Mainard; who all cam after to the honour of Knighthood; and many more that wear Knights' sons, and of good birth, owt of fower contaies, as of the Scotts in Kent, Morlies, Parkers, Jermyes, Doyles, Nevils. "He had also, as part of his household, several persons of eminence that were committed to him in free custody; namely, Cuthbert Tonstall, Bishop of Durham, whom he entertained most kindly. But that learned and excellent man lived but about four months in this Palace, and dying November 18, 1559, aged 83, was buried in Lambeth Church. Thomas Thirlby, the deprived Bishop of Norwich, was also his guest upwards of ten years, and was buried near Bishop Tonstal: not to mention Dr. Boxal, late Secretary to Queen Mary. All these had lodgings to themselves; several with chambers for three men, and diet for them all in those lodgings; save only when they were called to the Archbishop's own table (when he dined, as the speech went abroad, out of his own private lodging three days weeklie; and then persons of the degree of Knights and upwards came to him); fewel for their fier, and candle for their chambers; without any allowance for all this, either from the Queen or from themselves; saving at their deths he had from them some part of their libraries that thei had thar. Often had he others committed or commended unto him from the Queen or Privie Council to be entertained by him at his charge, as well of other nations as home subjects; namely, the L...... as a prisoner, and after the L. H. Howard, brother to the Duke of Norfolk. Those ever sat (but when thei wear with the Archbishop himself) at the Steward's table, who had provision of diett aynserable to their callinge, and thei had also fewell to their chambers." The Queen's Progress this Summer is thus recorded in Lord Burghley's Diary: 1566, June... Fulsharst, a Foole, was suborned to speak slanderously of me at Greenwych to the Queen's Majesty; for which he was committed to Bridewell. 16. A discord inter Com. Sussex & Lecester at Greenwych, there appeased by her Majesty. 21. Accord between the Erle Sussex and Lecester afore hir Majesty at Greenwich. Aug. 3. The Queen's Majesty was at Collyweston in Northamtonshire. ' Collyweston had descended to the Crown in 1521, on the attainder of Edward Earl of Stafford, third Duke of Buckingham of that Family; and in 1523, King Henry VIII. appointed David Cecil (grandfather of Secretary Cecil) his Steward of this Manor. Leland says, "Collyweston for the most part is of new building, by the Lady Margaret, mother of Henry VIII. The Lord Cromwell had afore begun 5. The Queen's Majesty was at my house Stamford 1. 31. The Queen, in Progress, went from Woodstock to Oxford. a house there. Bagges or purses remayne in the chapel and other places."-A View of the Garden, or East front of this House, from a drawing by Mr. John Langton, is given in Peck's Desiderata Curiosa. The same front, and also the West as at present improved, are engraved by Mr. Watts, among his beautiful Views, Pl. XXI. and XLI. and a more general view after P. Sandby, Esq. by F. Chesham, in the Virtuosi's Museum, Plate XCI. In 1565, the Queen passed through Stamford in her Progress to Lincolnshire; and dined at the White Friary; when as soon as she left the house, it fell to the ground. Aug. 5, the Queen was entertained at Lord Burghley's house at Stamford, in the Grey Friary, because his daughter Anne was suddenly seized with the small-pox at Burghley.-For particulars of the Queen's Visits see under 1572, 1575, 1591, and 1594.-His own account of the various houses in which these honours were conferred on him is thus preserved by Strype.-Speaking of the slanders raised against him by his enemies, Lord Burghley says to a nameless friend, Aug. 14, 1585 : "If my buildings mislike them, I confess my folly in the expences, because some of my houses are to come, if God so please, to them that shall not have land to match them: I mean my house at Theobalds; which was begun by me with a mean mesure; but encreast by occasion of her Majesty's often coming: whom to please, I never would omit to strain myself to more charges than building it. And yet not without some espcial direction of her Majesty. Upon fault found with the smal mesure of her Chamber, which was in good mesure for me; I was forced to enlarge a room for a larger chamber: which need not be envied of any for riches in it, more than the shew of old oaks, and such trees with painted leaves and fruit. [And coats of armes; for so he had painted this new room for the Queen; set forth with several trees, of several sorts, with the arines of the Nobility, Officers of State, the Bishops, &c.] "I thank God, I owe nothing to these backbiters, though indeed much to many honest persons : whom I mind to pay without bribery or villany. "For my house in Westminster, I think it so old, as it should not stir any; many having of later times built larger by far, both in City and Country. And yet the building thereof cost me the sale of lands worth an £.100 by year in Staffordshire, that I had of good King Edward. My house of Burghley is of my mother's inheritance; who liveth and is the owner thereof: and I but a parmour. And for the building there, I have set my walls upon the old foundation. Indeed, I have made the rough stone walls to be of square. And yet one side remaineth as my father left it me. I trust my son shall be able to maintain it, considering that there are in that Shire a dozen larger, of men under my degree. "Now shortly, for my son's adhering to Northumberland, I mervail why he should not bear favour to him who was his brother-in-law, as long as he knew no faults. My son married his wife's sister, when nobody saw likelihood that Sir Henry Percie should be an Earl. For his purchases, I know, that he hath ventured upon more bargains than I allowed. But I wish he had not sold his wife's land of ancient title in Westmerland, in Cornwall, in Northamptonshire, and Worcestershire, of more value than he hath bought. They that envy him herein, if they be for thriving, would not commit such a folly, to buy new racked lands for ancient. And at this day I know, he doth repent himself. But I will end my paper: wishing you could procure some person to utter these things to ourselves; and not cowardly to backbite us. Your loving friend. W. B.' 206 THE QUEEN'S ENTERTAINMENT AT OXFOrd, 1566'. The University being pretty well recruited and settled with good government, (howbeit not replenished with learned men for the reasons before expressed), it pleased Queen Elizabeth to visit it in her Progrees taken this year. At Cambridge she had been there two years ago joyfully received 2 and entertained with Comedies and Tragedies; and then, or a little before, would have come to Oxford: but, her intention being diverted by the dregs of a plague then remaining there, deferred her coming till this year. Of which, and her Entertainment, I find it thus recorded. The 29th of August, being Thursday, which was two days before her coming to Oxford, the Marquis of Northampton (Parre), Earl Dudley of Leycester, Lord Strange, Lord Sheffield, Lord Paget, Barons; Sir William Cecil, one of the Secretaries of State; Sir Nicholas Throgmorton, and others; came to Oxford, to see what provision was made by the University for the Entertainment of the Queen. Dr. Kennall, the Vice-chancellor, and the Heads of the University, rode to meet this honourable company, appointing the Scholars to stand in order within Christ Church quadrangle, to receive the Earl of Leycester, Chancellor of the University, and the rest of the Nobility that should come with him; but, before and at the entrance of these Noblemen, it rained so vehemently, that they entered straightway into Dr. Kennall's lodging. However, as it was before appointed, one Mr. Thomas Pottes, of that house, made an Oration to the Earl of Leycester; and Mr. Robert Benson another to the Secretary; both which being ended, the Secretary, after he had talked with Mr. Pottes 3 of the cause why Aristotle, in his Poetics, wrote de Monarchiâ, being (as he said) at that time no Monarch in the world, entered into further talk concerning the Privileges of the University of Oxford; and then forthwith they went to dinner. Afterwards three Bachelors of Christ Church were called in, to dispute upon this Question, then presently proposed by Mr. Secretary : Ad divitiæ plus conferant ad doctrinam persequendam quam paupertas! 'From Wood's MS. corrected by Mr. Gough. See in a Book, intituled, " Regina Literata, sive de adventu Elizabethæ Reg. ad Acad. Cant." edit. Lond. 1568. John Pottes, of Merton College," insignis Philosophus, & Medicus satis peritus." Athen. Oxon. |