After His Majesty's short repast, to Worsop His Majesty rides forward. But, by the way, in the Park he was somewhat stayed. For there appeared a number of Huntsmen, all in green; the chief of which, with a woodman's speech, did welcome him, offering His Majesty to shew him some game: which he gladly condescended [agreed] to see; and, with a train set, he hunted a good space, very much delighted.
At last he went into the House, where he was so nobly received, with superfluity of things, that still every entertainment seemed to exceed others. In this place, besides the abundance of all provision and delicacie, there was most excellent soul-ravishing music; wherewith His Highness was not a little delighted.
At Worsop, he rested on Wednesday night, and in the morning stayed breakfast. Which ended, there was such store of provision left, of fowl, of fish, and almost everything, besides bread beer and wine, that it was left open for any man that would, to come and take.
After breakfast, His Majesty prepared to remove: but before his departure he made these Gentlemen, Knights; whose names are following:
| Sir John Manners | [co. Derb.] |
| Sir Henry Grey | [co. Bedf.] |
| Sir Francis Newport | [co. Salop.] |
| Sir Henry Beaumont | [co. Leic.] |
| Sir Edward Loraine | [co. Derb.] |
| Sir Hugh Smith | [co. Som.] |
| Sir Edmond Lucy | [co. Warw.] |
| Sir Edmond Cokayn | [co. Derb.] |
| Sir John Harper | [co. Derb.] |
| Sir William Damcourt | [not in J. Philipot's List] |
| Sir Henry Perpoint | [not in J. Philipot's List] |
| Sir Thomas Greslay | [co. Notts] |
| Sir John Biron | [co. Notts] |
| Sir Percival Willoughby | [co. Linc.] |
| Sir Peter Freschvile | [co. Derb.] |
| Sir William Skipwith | [co. Leic.] |
| Sir Richard Thekeston | [co. York] |
| Sir Thomas Stanley | [co. Derb.] |
| Sir Walter Cope | [co. Oxon.] |
The 21st [day of April 1603], being Thursday, His Highness took his way towards Newark upon Trent; where, that night, he lodged in the Castle, being his own house: where the Aldermen of Newark presented His Majesty with a fair gilt cup, manifesting their duties and loving hearts to him: which was very kindly accepted.
In this town, and in the Court, was taken a cutpurse, doing the deed; and, being a base pilfering thief, yet was all Gentleman-like on the outside. This fellow had [a] good store of coin found about him: and, upon his examination, confessed that he had, from Berwick to that place, played the cutpurse in the Court. His fellow was ill missed, for no doubt he had a walking mate. They drew together like coach horses, and it is pity they did not go hang together. For His Majesty, hearing of this nimming gallant, directed a Warrant presently to the Recorder of Newark, to have him hanged: which was accordingly executed.
This bearing small comfort to all the rest of his pilfering faculty, that the first subject that suffered death in England, in the reign of King James, was a cutpurse: which fault, if they amend not, heaven suddenly send the rest [the same fate]!
The King, ere he went from Newark, as he had commanded this silken base thief, in justice, to be put to death; so, in his benign and gracious mercy, he gives life to all the other poor and wretched prisoners: clearing the Castle of them all.