On the first of April we find the King at his favourite residence in Royston, where he knighted the following Gentlemen:

Sir Richard Grubham 5, of Wiltshire.
Sir George Gunter 6, of Suffolk.

Sir Richard Hyde, of Cambridgeshire.

Sir Charles Norwych, of Northamptonshire.

Sir David Coningham, de Coningham.

so much to the satisfaction of King James, that when they delivered her safe at Windsor, in 1603, they obtained an act of approbation from the King and Council. The Earl died in 1622.

'Sir Robert Melville, of Murdocarny, going abroad, was much noticed at the Court of France, where he had an honourable employment under King Henry II. On his return to Scotland he was sworn a Privy Counsellor, and sent Embassador to England. He was a second time sent Embassador to England in January 1586-7, to endeavour to prevent the execution of Queen Mary. He discharged that commission with fidelity and zeal, speaking such brave and stout language before the Council of England, that Elizabeth threatened his life, and would have imprisoned him had not his colleague the Master of Gray's interest with her Majesty prevented it. When Lord Thirlestane, the Chancellor, went to Denmark in 1589, on the affair of the King's marriage, Sir Robert Melville was appointed Vice-chancellor, also Treasurer Deputy, and he was constituted an extraordinary Lord of Session by the Lord Murdocairnie 11th June 1594. He resigned that office in favour of his son, 1601, and was created a Peer, by the title of Lord Melville of Monymaill, 30th of April 1616, by patent to him and the heirs male of his body, which failing, to the heirs male of the body of his elder brother, John, &c. His Lordship died in 1621, having attained the uncommon age of 94. He mar ried, first, Catherine, daughter of William Adamson, of Craigcrook in the county of Edinburgh; secondly, Lady Mary Leslie, daughter of Andrew, fifth Earl of Rothes; thirdly, Lady Jean Stewart, daughter of Robert Earl of Orkney, relict of Patrick, first Lord Lindores; and left one son.

• Mr. David Murray was knighted on the 18th of May 1605; he occurs among the servants of Prince Henry in 1610 both as "Groome of the Stoole, wages £.22. 6s. 8d. with diett or boardwages;" and Gentleman of the Robes, Livery £20. Fees £.6. 13s. 4d."

• Of Sir Richard Preston, see p. 223. He died 1629, not 1622.

• Sir Richard Grubham was of Washford, and Sheriff of Wiltshire in 1616.

See before, p. 34.

6 Sir G. Gunter, of Chichester and Emley, Sussex, was Sheriff of that County and Surrey in 1608. 7 One of this family, Sir Robert, was knighted July 23 (see p. 214).

• Sir Charles Norwich, descended from the Saxon Earls of East Angles, was of Brampton, Northamptonshire, and died May 4, 1605, æt. 44. He has a handsome alabaster monument with effigies of himself and wife in Brampton Church. His grandson, John, was honoured with a baronetcy in 1641, which became extinct in 1741, with Sir William the fourth Baronet. See a Pedigree of the family in Nichols's Leicestershire, vol. II. p. 519.

• Sir David Cunningham was a Scotchman, of Cunninghamhead in the county of Ayr.

In the same month, knighthood was conferred at Whitehall on

Sir Robert Brett', of Devonshire.
Sir Thomas Neal.

Sir George Conyers, of Yorkshire.
Sir Robert Dolman 3, of Berkshire.
Sir Francis Fitche.

Sir Thomas Bodley 4.

Sir Thomas Wiseman 5, of Essex.
Sir Wilford Lawson 6, of Cumberland.
Sir Thomas Pigot7, of Buckinghamsh.

Sir Alexander Tutt, of Wiltshire.
Sir Norton Knatchbull 9, of Kent.
Sir Robert Young, of Somersetshire.
Sir Michael Dormer 10,of Buckinghamsh.
Sir Richard Greenway, of Sussex.
Sir Thomas Dylks.

Sir George Throckmorton ", of Glouc.
Sir Richard Ingolsby 12, of Bucking-
hamshire.

'Sir Robert Brett was of Pollond, Devonshire, and Witstanton, Somersetshire; another of the same name was knighted at Newark on the King's first Progress to London. One of the two removed to Town Malling in Kent, and died there Sept. 1, 1620. He died without surviving issue. Two Sir Alexanders were also knighted, one in June 1603 (see p. 164), and the other in December 1624.

One of this family met the King at Newcastle April 13, 1603, and was the thirteenth Knight his Majesty made; see p. 71. › Some particulars respecting the Dolmans are given in p. 266.

4 This was the famous Sir Thomas Bodley, respecting whose life, it will be sufficient to refer to the excellent account of it in Chalmers's Biographical Dictionary. Having been employed by Queen Elizabeth in various embassies to France, Denmark, Germany, and the Low Countries, he had now devoted himself to his library at Oxford. He mostly lived at Parson's Green, Middlesex, but he had a town house near Smithfield, where he died in 1612, aged 67. Mr. Pegge (Curialia p. 37) observes, that he was an Esquire of the Body to Queen Elizabeth; not Gentleman Usher, as is generally stated. 5 There were several families of Wiseman seated in Essex. Sir Thomas was Sheriff in 1611. One Sir Ralph is noticed in p. 114.

6 Sir Wilfred Lawson, of Isel, was M. P. for Cumberland, and occurs as Sheriff for that county in 1583, 1597, 1606, and 1612. One Sir Walter, was knighted July 23, 1603, see p. 213. A baronetcy was conferred on the family in 1688, which became extinct in 1806 with Wilfred the eighth Baronet. 'The Pigotts were (and still are) of Dodershall in Buckinghamshire. Another of the family, Sir Christopher, was knighted in the following August.

* Sir Alexander Tutt was at the time of his knighthood M. P. for Wotton Basset and Sheriff of Wilts. • Sir Norton Knatchbull, of Mersham Hatch, was M. P. for Hythe, and Sheriff of Kent in 1606. He died in 1636, and has a most superb monument with effigies of himself and wife in Mersham Church. See Hasted's Kent, vol. III. p. 287. "He was," says Philpot, "a person, who, for his favour and love to learning and antiquities, in times when they are both fallen under such cheapness and contempt, cannot be mentioned without an epithet equivalent to so just a merit."-His nephew Sir Norton, was created a Baronet in 1641, and the present Sir Edward, the eighth, is M. P. for Kent. 10 Sir Michael does not appear to have been of the family of the present Lord Dormer, then seated at Wing in Buckinghamshire. Others of the name have before been mentioned in pp. 117, 217, 218. "The Throgmortons, of Tortworth, in Gloucestershire, were honoured with a baronetcy in 1611 in the person of Sir William. One of the family, Sir Gerard, occurs before in p. 191.

1 Sir Richard Ingoldesby, of Lethenborough, was Sheriff of Bucks in 1605. A curious account

On Tuesday the 3d of April, the Princess Elizabeth, eldest daughter to James I. came to Coventry from Combe Abbey with Lord and Lady Harington and many other Ladies of distinction. To shew that due deference which the respectability of the party demanded, the Mayor and Aldermen with the rest of the Livery rode out of the Town in their scarlet gowns, as far as Jabet's Ash on Stoke-green, where they met the Princess. The Mayor alighted from his horse, kissed her hand, and then rode before her into the City with the Aldermen, &c. Lord Ha. rington went bare-headed before the coach along the streets (which were lined with the different Companies of the City, standing in their gowns and hoods) from Gosford-gate to the Drapery-door near St. Michael's Church, where, having arrived and heard a Sermon, the Princess went from thence to St. Mary's Hall, attended by her Train; a chair of state was placed at the upper end of the room, in which her Highness dined; from whence, having finished her repast, she adjourned to the Mayoress's parlour, which was fitted up in a most sumptuous manner for her reception. Lord Harington, the Mayor, with the rest of the Ladies and Gentlemen, then dined. The Mayor afterwards presented to the Princess a silver cup double-gilt, which cost the City .29. 16s. 8d. She then left the Hall, and rode down Cross Cheaping, attended by the Mayor, &c. to Bishopgate, Spon-end, Spon-street, Gosford-gate, and Jabet's Ash, where the Mayor left her with Lord Harington and his train, who re-conveyed her to Combe. Five pounds were given to the servants of the Princess1.

Prince Henry's keen relish for books, even of the most serious and important kind, now induced Robert Lord Spencer (who had entertained the Queen and Prince at Althorpe3) to send him a present of the "Memoirs of Philip de Comines," with a letter dated April 24, 1604, which his Lordship began by taking

of his son Sir Richard, who married an aunt of Oliver Cromwell, and his numerous family, is in Lysons's Buckinghamshire, p. 527. A baronetcy, now extinct, was in 1661 bestowed on one of them, Richard, a military officer, who having rendered great services to the Cromwells, was equally zealous for the Restoration.

In 1605, two fat oxen, worth £.18, were given to the Princess Elizabeth, as a present from the City of Coventry.

This Nobleman, who had been created Baron Spencer of Wormleighton July 21, 1603 (see p. 205), was a man of excellent parts and great knowledge of men and business, and equally eminent for his public and private virtues, a zealous encourager of learning and merit, and a constant friend in Parliament to the liberties of his fellow-subjects, till his death in 1627.

• See before, p. 176.

notice that it had pleased his Highness heretofore to accept of small things at his hands, as tokens of his duty, being matters merely of pleasure: "Which your gracious acceptance," adds he, " hath now emboldened me to present your Highness with this book, wherein is both profit and pleasure; not profit to enrich your Highness's estate (whereof you have no need) but to enrich your mind, the especialest thing to be regarded. The author was a Counsellor to one of the politickest Kings that ever France bred, and to one of the richest Dukes that ever Burgundy had; whose work sheweth that he was employed by his masters in many several States, whereby he did know the secrets of many countries. I have been bold, most gracious Prince, to line out certain places, that your Highness may the more readily read them without the tedious perusing the whole chapter; for Princes must taste of every thing, and be cloyed with nothing. Pardon, I most humbly beseech your Highness, the boldness of a true affectionate heart, which shall ever most faithfully pray to God, for the continuance of your happy proceeding in all virtue and honour."

On the first of May the King and Queen honoured Sir William Cornwallis by a Visit at his house at Highgate', where he knighted Sir Basil Brook, of Madeley, Shropshire, and the Royal Guests were entertained by the following little elegant production from the prolific pen of Ben Jonson:

'Queen Elizabeth had visited this house in 1589 (see her " Progresses," vol. III. p. 30); and it seems probable that Sir William Cornwallis (and not Richard as conjectured) was then the owner. He accompanied the Earl of Essex in his expedition against the rebels in Ireland in 1599, and was knighted, the same year, at Dublin. - Brydges, Peerage, vol. II. p. 548, speaking of Sir William's knighthood, says, "He was, however, an enemy of Essex; and troubled Queen Elizabeth's ears with tales of him. Birch's Queen Elizabeth, vol. II. p. 96; and Sidney Papers, vol. I. p. 348. He seems to have been a doubtful character. Lord Northampton calls him Sir Charles's " unkind brother;" and says in the next page (the letter was written in 1605) " he looketh daily for the death of the poor woman" (probably his wife), " that he may both raise his own fortune, and as he thinks supplant your hopes," &c. Winwood, vol. II. pp. 93, 94.

THE PENATES;

a Private Entertainment of the KING and QUEEN on May-day in the Morning, by Sir WILLIAM CORNWALLIS 1, at his house at Highgate.

[The KING and QUEEN being entered in at the gate, the Penates, or Household Gods, received them, attired after the antique manner, with javelins in their hands, standing on each side of the porch.

'Sir William Cornwallis, at whose house this exquisite little drama (which Mr. Gifford calls the Penates) was presented, was son of Sir Thomas Cornwallis, of Brome Hall in Suffolk, and elder brother of Sir Charles Cornwallis, who was knighted at the Charter-house May 11, 1603 (see p. 117) and was in 1610 Treasurer to Prince Henry, with a salary of £.80. per ann. and “bordwages, or diett."