"From  Lance-levell  we  went,  as  appears  in  the
marginall  note  in  the  9th  leafe,  to  Mr.  Dulons,  wher  we
continued  about  a  weeke  and  had  great  entertaynement.
And  at  that  tyme  kept  a  fast  by  reason  of  the  plague,
wch  was  then  generally  observed  over  all  England.
"From  Mr.  Dulons  we  went  to  Barton  to  one  Mrs.
Dormers,  wher  Mrs.  Hampshire,  hir  mother,  and  she,
entertayned  us  wth  great  kindnes.  From  thence  we  went
often  to  the  Court  at  Woodstock,  wher  my  Aunt  of
Bath  followed  her  sute  to  the  Kinge,  and  my  mother
wroat  lers  to  the  Kinge,  and  hir  means  was  by  my  Lo:
Fenton,  and  to  the  Queene  by  my  La:  of  Bedford.  My
father  at  this  tyme  followed  hir  [his]  sute  to  ye  Kinge

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about  the  border  lands;  so  that  sometymes  my  mother
and  he  did  meet  by  chaunce,  wher  ther  countenance
did  shew  the  dislik  they  had  one  of  ye  other:  yet  he
would  speak  to  me  in  a  slight  fashion,  and  give  me  his
blessinge.
"While  we  lay  heere  we  rid  through  Oxford  once  or
twice,  but  whether  we  went  I  remembr  not.  Ther  we
saw  the  Spannish  Embassador,       Not  longe  before  Michael-

Who    Was    then    new    Come    into     ^as  my  self,  my  cozen  Frauncis

Bour,   Mrs.   Goodwin  &   Mrs.
