apr. 3. Visits to Croydon (Abp.), Beddington (Sir Francis Carew), and Lambeth (Abp.).[351]
c. Apr. Visit to Lewisham.[352]
c. May 2. Visit to Croydon.[353]
c. June 18. Visit to Theobalds by Edmonton (Mr. Brassey) and Tottenham High Cross (Richard Martin).[354]
March-July. Tilt for M. de Campagny.[355]
July 11. Visit to Barn Elms.[356]
July 20 < > 24. Nonsuch.[357]
July 27–29. Visit to Putney (John Lacy).[358]
c. Aug. 25. Visit to Wimbledon.[359]
c. Aug. Visit to Beddington (Sir Francis Carew).[360]
Sept. 26 < > Oct. 1. Richmond.[361]
Nov. 17–19. Visit to Westminster (Lord Admiral).[362]
Dec. 20–21. Greenwich, by Lambeth (Lord Burgh).[363]
Dec. 26. =Queen’s.=
Dec. 27. =Howard’s.=
1586
Jan. 1. =Queen’s.=
Jan. 6. =Howard’s and Hunsdon’s.=
Jan. 9. =Stanley’s boys= (activities).
Feb. 13 (S.S.). =Queen’s.=
Feb. 26. Visit to Lambeth (Abp.).[364]
March 27–Apr. 6. Visit to Lambeth and Westminster.[365]
c. July 12. Richmond, by Putney (John Lacy).[366]
c. July. Visit to Hampton Court.[367]
Aug. 10. Windsor, by Staines.[368]
c. Sept. Visit to New Lodge.[369]
Oct. 24. Richmond, by Colnbrook.[370]
Dec. 20–21. Greenwich, by Clapham and Lambeth.[371]
Dec. 26. =Queen’s.=
Dec. 27. =Leicester’s.=
1587
Jan. 1. =Queen’s.=
Jan. 6. =Queen’s.=
Feb. 26 (S.S.). =Paul’s.=
Feb. 28. =Queen’s.=
c. Jan.-Apr. Archery show (Arthur and Round Table) by Hugh Offley between Merchant Taylors and Mile End.[372]
Apr. 26–May 1 or 2. Visit to Croydon.[373]
May 1 or 2. Nonsuch.[374]
c. May. Visit to Beddington (Sir Francis Carew).[375]
May 25 < > 29. Greenwich, by Streatham (Dr. Robert Forth).[376]
c. July 9–Aug. 13. Theobalds (Lord Burghley), by Hackney (Sir Rowland Hayward) and Enfield (Henry Middlemore), with visits to Waltham Forest, Cheshunt (Lord Talbot), and Northiaw (Earl of Warwick, July 20–21).[377]
Aug. 13 < > 20. Oatlands, by Barnet (Mr. Waller), Harrow (William Wightman), Sion, and West Molesey (Thomas Brand).[378]
Sept. 19 < > 24. Richmond.[379]
Oct. 24. Dinner at Westminster (Lord Admiral).[380]
Nov. 17–21. Visit to Westminster (Lord Admiral) with dinner at Barn Elms (Sir F. Walsingham, Nov. 20).[381]
Nov. 18. Tilt.[382]
Nov. 21–Dec. 6. Visit to Ely House (Sir Christopher Hatton).[383]
Dec. 6. Somerset House.[384]
Dec. 23. Greenwich.[385]
Dec. 26. =Queen’s.=
Dec. 28. Symons and company (? =Queen’s=, activities).
1588
Jan. 1. =Paul’s= (Galathea?).
Jan. 6. =Queen’s.=
c. Jan. 16–20. Visits to Fulham (Bp. of London), Hounslow (Thomas Crompton), Kensington (Mr. Malinge), and Lambeth (Abp.).[386]
Feb. 2. =Paul’s= (Endymion?).
Feb. 18 (S.S.). =Queen’s.=
Feb. 20. =Evelyn’s.=
Feb. 10 or 20. Show in honour of Leicester.[387]
Feb. 28. =Gray’s Inn= (Misfortunes of Arthur).
c. Apr. 13–16. Visits to Hackney (Sir Rowland Hayward), Tottenham High Cross (Richard Martin), and Stoke Newington? (Roger? Townsend).[388]
Apr.-May. Visits to Erith (Thomas? Compton), Croydon (Abp. of Canterbury), by Lewisham and Wanstead (Earl of Leicester, May 7).[389]
July 5–6. Richmond, by Lambeth and Stockwell.[390]
July 29. St. James’s, by Putney (John Lacy).[391]
Aug. 8–10. Visit to Tilbury camp, Ardern Hall in Horndon (Thomas Rich), and (?) Belhus in Aveley (Edward Barrett).[392]
Aug. 19. Visit to Ely House (Sir Christopher Hatton).[393]
Aug. 26. Tilt.[394]
Oct. 25. Greenwich.[395]
Nov. 8 or 12. Salute from the Desire (Thomas Cavendish).[396]
Nov. 12 < > 17. Somerset House.[397]
Nov. 17. Tilt.
Nov. 19. Tilt.[398]
Nov. 24. Visit to St. Paul’s.[399]
Nov. 30. Greenwich.[400]
Dec. 21–23. Richmond, by Lambeth.[401]
Christmas. The Admiral’s showed activities as well as plays this winter.
Dec. 26. =Queen’s.=
Dec. 27. =Paul’s.=
Dec. 29. =Admiral’s.=
1589
Jan. 1. =Paul’s.=
Jan. 12. =Paul’s.=
c. Jan. Visit to Hampton Court.[402]
Jan. 30. Whitehall, by Chelsea.[403]
Feb. 9 (S.S.). =Queen’s.=
Feb. 11. =Admiral’s.=
May 26–28. Visit to Barn Elms (Sir Francis Walsingham).[404]
c. June 11. Visit to Highgate.[405]
June 18–19. Nonsuch, by Merton Abbey (Gregory Lovell).[406]
Aug. 10 < > 16. Oatlands, by West Molesey (Thomas Brand).[407]
c. Sept. Visit to Hampton Court.[408]
Sept. 26 or 27. Richmond.[409]
c. Sept. Mask prepared for wedding of James VI in Scotland.[410]
Nov. 15. Somerset House.[411]
Nov. 17. Tilt.[412]
Dec. 2. Richmond, by Putney (John Lacy).[413]
Dec. 26. =Queen’s.=
Dec. 28. =Paul’s= and =Admiral’s= (activities).