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 M. L. Q. vi. 59. It is partly holograph, and represents an earlier state of the text than the quarto of 1615. A letter of 1621 from Drummond to Sir Robert Ker, afterwards Earl of Ancrum, amongst the Lothian MSS. (Hist. MSS. i. 116), expresses an intention of printing what appears to have been the same manuscript.] S. R. 1615, Jan. 13 (Buck). 'A play called Hymens triumphes.' Francis Constable (iii. 561), [The clerk first wrote 'Hymens pastoralls'.] 1615. Hymens Triumph. A Pastorall Tragicomaedie. Presented at the Queenes Court in the Strand at her Maiesties magnificent intertainement of the Kings most excellent Maiestie, being at the Nuptials of the Lord Roxborough. By Samuel Daniel. For Francis Constable. [Dedicatory verses to the Queen, signed 'Sam. Daniel', and Prologue.] See Collections. Robert Ker, Lord Roxborough, was married to Jean Drummond, daughter of Patrick, third Lord Drummond, and long a lady of Anne's household. The wedding was originally fixed for 6 Jan. 1614, and the Queen meant to celebrate it with 'a masque of maids, if they may be found' (Birch, i. 279). It was, however, put off until Candlemas, doubtless to avoid competition with Somerset's wedding, and appears from the dedication also to have served for a house-warming, to which Anne invited James on the completion of some alterations to Somerset House. Finett (Philoxenis, 16), who describes the complications caused by an invitation to the French ambassador, gives the date as 2 Feb., which is in itself the more probable; but John Chamberlain gives 3 Feb., unless there is an error in the dating of the two letters to Carleton, cited by Greg from ''Addl. MS.'' 4173, ff. 368, 371, as of 3 and 10 Feb. In the first he writes, 'This day the Lord of Roxburgh marries M^{rs}. Jane Drummond at Somerset House, whither the King is invited to lie this night; & shall be entertained with shews & devices, specially a Pastoral, that shall be represented in a little square paved Court'; and in the second, 'This day sevennight the Lord of Roxburgh married M^{rs}. Jane Drummond at Somerset House or Queen's Court (as it must now be called). The King tarried there till Saturday after dinner. The Entertainment was great, & cost the Queen, as she says, above 3000£. The Pastoral made by Samuel Daniel was solemn & dull; but perhaps better to be read than represented.' Gawdy, 175, also mentions the 'pastoral'. There is nothing to show who were the performers. Doubtful Play

Daniel has been suggested as the author of the anonymous Maid's Metamorphosis. MASKS ''The Vision of the Twelve Goddesses. 8 Jan. 1604''

1604. The true discription of a Royall Masque. Presented at Hampton Court, vpon Sunday night, being the eight of Ianuary. 1604.