Journal 28, fo. 96.

"The privy seals begin now to come abroad thick and threefold. On Sunday was seven-night; most of the strangers were greeted with them in form of letters as they came out of church; a course, in my opinion, not so well taken, to be done in view and sight of all the world, which might have been better performed in delivering them to every man privately at home."—Chamberlain to Carleton, 18 Dec., 1611.—"Court and Times of James I," i, 153.

Journal 28, fos. 336b, 345; Repertory 30, fo. 397b.

Nichols, "Progresses of James I," ii, 466.

Chamberlain to Carleton, 4 Nov., 1612.—"Court and Times of James I," i, 202; Cf. Cal. State Papers Dom. (1611-1618), p. 145.

Journal 28, fo. 345b.

Repertory 31, pt. i, fo. 1.

On the 8th Nov., the day following the prince's death, the lords of the council directed the mayor to put down all plays, shows, bear-baitings, etc., as being unsuited to the times and a scandal to good government at any time.—Remembrancia, iii, 64 (Index, p. 410).

Chamberlain to Carleton, 19 Nov., 1612.—"Court and Times of James I," i, 207.

Remembrancia, iii, 66, 67 (Index, pp. 131, 132); Journal 29, fo. 3.