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how they had been able to hold out. The prince came after the Archbishop of 

 Canterbury (who was to make the sermon), and next before the corps that was 

 drawn by six horses. It was full six o'clock at night before all the solemnity 

 was done at church, where the hearse is to continue to the next term, the fairest 

 and stateliest that I think was ever seen. This business passed not without 

 some disaster. (As is commonly seen in such assemblies.) A young man being 

 killed outright by the falling of a stone from Northampton House (which was 

 one of the letters S. that serve for battlements) and thrust out by mischance or 

 carelessness of those above. Some say he was a proper young scholar of Oxford, 

 others give out he was a gentleman of very good meanes. The King came to 

 Greenwich on Tuesday, and the next morning the Queens trunks and cabinets 

 with je wells were brought thither from Denmark house in four carts, and de- 

 livered by inventory by Sir Edward Cooke and auditor Grofton. The King 

 perused them all, and bestowed some reasonable portion on the Lord of Bucking- 

 ham, besides he hath the keeping of Denmark house and another gift beyond all 

 this of £1200 worth of land of the Kings for his good service and tender care 

 of the King in his last sickness, and, it is said, (excepting castles and honours) 

 he may make his choice of this sum where he thinks best." * 



There is one other extract I want to inflict on you before I close 

 this portion of my depressing paper. 



It is towards the end of the same year, on the 26th January, 

 1619;— 



" The King this next week makes a petty progress to Otelands Oking and 

 Windsor, and so means to pass over the time here about till the 19th of next 

 month. That he removes from Theobalds to Roiston, on his journey northward. 

 His leggs and feet are come prettelie well to him, having found out a very good 

 expedient of late, to bath them in every bucks and stags belly, in the place where 

 he Iplls them, which is counted an excellent remedy to strengthen and restore the 

 sinews, al vesto. He i§ fallen into his old diet, and will not be persuaded to forbear 

 fruit, nor sweet wines. In the mean time we are driven to hard shifts for money 

 and all too little, so that we are fain to make sale of jewels for £20,000, to 

 furnish out this progress. The Lord Digby prepares for Spain, and lays about 

 him, all manner of ways how he may compass money for the journey, which is 

 become an ordinary course for those that have debts, or are to be employed, how 

 to project means for maintenance, which sets the mint of projecting so on work, 

 that we hear of little or nothing else." f 



And now I have, you will be thankful to hear, got through two 

 heads of my discourse. I have done the dismal, and I think con- 

 vinced you of the depression. Now I have to address myself to the 

 practical application — to the special subject of the clothing trade. 



* Letter from Chamberlaine to Sir Dudley Carleton, dated 24th May, 1619. State Papers, Domestic 

 Series, James I., vol, 109—32 . 



+ Letter from Chamberlaine to Sir Dudley Carleton. State Papers, Domestic Series, James Li 

 vol. 109—113, 



