Christmas: Its Origin and Associations / Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries

by W. F. Dawson

Lawson.			Rotts.			Davison.
Devereux.			Anderson.
Stapleton.			Glascott.
Daniel.			Elken.			cum reliquis.

Chief Ranger and Master of the Game	Forrest.
Master of the Revels	Lambert.
Master of the Revellers	Tevery.
Captain of the Pensioners	Cooke.
Sewer	Archer.
Carver	Moseley.
Another Sewer	Drewery.
Cup-bearer	Painter.
Groom-porter	Bennet.
Sheriff	Leach.
Clerk of the Council	Jones.
Clerk of the Parliament.
Clerk of the Crown	Downes.
Orator	Heke.
Recorder	Starkey.
Solicitor	Dunne.
Serjeant	Goldsmith.
Speaker of the Parliament	Bellen.
Commissary	Greenwood.
Attorney	Holt.
Serjeant	Hitchcombe.
Master of the Requests	Faldo.
Chanplayersor of the Exchequer	Kitts.
Master of the Wards and Idiots	Ellis.
Reader	Cobb.
Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer	Briggs.
Master of the Rolls	Hetlen.
Lord Chief Baron of the Common Pleas	Damporte.
Lord Chief Justice of the Princes Bench	Crew.
Master of the Ordnance	Fitz-Williams.
Lieutenant of the Tower	Lloyd.
Master of the Jewel-house	Darlen.
Treasurer of the House-hold	Smith.
Knight Marshal	Bell.
Master of the Ward-robe	Conney.
Comptroller of the House-hold	Bouthe.
Bishop of St. Giles's in the Fie	Dandye.
Steward of the House-hold	Smith.
Lord Warden of the four Ports	Damporte.
Secretary of State	Jones.
Lord Admiral	Cecil (Richard).
Lord Treasurer	Morrey.
Lord Great Chamberlain	Southworth.
Lord High Constable.
Lord Privy Seal	Knapolck.
Lord Marshal	Lamphew.
Lord MarshalLord Chamberlain of the House-hold	Markham.
Lord High Steward	Kempe.
Lord Chancellor	Johnson.
Archbishop of St. Andrews in Holborn	Bush.
Serjeant at Arms, with the Mace	Flemming.
Gentleman-Usher	Chevett.
The Shield of Pegasus, for the Inner-Temple	Scevington.
Serjeant at Arms, with the Sword	Glascott.
Gentleman-Usher	Paylor.
The Shield of the Griffin, for Gray's-Inn	Wickliffe.
The King at Arms	Perkinson.
The great Shield of the Prince's Arms	Cobley.
The Prince of Purpoole	Helmes.
A Page of Honour	Wandforde.
Gentlemen of the Privy Chamber, six couples.
A Page of Honour	Butler (Roger).
Vice-Chamberlain	Butler (Thomas).
Master of the Horse	Fitz-Hugh.
Yeomen of the Guard, three couples.
Townsmen in Liveries.

The Family and Followers."

Christmas's Lamentation

is the subject of an old song preserved in the Roxburgh Collection of Ballads in the British Museum. The full title is: "Christmas's Lamentation for the losse of his acquaintance; showing how he is forst to leave the country and come to London." It appears to have been published at the end of the sixteenth or the beginning of the seventeenth century. The burden of the song is that Christmas "charity from the country is fled," and the first verse will sufficiently indicate the style of the writing:—

Christmas is my name, far have I gone, Have I gone, have I gone, have I gone, without regard, Whereas great men by flocks there be flown, There be flown, there be flown, there be flown, to London-ward; Where they in pomp and pleasure do waste That which Christmas was wonted to feast, Welladay! Houses where music was wont for to ring Nothing but bats and owlets do sing. Welladay! Welladay! Welladay! where should I stay?

Old Christmas Returned

is the title of a lively Christmas ditty which is a kind of reply to the preceding ballad. It is preserved in the collection formed by Samuel Pepys, some time Secretary to the Admiralty, and author of the famous diary, and by him bequeathed to Magdalene College, Cambridge. The full title and first verse of the old song are as follows:—

"Old Christmas returned, or Hospitality revived; being a Looking-glass for Rich Misers, wherein they may see (if they be not blind) how much they are to blame for their penurious house-keeping, and likewise an encouragement to those noble-minded gentry, who lay out a great part of their estates in hospitality, relieving such persons as have need thereof: