1619.] BARON VON DENOW. 219 



in embassage from our dearest son-in-law, the Elector 

 Palatine," was the king's guest at Newmarket in 

 December, when his expenses were somewhat similar 

 to those of Gabilione, and call for no comment. 



Sir John Finett, Assistant-Master of the Ceremonies, gives 

 the following description of Baron von Denow's visit to 

 Newmarket : — 



" The Barn of Denow eimployed to his Majestie from the 

 Prince Palatine, soone after the Crown and title of King of 

 Bohemia was conferred on him by the Election of those 

 States, had had after his Arrivall here two or three private 

 Audiences with publique notice or stile of King given him by 

 his Majisty. He was after wards appointed to follow the 

 King to Newmarket, whither he came on the 27. of January, 

 with no other company or attendance but Master Williams 

 (Agent here for the affaires of that King, or rather for the 

 Queen, our Kings only Sister,) and his own few followers. 

 (Sir Lewes Leivkner, then remaining at London, and ex- 

 pecting the Arrival of a Spanish Ambassador Don Diego 

 Sarmiento, new made Conde de Gondemar.) Some occasions 

 at the same time having drawn me to Newmarket, I received 

 there the Lord Chamberlaines command to do the Ambas- 

 sador the service of my place ; so I waited on him to his 

 first Audience there, when my Lord Marquis of Buckingham, 

 the Earl of Montgomery, the Lords Viscounts of Purbeck ^^ and 

 Doncaster,^'' the Lord Grayf^ and divers others of his Majisties 

 better sort of Servants, did him the honour on foot to come 

 to his Inn, (His Majesties Coach walking by) & accompany 

 him thence on foot to the Court, where his Majisty receiving 

 him in the withdrawing Chamber, took him instantly with 

 him into his Inner Lodgings, where (after an hour and an 

 halfes conference) he was reconducted by all the Lords men- 

 tioned on foot as before to his Lodging. From that time he 

 had his access to Court, and to his Majesties Presence as a 

 Domestique without Ceremony, and this by the Kings own 

 Signification of his Pleasure to me to that purpose. From 



