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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    Your lordship’s noble disposition forceth me to deliver my grief unto you, hearing a report that some of these malicious tongues have sought to wrong a worthy friend of yours.# I know the most of them did hate him for his zealous follow- ing the service of her Majesty, and beseech you to pardon my presuming thus much, though I hope his enemies can have no power to harm him. 1601. TO MY VERY ASSURED GOOD FRIEND, MR. JOHN HUBBERD. [Account of Queen Elizabeth’s progress to Basing, and her en- tertainment at the house of Lord and Lady Paulet.] Sir, It is your pleasure I should acquaint you with the estate of our house, and how matters are car- ried with us at Basinge ; demands sorting neither with my coat, nor fitting with my occupation to answer. If to be satisfied in our domestic affairs had been your only desire, I would, knowing your sound affection to the honor and owners thereof, have borrowed so much of good manners to have been a blab in our household business. But to deal with the court of a prince, or deliver ought of the occurrences thereof, Basing being now the royal seat of our Queen, is much unbe- seeming the clerk of a kitchen; yet, under bene- * Montjoy.