The progresses, processions, and magnificent festivities, of King James the First, : his royal consort, family, and court, collected from original manuscripts, scarce pamphlets, corporation records, parochial registers, &c., & with notes, historical, topographical, biographical and bibliographical. . at wee must home unto our shady bowers ;Where wee will ever for your Highnes pray, That you in joy may spend your happy howers. The Songe being ended, Occasion speahes to the Queene: Occasion. Bright Pallas and Royal Mistris of our Muse,Occasion bath adventurd to bestowSome nimble mi
The progresses, processions, and magnificent festivities, of King James the First, : his royal consort, family, and court, collected from original manuscripts, scarce pamphlets, corporation records, parochial registers, &c., & with notes, historical, topographical, biographical and bibliographical. . at wee must home unto our shady bowers ;Where wee will ever for your Highnes pray, That you in joy may spend your happy howers. The Songe being ended, Occasion speahes to the Queene: Occasion. Bright Pallas and Royal Mistris of our Muse,Occasion bath adventurd to bestowSome nimble minutes, which yf they have runnSoe happily that they have wonneThe Olimpian prise,—your gracious favor,Wee have atcheivd a peece of workeFar richer then the golden fleeceWhich Jeson strove to yf vaine oportunityHath ought profand your reverent dignityWith tedious tyme, and hath utterd oughtIn prejudice of your most noble sex,Pardon, you glorious Company, you starrs of women,And let the sylent rhetoricke of that gracious looke,That workes a league betwixt the state of harts,Voucthsafe to shine uppon our childish sports;Wee professe no stage, no Helicon,Our Muse is home-spunn, our action is our owne;Then, bright Goddesse, with thy sweete smile grace all,Our Nymphs Occasion, and our Ladies THE KING AT BOTHALL CASTLE, ALNWICK, AND CHILLINGHAM, I617. 297 On the 5th of May, the King, after having rested twelve days at Newcastle,proceeded to Bothall Castle1, the seat of Sir Charles Cavendish2, where heremained two nights. On the 7th, the King removed to Alnwick Abbey3, the seat of Francis Brand-ling, Esquire 4, where also his Majesty stayed two nights. On the 9th, the Royal Traveller rode to Chillingham 5, the seat of either SirRalph Grey6, or of his son Sir William, afterwards Lord Grey of Warke7;and there knighted Sir Edmond [Edward] Grey8 the same afternoon. 1 The remains of Bothall Castle, now the property of the Duke of Portland, are situated aboutthree miles
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