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his two men and their horses, the hire of a wagon, and "oftentimes" 

 the hire of other horses to draw the same. Jewelry was again 

 presented, the Earl of Pembroke giving "an eagle of golde 

 enamuled greene, garnished with dyvers dyamondes and rubyes, 

 hanging at three short cheynes of golde, garnished with smale 

 sparcks of dyamondes, and three dyamondes pendaunte." The 

 Countess of Pembroke, " the younger," gave " a mermayde of 

 golde, having a mayde upon her backe, garnished with sparcks of 

 dyamonda and rubyes, with a dyamonde pendaunte, and little 

 raged perles also."* The Queen visited, and dined at Lady 

 Mervynne's, and seems to have intended a trip to Amesbury, as 

 the usual preparation was made there, " where her highness was 

 appointed to dine." She however went first to the palace at 

 Salisbury on the 6th of September, and from there dined at 

 Amesbury, then passing on she went to Motson and Winterslow, 

 at both of which places dining-houses seem to have been prepared, 

 then to Mr. Gefforde's house at Somburrie, and on the 1 1th of 

 September to Winchester. She visited Heryott and Aberstan, 

 was at Odiham on the 14th September, Farnham on the 16th, 

 Bagshot on the 24th, and then by Oatlands on the 25th, she 

 arrived safely at Hampton Court, t "in good health and great liking 

 for her entertainment in the West Partes." 



This Progress of 1574 has thus been traced day by day, not with 

 the idea of saying all that could be said about it, especially relating 

 to places distant from us, but because, as it has never been so 

 done before, the subject may have a local interest beyond our imme- 

 diate district ; and also, that by following the same plan, similar 

 evidence may be taken in considering the other question, as to a 

 like honour having been paid to Bath in the year 1592. Such 

 a visit has been so often asserted, that sometimes it is mentioned 

 as "the well-known one during the year 1591, or according to 

 Nichols in his Progresses, in 1592." Yet absolutely nothing 



• Sloane MSS., No. 814. 

 t Treasurer of Chamber, Series i., Mem 163-164. 



