such, and I and my family to Kenelworth, where we stayed the summer. Towards Michaelmas the plague began to decrease. The King returning from his progress, was met by the Queen at Salisbury, at which place I found his Majesty, leaving my wife and family at Kenelworth. I waited on him till he returned southward, and also waited on him at Windsor.

Some ten days before Christmas, the King and Queen went to keep their Christmas at Hampton Court, and I returned to Kenelworth, and stayed there ten days after Christmas, where I heard of a new Parliament to begin the 8th of February, and that the King was to be crowned at Westminster the 6th thereof. I returned to

* Another royal seat in Surrey, built by Henry VIII., in all the magnificence of that time.

+ In Warwickshire, where are now the remains of one of the finest castles in England.

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court, and, among others that the King pleased to give honours to at his coronation, I was created Earl of Monmouth.

APPENDIX.

Sir ROBERT CAREY to the Lord HUNSDON his

Father.

May it Please your Lordship t' understande, that yesterday yn the afternoone, I stood by her Majestie, as she was at cards yn the preséns chamber. She cawlde me too her, and asket me, when you ment too go too Barwyke? I towlde hyr, that you determynde to begyn your journey presently after Whytsontyd. She grew yntoo a grate rage, begynnynge with Gods Wonds, that she wolde set you by the feete, and sende another yn your place, if you dalyed with her thus; for she wolde nott be thus dalyed with all. I towlde her, that with as much possyble speed as myght be, you wolde departe; and that your lyyng att London thys fortnyght was too no other ende but to make provysion for your jorney. She anseryd me, that you have byn goynge from Chrystmas too Ester, aud from Ester to Whytson

day; but if you differde the tyme any longer, she wolde appoynt some uther yn your place; and thys message she commandyd me to sende you.

Your Lps. humble and obedyent Sunne,

R. CAREY.

To the Ryghte Honorable my very goode

L. and Father, my L. of Hunsdon.

HENRY Lord HUNSDON to Lord BURGHLEY, Lord Treasurer of England.

MY VERY GOODE LORD,

Havynge alwayse founde your L. my goode L. and frende more then any uther, I am the bowlder to acquaynte your L. with a harde accy dente too me, such as I thynke your L. wolde as hardly beleve, as I did lyttell look for ytt.

Thys day at dyner I recevyd a letter from my sunn Robartt Carey, of such speechys as hyr Majestie ensy'd unto hym upon Sunday towchynge me; which, for brevity sake, I sende your L. the copy of; wheryn I thynk myself so hardly delte with all by her Majestie, as I cannott beyre it, nor obay itt yn suche sort, as she commands it.

My L. I have never refusyd to serve hyr; howsoever she commandyd me, so longe as I was able; and beynge now, by reason of the maryagys of my two dawters, and besydes theyr maryage-mony, was att as grete chargys with the tyme of theyr maryagys, as theyr maryage-mony came unto; beynge now commanded too repayre to Barwyke, I desyerde only att hyr Majestie's hands the lone of 1000l. too be payde upon my entertaynment of Barwyke and the wardenery, wherof too be