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 accept it, but offers them the whole charge with the honour. Marry, his obligations are such, as well to his majesty as to the great lord and to the whole house of Howards, as he can admit no partner'. On 5 Jan. (Birch, i. 288) he briefly notes, 'Mr. Attorney's masque is for to-morrow, and for a conclusion of Christmas and these shows together'.

The records of Gray's Inn confirm Chamberlain's account, by giving no signs that any expense fell on the Inn. On a letter by Bacon which may refer to this occasion, cf. s.v. Bacon.

Osborne, James, 82, a not very accurate writer, speaks of a Gray's Inn mask at court, following an Anglo-Scottish quarrel between Mr. Hawley of Gray's Inn and Mr. Maxwell. Probably he has this mask, which was to honour a Scot, in mind. The quarrel was in fact over in June 1612 (Birch, i. 173). I doubt whether either this mask or the joint Gray's Inn and Inner Temple mask of 1612-13 had anything to do with it. C. RECEPTIONS AND ENTERTAINMENTS  ''Coronation Triumph. 1559''

S. R. 1558-9. 'The passage of the quenes maiesties Throwoute the Cytie of London.' Richard Tottle (Arber, i. 96). 1558 [9], Jan. 23. The Passage of our most drad Soueraigne Lady Quene Elyzabeth through the citie of London to westminster the daye before her coronacion. ''Richard Tottill. Cum privilegio.''

[1604.] The Royal Passage of her Majesty from the Tower of London to her Palace of Whitehall, with all the Speaches and Devices, both of the Pageants and otherwise, together with her Majesties severall Answers, and most pleasing Speaches to them all. S. S. for Jone Millington.

[1604.] S. S. for John Busby. [Another issue.] Editions in Nichols, Eliz. i. 38 (1823), and A. F. Pollard, Tudor Tracts (England's Garner^2), 365. There are also accounts in Machyn, 186, and in Holinshed (1808), iv. 158. For a list of the pageants cf. ch. iv. ''Bristol Entertainment. August 1574''

1575. The whole Order howe our Soveraigne Ladye Queene Elizabeth was receyved into the Citie of Bristowe, in August, and the Speeches spoken before her presens at her Entry; with the residue of Versis and Matter that might not be spoken (for distance of the place), but sent in a Book over the Waetter. Thomas Marshe. [In 'The Firste Parte of Churchyardes Chippes, contayning Twelve seueral Labours. Devised and published, only by Thomas Churchyard, Gentilman'. Epistle to Christopher Hatton.] 1578. Thomas Marsh.