The 1st of May [1603], being Monday, His Majesty removed to Sir Henry Cock's [at Broxburn Bury], being 9 miles from Sir Thomas Sadler's: where provision for His Majesty and his royal train was so abundant that there was no man of what condition soever, but had what his appetite desired. For His Majesty's private and most to be respected entertainment: it was such as ministered His Highness great contentment.
Continuing there but one night, and departing the next day; [he] honoured the good Knight for his greater expenses.
The 3rd of May [1603], being Tuesday, His Majesty took his journey towards Theobalds, a house belonging to Sir Robert Cecil, and about 4 miles distant from Sir Henry Cock's: where met him [Sir Thomas Egerton, afterwards Lord Ellesmere,] the Lord Keeper [of the Great Seal], [Thomas Sackville, Earl of Dorset,] the Lord Treasurer, [Charles Howard, Earl of Nottingham,] the Lord Admiral, with most of the Nobility of the land and [the] Council of Estate; who were graciously received.
At which time, the Lord Keeper made a most grave, learned, brief, and pithy oration to His Majesty: to which His Highness answered with great grace and princely wisdom.
At this house there met His Majesty all, or the most part, of the old servants and Officers in [the] Household of our late royal Mistress, Queen Elizabeth; and with them, the Guard of His Majesty's Body: all of them being courteously received to their own content.
Also in this house of Theobalds, His Majesty made divers Noblemen of Scotland, of his Honourable Privy Council [of England], viz:
[Lodowick Stuart,] the Duke of Lenox.
[John Erskine,] the Earl of Mar.
[Alexander Home,] the Lord Home.