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and goulde； lyned with bridges ＇That is； Bruges。＇ sattin； in
length ij yards； and ij bredths of sattin。
（There were eleven down beds and ninety feather beds； besides
thirty…seven mattresses。）
CHYRES； STOOLES； AND CUSHENS。
（These were equally splendid with the beds； etc。 I shall here
copy that which stands at the head of the list。）
A chaier of crimson velvet； the seate and backe partlie
embrothered； with R。 L。 in cloth of goulde； the beare and ragged
staffe in clothe of silver； garnished with lace and fringe of
goulde； silver； and crimson silck。 The frame covered with
velvet； bounde aboute the edge with goulde lace； and studded with
gilte nailes。
A square stoole and a foote stoole； of crimson velvet； fringed
and garnished suteable。
A long cushen of crimson velvet； embr。 with the ragged staffe in
a wreathe of goulde； with my Lo。 posie 〃DROYTE ET LOYALL〃 written
in the same； and the letters R。 L。 in clothe of goulde； being
garnished with lace； fringe； buttons； and tassels of gold；
silver； and crimson silck； lyned with crimson taff。； being in
length 1 yard quarter。
A square cushen； of the like velvet； embr。 suteable to the long
cushen。
CARPETS。
（There were 10 velvet carpets for tables and windows； 49 Turkey
carpets for floors； and 32 cloth carpets。 One of each I will now
specify。）
A carpett of crimson velvet； richlie embr。 with my Lo。 posie；
beares and ragged staves； etc。； of clothe of goulde and silver；
garnished upon the seames and aboute with golde lace； fringed
accordinglie； lyned with crimson taffata sarsenett； being 3
breadths of velvet； one yard 3 quarters long。
A great Turquoy carpett； the grounde blew； with a list of yelloe
at each end； being in length x yards； in bredthe iiij yards and
quarter
A long carpett of blew clothe； lyned with bridges sattin； fringed
with blew silck and goulde； in length vj yards lack a quarter；
the whole bredth of the clothe。
PICTURES。
（Chiefly described as having curtains。）
The Queene's Majestie （2 great tables）。 3 of my Lord。 St。
Jerome。 Lo。 of Arundell。 Lord Mathevers。 Lord of Pembroke。
Counte Egmondt。 The Queene of Scotts。 King Philip。 The Baker's
Daughters。 The Duke of Feria。 Alexander Magnus。 Two Yonge
Ladies。 Pompaea Sabina。 Fred。 D。 of Saxony。 Emp。 Charles。
K。 Philip's Wife。 Prince of Orange and his Wife。 Marq。 of
Berges and his Wife。 Counte de Home。 Count Holstrate。 Monsr。
Brederode。 Duke Alva。 Cardinal Grandville。 Duches of Parma。
Henrie E。 of Pembrooke and his young Countess。 Countis of Essex。
Occacion and Repentance。 Lord Mowntacute。 Sir Jas。 Crofts。 Sir
Wr。 Mildmay。 Sr。 Wm。 Pickering。 Edwin Abp。 of York。
A tabell of an historie of men； women； and children； moulden in
wax。
A little foulding table of ebanie； garnished with white bone；
wherein are written verses with lres。 of goulde。
A table of my Lord's armes。
Fyve of the plannetts； painted in frames。
Twentie…three cardes； ＇That is charts。＇ or maps of countries。
INSTRUMENTS。
（I shall give two specimens。）
An instrument of organs； regall； and virginalls； covered with
crimson velvet； and garnished with goulde lace。
A fair pair of double virginalls。
CABONETTS。
A cabonett of crimson sattin； richlie embr。 with a device of
hunting the stagg； in goulde； silver； and silck； with iiij
glasses in the topp thereof； xvj cupps of flowers made of goulde；
silver； and silck； in a case of leather； lyned with greene sattin
of bridges。
（Another of purple velvet。 A desk of red leather。）
A CHESS BOARDE of ebanie； with checkars of christall and other
stones； layed with silver； garnished with beares and ragged
staves； and cinquefoiles of silver。 The xxxij men likewyse of
christall and other stones sett； the one sort in silver white；
the other gilte； in a case gilded and lyned with green cotton。
（Another of bone and ebanie。 A pair of tabells of bone。）
A great BRASON CANDLESTICK to hang in the roofe of the howse；
verie fayer and curiouslye wrought； with xxiiij branches； xij
greate and xij of lesser size； 6 rowlers and ij wings for the
spreade eagle； xxiiij socketts for candells； xij greater and xij
of a lesser sorte； xxiiij sawcers； or candlecups； of like
proporcion to put under the socketts； iij images of men and iij
of weomen； of brass； verie finely and artificiallie done。
These specimens of Leicester's magnificence may serve to assure
the reader that it scarce lay in the power of a modern author to
exaggerate the lavish style of expense displayed in the princely
pleasures of Kenilworth。
*
Note to Ch。 XLI。DEATH OF THE EARL OF LEICESTER。
In a curious manuscript copy of the information given by Ben
Jonson to Drummond of Hawthornden； as transcribed by Sir Robert
Sibbald； Leicester's death is ascribed to poison administered as
a cordial by his countess； to whom he had given it； representing
it to be a restorative in any faintness； in the hope that she
herself might be cut off by using it。 We have already quoted
Jonson's account of this merited stroke of retribution in a note
of the Introduction to this volume。 It may be here added that
the following satirical epitaph on Leicester occurs in Drummond's
Collection； but is evidently not of his composition：
EPITAPH ON THE ERLE OF LEISTER。
Here lies a valiant warriour；
Who never drew a sword；
Here lies a noble courtier；
Who never kept his word；
Here lies the Erle of Leister；
Who governed the Estates；
Whom the earth could never living love；
And the just Heaven now hates。
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