saife the continuance of your loyall affectione to us and yowr servyce: we shall not be unmyndefull to extende owr Princelie favoure heirafter to yow and yowr perticulers at all guid occasions. We committe yow to God.

"From owr Cowrte at Hallyruid Howse,

April the thirde, 1603."

James

On his Accession to the Throne, the King was complimented by congratulatory Letters in French from the following Potentates: 1. Marie de Medicis, Queen of France, signed by her, June 1, and sealed with her Privy Seal; 2. King Henry the Fourth of France, signed by him and dated June 2; 3. The Infanta of Spain, the Arch-duchess Isabella-Clara-Eugenia, signed by her June 3; 4. The Arch-duke Albert, signed by him the same day; 5. Emanuel, Duke of Savoy, written by him at Turin, October 1; 6. Frideric Elector Palatine, signed by him April 12; 7. Frideric Duke of Wirtemberg, signed by him July 1; 8. John George, Administrator of Strasbourg and Marquis of Brandenburg, signed by him November 20; 9. Henry de Lorraine, Duke of Bar, signed by him June 25; 10. Charles de Lorraine, Duke of Guise, signed by him August 22; 11. Katerine de Cleves, the elder Duchess of Guise, written all by herself; 12. Charles de Loraine, Duc de Mayenne, signed by him May 30; 13. Steven Bille, the King of Denmark's Governor of Norway, all written with his own hand, June 28; 14. Charles de Croy, Prince Marquis de Hame? all written by himself, June 8; 15. Christiana, Duchess of Florence, written by herself; 16. Anthoniette, Duchess of Cleves, written by herself September 25. These are generally accompanied by one to the Queen; of the latter, that from the Queen of France, is sealed with two signets, one having her cypher under the Crown of France; the other the arms of France, and her own empaled under the French Crown; there is one also to Queen Anne from Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine, signed by him. The original Letters are preserved in the British Museum. Harl. MSS. 1760.

Mr. John Chamberlaine (whose Manuscript Letters to Mr. (afterwards Sir) Dudley Carleton have already furnished several interesting elucidations in the "Progresses of Queen Elizabeth") thus writes to his friend, April 12, 1603:

"All things continue in the same quiet course. Only here was a proclamation to retain the Council, and all other officers, in their old places; and to restrain

the concourse of idle and unnecessary passers into Scotland; the number whereof grew to be a great burden to the country, and brought all things out of order.

"The Lord Henry Howard was sent thither to possess the King's ear, and countermine the Lord Cobham. Your old friend Tobie Matthew' was sent with a letter from Mr. Bacon, but I doubt whether the message or messenger were greatly welcome. The King uses all very graciously, and hath made Sir Robert Carey of his Bed-chamber, and Groom of the Stole 2. John Davis is sworn his man ; and Neville3 restored (as he writes himself) to all his titles and fortunes.

"The 10th of this month the Earl of Southampton and Sir Henry Neville were delivered out of the Tower by warrant from the King. These bountiful beginnings raise all men's spirits, and put them in great hopes, insomuch that not only Protestants, but Papists and Puritans, and the very Poets, with their idle pamphlets, promise themselves great part in his favour; so that to justify and please all, hic labor, hoc opus est; and would be more than a man's work. The last that were sent were Sir Henry Neville and Sir Harry Lennard with five thousand pounds in gold and one silver, saving your cousin Montpesson, that carried him six geldings and a coach with four horses; and other officers that are daily sent away to provide and execute their charge.

"Here have come divers from the King; as, Roger Aston, Foulis, Hamilton, and now last, one Bruce, whom they call Lord Abbot of Kinloss4, and is thought shall be incorporated with our Council.

"We have no certainty where the King is, they that come last say he appointed to be at Berwick the 7th of this month; and think he is now on the way to York; where he will make no long stay, but comes to Worksop, a house of the Earl of Shrewsbury's; so to Beauvoir Castle; thence to Burley; thence to Oliver Cromwell's by Huntingdon; to Sir Thomas Sadleir's in Hertfordshire; to Hertford Castle; to Theobalds; to the Charter-house, or Howard House; and so to the Tower till his Coronation. I cannot hear that the Queen or any of the Princes come with him; only they talk of the Duke of Lenox, two Marquisses, the Earl of Mar, whose brother, Sir Thomas Erskine, they say, is made Captain of the Guard; and two hundred other Nobles and Gentles. Young Payton is the first and only Knight the King hath just made of our Countrymen 6.",

2

'This was the famous Bishop of Durham, who will appear in more than one of the subsequent pages. See before, p. 36. 3 Q. Edward Neville ? 4 Who will be fully noticed hereafter.

s We have no account of the King's stopping either at Sir Thomas Sadler's or at Hertford.

See before, p. 40; and hereafter, p. 58.

The True Narration of the Entertainment of his Royal Majestie, from the time of his Departure from Edenbrough, till his Receiving at London; with all, or the most speciall Occurrences. Together with the names of those Gentlemen whom his Majestie honoured with Knighthood1.

TO THE READER.

After long travell to bee informed of every particular, as much as diligence might prevaile in, this small worke of his Majestie's receiving and Royall Entertainment is brought forth; which, though it may seeme to have bene too long deferred, yet seeing nothing therof hath bene publike, no time can be too late to expresse so excellent a matter, wherein the dutifull love of many noble subjects so manifestly appeared to our dread Lord and Soveraigne; and his Royall thankfulnes in exchange for that, which was indeed but dutie; though so adorned with munificent bounty, that most houses where his Highnesse rested, were so furnished by the owners with plenty of delights and delicates, that there was discerned no negligence; but if there were any offence, the sinne only appeared in excesse, as more at large you shal hereafter perceive, where the truth of every thing is rather pointed at than stood upon. All diligence was used to get the names of those Gentlemen that in sundry places received the honor of Knighthood; and what the Heraldes

"At London: Printed by Thomas Creede, for Thomas Millington, 1603."-At the sale of the Library of Mr. Gough, in 1810, a copy of this scarce little Tract was sold to Mr. George Chalmers for 4. 10s. In the sale of Mr. Garrick's Library, in 1823, a copy of it, bound up with several other Tracts, sold for £.53.-And this is not an improper place to mention that a copy of another scarce Tract of a similar description, "The Entry of King James, the sixth of that name, and Queen Anne his wife, into the Towns of Lyeth and Edenborough, 1st of May 1590," in 4to, printed in black letter, at the sale of the Library of Mr. Isaac Reed in 1807, was sold for five guineas.

In the Books of the Stationers' Company are the following entries: "The Pictures of the Kinge and Quene, and the twoo yonge Princes their sonnes;" entered by Mr. Busbie, March 29, 1603. "A Thing in Verse, called King James proclaimed;" March 30, by the same. "Eliza's Memoriall; King James's Arrivall; and Rome's Downfall;" April 2, by Jo. Baley.

have in register are duly set downe, both for name, time, and place'. If any be omitted, let it please them but to signifie their names, and the house where they received that honor, and there shall be additions put to this impression, or at least (which will be by order more fully) placed in the next. Many, I am sure, there are not missing and only on that point we are somewhat doubtful. The rest is from his Highnesse departure from Edenbrough, his comming to London, so exactly set downe, as nothing can be added to it but superfluous words, which we have strived to avoyd. Thine, T. MILLINGTON.

'The names of the several Knights have been collated with, and considerably enlarged from, “A perfect Collection or Catalogue of all Knights Bachelaurs made by King James since his comming to the Crown of England until his decease; faithfully extracted out of the Records by John Philipot, Esq. Somerset Herald, a devout Servant of the Royall Line. Honor, quid nisi Virtus Cognita ? Cicero ad Atticum.-London, printed for Humphrey Moseley, 1660."-This "Catalogue," which was not published till fifteen years after the death of the industrious Compiler, is inscribed by the Bookseller to Sir Edward Nicholas, Principal Secretary of State to King Charles II.; and is thus addressed "To the Reader: "You have that here which hath been looked for above these thirty yeares, a Catalogue of all Knights made by King James since his comming 'to this Crown. If you aske why it staid so long, and comes now, 'twas none of our fault, but the iniquity of the times that obstructed this as well as better things. And we tender it now, to shew the necessity and custome of Kings in conferring honours upon their acquest of new Crownes or restauration to old. Next, that you may see how our gratious Soveraigne (in all the twelve years of his various afflictions, when he had nothing else but honour to bestow,) though now he hath reigned halfe as long as his glorious father, yet hath not made a quarter so many Knights, nor his father a third part so many as his grandfather. And yet King James then saw it necessary upon that change and vnion of his people: for, of 2323 Knights (so many there were since he came for England) there were about 900 made the first yere. Now if you observe the historie of those dayes, you'll find many knighted who (in the time of the late Queen) had shewed small affection to that King of peace. But he was wise, and best knew how to make up a breach. And if any of the sonnes of those Knights have since forgotten the favours of King James, they have now fresh occasion to remember it in duty to a Prince as mercifull as ever sate upon this Throne, who is now so apparently the favorite of Heaven, that nothing but our ingratitude can prevent our happinesse, 'Tis possible some think they have not preferment suitable to their merit: and if his Majesty had as many places to give as subjects to receive them, yet some would still think so. We are all Adam's sonnes, and every man would be greatest; 'twas so among the Disciples themselves, who though they were preferred before all the world, yet some were discontented. And if the King of kings could not satisfie His favorites, His vicegerentes on earth cannot possibly hope for it. God Almighty grant we may all understand our present happinesse. Farewell."-This little Tract is now rare; and Mr. Bindley's copy of it was sold for a guinea.

'This is also an article which the present Editor has been anxious to supply by every enquiry where information could probably be obtained.

A Narration of the Progresse and Entertainment of the King's most excellent Majestie, with the Occurrents happening in the same Journey.

The Eternall Majestie, in whose hand are both the meane and mighty of the earth, pleased to deliver from weaknesse of body and griefe of minde, Elizabeth His handmaide, our late Royall Mistresse and gracious Soveraigne, easing her age from the burthen of Earthly Kingdomes, and placing her (as we stedfastly hope) in His Heavenly Empire, being the resting place after death, for all them that beleeve faithfully in their life. Thursday the 24th of March, some two houres after midnight, departed the spirit of that great Princesse, from the prison of her weake body, which now sleepes in the sepulchre of her Grandfather. The Counsell of State, and the Nobilitie, on whom the care of all the Country chiefly depended, immediately assembling together (no doubt assisted with the spirit of truth), considering the infallible right of our Soveraigne Lord King James, tooke such order, that the newes of the Queene's death should no sooner be spread, to deject the hearts of the people, but at the instant they should be comforted with the proclaiming of the King.

Being hereon determined, Sir Robert Carey tooke his journey in post towards Scotland, to signifie to the King's Majestie the sad tidings of his Royall Sister's death, and the joyfull hearts of his subjects, that expected no comfort but in and by his Majestie's blessed government. This noble Gentleman's care was such, that he intermitted no time; but notwithstanding his sundry shift of horses, and some falles that bruised him very sore, he by the way proclaimed the King at Morpeth1 and Alnwick. And on Saturday, comming to Barwick, acquainting his worthy brother Sir John Carey how all things stood, poasted on to Edenburgh, where he

⚫ Morpeth, 290 miles from London, and 90 from Edinburgh, is called "a famous little town," by Camden, who adds, "I have no particulars from ancient history relative to this place, except that in the year 1215 it was burnt by its own inhabitants out of hatred to King John." Leland says, "Morpet, a market town, is 12 long miles from Newcastle. Wansbeke, a pretty river, runneth through the side of the town. On the hethar side of the river is the principal church of the town. On the same side is the fair Castel standing upon a hill longing with the town to the Lord Dacres of Gillesland. The town is long, and metely well buylded with low houses, the streets pavid. It is a far fayrer town than Alenwike." It is a neat well-built borough-town among pleasant woody hills. The Church is on Kirk-hill, a quarter of a mile from the town, but a square tower containing a good ring of bells stands near the market place.

* Alnwick is a market town of Northumberland, and an ancient borough. It was formerly girt with a wall and three gateways, towers of which still remain. Alnwick Castle, the seat of the Duke of Northumberland, will be noticed by a Royal Visit in 1617.