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gomery's lighting. There hath been of late both big 

 words and looks from him and the Lord Hay towards 

 the present Favourite, which is taken of ominous, and 

 with all he hath been crasy [unwell] ever since he 

 came to Newmarket."* In a subsequent letter Mr. 

 Chamberlain mentions that Coke " was twice with the 

 king at Newmarket, so well and graciously used, that 

 he is as jocund and jovial as ever he was. It is 

 generally said he shall be made a Baron ; but some 

 interpret this kindness to be but for the compassing of 

 the match for the Lord Villiers's brother with one of 

 his daughters." f Such was the termination of this 

 incident : it demonstrates alike the sycophancy of the 

 ex-Chief Justice, '^^ the supineness of the monarch, and 

 the corruptness of the reigning favourite. 



Among other passing events we must not omit to 

 mention that Prince Charles was a frequent visitor at 

 Newmarket during this year. All the details attending 

 the separate establishment which his father gave him 

 were arranged at Newmarket. We subjoin some 

 interesting particulars relating to his Royal Highness's 

 hunting establishment which was maintained at an 

 annual cost of ^547 8^. 6d. Charles was created Prince 

 of Wales by letters patent dated Newmarket, Novem- 

 ber 4, 1 616. J 



Before concluding our description of this royal 

 sojourn at Newmarket, we must briefly allude to the 

 projected progress, in the following summer, to 

 Scotland, the details of which were settled here by the 



* Birch MS., 4173, fo. 534. f Ibid. 



X Camden's Annals, sub dato. 



