Page 16. The Poet in this page was not the Earl of Exeter; Mr. Cecil of St. John's appears in vol. III. pp. 49, 85.-P. 22, last line, read PHIN. (Phineas).-P. 39, line 16 of notes, read Lord Montjoy in Ireland 1617, Lord Montjoy of Thurweston 1627; in note1 delete the parenthesis. P. 52, note 5, delete the words "either at Sir Tho. Sadleir's or."--P. 61, in note, for Duke read Earl; for 1594 read 1584; for 68 read 62 (see vol. III. p. 371); note, for James read John.-P. 75, 1. 10, notes, for Chancellor read Counsellor. P. 84, delete the first line and a half of note ', which apply to Sir Thos. Gerard's father.-P. 85, note 2, for " he received the honour of knighthood early," read "he was created K. B. at the Coronation (see p. 224).”—P. 91, note ', dele the statement that the Earl of Rutland was K. B., which is erroneous.-P. 95, see note on Lady Hatton corrected in vol. II. 175.—P. 107, note 2, for "Robert Cecil, Lord Burleigh," read Thomas Sackville, Lord Buckhurst."-P. 112, note', for 1618 read 1620.-P. 113, line 3, for Henry read Edward; note, for 1595 read 1594.-P. 115, note 6, for 1600 read 1604.—P. *123, line 3, for the 12th read 13th.-P. 130, by "learned Morton" Daniel does not mean the Earl; but Cardinal Morton, the Councillor and Favourite of Henry VII.-P. 141, read "the eve of Lady-day, the 24th of March."-P. 142, delete note, and refer to vol. II. p. 399.-Pp. 145, 157, 161, 188, 247, read Cotton MSS. Caligula, E. x. —P. 156, note 5,for 1612 read 1613.—P. 165, note ', line 2, for his read hir.-P. 166, note 1, for 1611 read 1612, and for 1613 read 1617-18, aged 76. -P. 167, for Goodnes read Gardner, for Gorges read Grymes, for Talbot read Foliott, and for Compton of Hertfordshire read Crompton of Herefordshire.-P. 168, line 15, delete "Treasurer."-P. 174, in head line, for visITS HOLDENBY read AT DINGLEY. P. 176, note', for 1691 read 1641.-P. 189, note 3, for p. 210 read vol. II. p. 287.-P. 195, note, for Anne read Eliz. and for 18th read 17th; note ", for "Elizabeth Wight," read Jane, second dau. of Sir Mich. Stanhope, of Shelford, sister to the first Lord Stanhope of Harington.-P. 201, note 3, for 81 read 84.-P. 208. Sir George Carew of London was not the same individual as the Earl of Totness, who was knighted in 1585 (see pp. 167, 190).—P.210, delete note 6.-P. 211, note, delete the words "he was knighted, and."-P. 212, note 1, for p. 192 read p. 207.-P. 213, see note 3 corrected in vol. II. p. 24.-P. 214, note 5, for "elder brother" read nephew.-P. 217, note 8, for Wring read Wing.-P. 222, note, delete the words - was of the King's Bed-chamber."-P. 223, note 4, for Denton read Dent; note 7, for 1622 read 1628.-P. 224, note 2, for 1608 read 1603; note 7, for 1625 read 1624; and for 1631 read 1629. -P. 225, see note 3 corrected in p. 525; note 13, for 1627 read 1637.-P. 226, delete note 13, which applies to Sir Edw. Herne, Knight Bachelor, in p. 207.-P. 268, note 1, line 1, read "within the Queen's Dower, which were," &c.-P. 271, notes, line 8, for May read March.-P. 281, line 12, for preceding read succeeding.-P. 294, note, for 1614 read 1604.-P. 318. Mr. Lodge's note on the Master of Orkney in this page is erroneous; that in p. 196 correct. He did marry Lady Eliz. Southwell, daughter of the Earl of Nottingham.-P. 323, see an error in note 3 corrected in vol. II. p. 492.-P. 350, note, for 144 read 348.-P. 399, note 2, line 2, for two-fifths read two-sevenths.-P. 424, line 22, delete North; and read above, Lord North of Kirtling.-P. 427, noted, line 10, for “the Lord" read the style of Lord; note, for 18th read 26th. — P. 439, note, delete the words "He was again visited by the King in 1614."-P. 440, note 5, for 217 read 317.-P. 464, for November 7 read December 4.-P. 471, note, line 6, for 18 read 30; last line, for iis. read xis.-P. 475, note 5, for May 21 read April 20.-P. 481, note 4, delete the word "not.”—P. 489, note 3 is incorrect; Lady Eliz. Howard was afterwards Lady Knollys; see INdex III.-P. 500, line 7, for Coronation read Accession.-P. 510, line 13, for Northamptonshire read Northumberland (see vol. III. p. 280).—P. 511, note, for 37 read 208; note, delete" and in the dignity of Earl of Newcastle."-P. 513, line 3, for "font. During" read "font during." P. 518, note 5, line 1, delete "whence.". P. 519, for a small mansion on Farley Green" read "Someries; " see note corrected in vol. III. p. 851.-P. 521, note ', line 12, for third read fourth; and line 14, for "John the fourth Duke" read "Francis the fifth Duke."-P. 523, note ', for 1613 read 1619.—P. 524, line 2, for Edward read Edmund.-P. 525, head line, for BRAYBROOKE read ROCKINGHAM-P. 527, note, for "This William" read "Thomas ; see vol. III. p. 773.-P. 528. The King was not at Wroxton in 1605 (see vol. III. pp. 483, 563).-P. 574, note', for Cordwainer read Clothworker.-P. 582, in note, for "Charter-house, May 11, 1603 (see p. 115)," read "Tower, March 14, 1603-4 (see p. 322)," Sir Thomas Knivet in p. 115 being cousin to Lord Knivet; for July 7 read July 4. P. 604, line3 of note, delete “Sir." PREFACE. MORE than forty years have elapsed since, at the suggestion, and by the assistance, of my kind friend and relation Bishop Percy, I began to collect the various Pamphlets and Manuscripts which detail the Progresses, &c. of the illustrious Queen Elizabeth. Two volumes of that work were submitted to the Publick in 1788, and were so favourably received, that in 1804 I ventured to produce a Third Volume, which, by a calamitous accident, became scarce not long after its first appearance. The materials which were contained in those volumes having been printed, at various times, as the several articles were acquired, and most of them being separately paged, it was scarcely possible to form any thing like a regular Index to them; but in 1823, when I undertook a new edition, the whole Work was chronologically arranged, and, with various additions and the necessary Indexes, (some Latin complimentary Poems only being omitted,) it formed three uniform and handsome volumes. During the long period in which the Elizabethan Progresses were passing through my hands, many valuable materials relative to the succeeding reign were gradually assembled. With the view of permanently preserving these collections, I commenced printing the present Work,-unaware, I must own, of the length to which it has extended. In the quantity of its contents it much exceeds the former publication; and I entertain no apprehension that those contents will be considered less valuable. The numerous Tracts re-printed in these Volumes may mostly be classed as either poetical panegyrics; descriptions of various solemnities and festivities; or dramatic performances. "Sorrowes Joy," and four others written on the King's Accession or Coronation, are of the first description. But it was soon found necessary to desist from inserting those multitudinous productions, a bare enume ration of their titles occupying as much space as the quantity of other articles of much superior interest could reasonably allow'. Of the second class are re-prints of about sixteen pamphlets, and nine articles of some length from original manuscripts. Under the third head must be ranked twenty-nine Masques and Entertainments by Ben Jonson; three by Marston, Daniel, and Francis Beaumont, which have received the attention of a modern editor; no less than eight by Daniel, Campion, and Chapman, now first re-printed from their early publications; and nine London Civic Pageants and one of Chester, also taken from the original and only editions. The liberality of Mr. Upcott has added to these a Masque, which, though performed before the Queen, has never before been submitted to the press. For the loan of several of the dramatic Tracts I was obliged to the late William Barnes Rhodes, Esq. at the sale of whose library in 1825 the five Masques by Campion here re-printed were alone sold for £.37. 2s. As a similar fact it may be added, that at Mr. Bindley's sale four of the London Pageants produced £.27. 4s. 6d.; but the extreme rarity of several other articles of my present revivification will be readily perceived, on perusing the list of them in pp.xxv-xxviii. A few articles which it includes cannot be classed under any of the heads already mentioned. Two of them are Speeches to the King at his first entrance severally into the City and into the Tower of London; of which description of compositions about twenty others will be found by reference to the Index. Twelve of them, which were delivered to the King in Scotland in 1617, are re-printed from the rare folio entitled, “The Muses' Welcome."- Four articles particularly illustrative of Court statistics, are the Ordinances of the King's Household, 1604; the Roll of New-year's Gifts, 1605-6; the Schedule of the Crown Jewels of the same date; and the Yearly Charges of the Wardrobe, 1606-7. Another document of much interest on the third subject is given in detached portions (in illustration of the letters of the King, Prince, and Favourite,) under 1623. Among the books of which great portion has been transferred to these pages, may be mentioned Howes's Chronicle of the first eleven years of James's reign, appended to the edition of 1614 of Stowe's Chronicle, but chiefly omitted in every other edition. To this may be added the English translation of Camden's 'See the several Bibliographical Lists,— of Tracts, on the Accession and Coronation of the King, -of Eulogistic Tributes throughout the reign,-on the Death of Prince Henry,-the Marriage of the Princess Elizabeth, the Death of the Queen,and the Death of the King. |