Volume 2

The court of King James the First / by Dr. Godfrey Goodman, Bishop of Gloucester; to which are added, letters illustrative of the personal history of the most distinguished characters in the court of that monarch and his predecessors. Now first published from the original manuscripts. By John S. Brewer.

  • Goodman, Godfrey, 1583-1656.
Date:
1839
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Credit: The court of King James the First / by Dr. Godfrey Goodman, Bishop of Gloucester; to which are added, letters illustrative of the personal history of the most distinguished characters in the court of that monarch and his predecessors. Now first published from the original manuscripts. By John S. Brewer. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1605. [Anecdotes of Henry IV. of France.] Sir George Carew to the Earl of Salisbury — (June 2, 1605) ...... Page 97 Sir George Carew to Lord Carew, his kinsman — (June 30, ‘ 1605) . ..... 100 Arabella Stuart to Prince Henry—(Oct. 18, 1605) . 103, 104 Arabella Stuart to * * * * . . . 105 [The Gunpowder Plot.] Sir Edward Hobart to Sir Thomas Edmonds, Ambassador at the Court of Brussels—(Nov. 19, 1605) . . . 106 Lord Montague to the Earl of Dorset—(Defending himself from the imputation of being concerned in the Gunpowder Plot. Nov. 8, 1605) . . . . . . 118 Lord Montague to the Earl of Dorset—(Nov. 12, 1605) . 120 Lord Montague to the Earl of Dorset—(Nov. 13, 1605) . 122 1606—1614. [Miscellaneous News.] Mr. Pory to Sir Robert Cotton—(Marriage of the Earl and Countess of Essex. Account of a mask by Ben Jonson and Inigo Jones. Jan. 1606) ..... 124 1609-10. Lady Compton to William Lord Compton, her husband — (Written upon occasion of his coming into possession of a large fortune) . . . . . . .127 Mr. John Sandford to Sir Thomas Edmonds—(Amusing de- scription of Spain. March 6, 1610) . . .132 Mr. Lorkin to Sir Thomas Puckering, Bart.—(Description of the arrival of the King of Denmark. July 29, 1614) . 136 Mr. Pory to Sir Robert Cotton—(Entertainment of the King of Denmark) . . . . . .138 1615. [Overbury, and the examination of those concerned in his death.] Sir Thomas Overbury to the Earl of Salisbury—(Sept 11) 143 The Queen to the Earl of Salisbury . . .145