Diary of Anne Clifford 1616. 10 May 1616. Upon the 10th Rivers came from London and brought me word from Lord William that she was not in such danger as I fear’d, the same day came the Steward from London, whom I expected would have given warning to many of the servants to go away because the audits was newly come up.¹

Note 1. Upon the roth early in the morning I wrote a very earnest Letter to beseech him that I might not go to the Little House that was appointed for me, but that I might go to Horsley and sojourn with my Child, and to the same effect I wrote to my Sister Beauchamp. (Anne, daughter of Robert Earl of Dorset, married to [her husband] Lord Beauchamp (age 30), great grandson of the Protector Duke of Somerset).

Diary of Anne Clifford 1616. 20 May 1616. Upon the 2oth being Monday I dispatch’d Mr Marsh with letters to my Mother about the business aforesaid. I sent them unsealed because [her brother] my Lord (age 27) might see them.

My Brother Compton (age 32)¹ and his [her sister] wife kept the house at West Horsley and my Brother [her husband] Beauchamp (age 30) and my sister his wife sojourned with them so as the Child was with both her aunts.

Note 1. Sir Henry Compton of Brambletye House (age 32) (3rd son of Henry, 1st Lord Compton) married Lady Cecily Sackville daughter of Robert Earl of Dorset.

Diary of Anne Clifford 1616. 18 Dec 1616Upon the 18th I alighted at Islington where [her brother] my Lord (age 27) who came in my Lady Witby Pole’s coach which he borrowed, my Lady Effingham the widow, my Sister Beauchamp, and a great many more came to meet me so that we were in all 10 or 11 coaches and so I came to Dorset House where the Child met me in the Gallery. The house was well dressed up against I came.

Diary of Anne Clifford 1617. 01 Jan 1617. Upon New Year’s day presently after dinner I went to the Savoy to my Lady Carey and from thence he and I went to Somerset House to the Queen where I met Lady Derby, my Lady Bedford (age 37), my Lady Montgomery, and a great deal of company that came along with the King and the Prince. My Lady Arundel had much talk with me about the business and persuaded me to yield to the King in all things. From Somerset House we went to Essex House to see my Lady of Northumberland. From thence I went to see my Lady Rich and so came home. After supper I went to see my Sister Beauchamp and stay’d with her an hour or two for [her brother] my Lord (age 27) was at the play at Whitehall that night¹.

Note 1. As the King passed by, he kissed me. Afterwards the Queen came out into the Drawing Chamber where she kissed me and used me very kindly.

This was the rst time I ever saw the King, Queen, or Prince since they came out of the North.

Diary of Anne Clifford 1617. 19 Mar 1617. The 19th Willoughby brought me very kind messages from my Sister Compton, my Sister Beauchamp, and the rest of the ladies I sent her to.

Diary of Anne Clifford 1617. 29 May 1617. The 29th I wrote a letter to my Sister Beauchamp and sent her a lock of the Child’s hair. I wrote a letter to my Sister Compton and my Aunt Glenham¹, I being desirous to win the love of my Lord’s kindred by all the fair means I could.

Note 1. Anne eldest daughter of 1st Earl of Dorset married to Sir Henry Glenham of Glenham in Com. Suff.

Diary of Anne Clifford 1617. 10 Jul 1617 and 11 Jul 1617. The 10th and 11th I spent in perusing that and other writings, the award being as ill for me as possible.

Note 1. About this time there was a great stir about my Lady Hatton's daughter—my Brother Sackville undertaking to carry her away with men and he had and horses; and he had another squabble about a man arrested in Fleet Street. After this he went to the Spa and left my Sister Sackville to keep my Sister Beauchamp company.

Diary of Anne Clifford 1619. 22 Jan 1619. The 22nd here supped with me my Sisters Sackville and Beauchamp, Bess Neville, Tom Glenham, and my Brother Compton and his wife. I brought them to sup here on purpose hoping to make them friends.

Note. [her brother] My Lord (age 29) came into my room and told me the news of my Sister Beauchamp's child's death. About this time my Sister Compton was reconciled to her husband and went to his house in Finch Lane, where they stayed ten or twelve days and then he brought her into the country to Bramble- tye.

Diary of Anne Clifford 1619. 29 Jan 1619. The 29th in the morning died my Sister Beauchamp's daughter Mrs Anne Seymour in the same house her father died in 2 months before; the child was opened, it having a corrupt body, so it was put in lead and the day following Legge brought it to Knole, | which day was my birthday, I being now 29 years old.

Diary of Anne Clifford 1619. 18 Apr 1619. Sunday the 18th I went to Warwick House to see my young Lady of Warwick (age 29) where I met my Lord of Warwick (age 31), Mr Charles Rich, Mr Nathaniel Rich, Lady Harriet Rich. After all the company were gone to Sermon [her brother] my Lord (age 30) came in thither. This day I put on my black mourning attire and went to my Sister Beauchamp where I spake with Mrs Bathurst and told her I did both forget and forgive anything she had done against me and that I had spoken to Lady Warwick in her behalf.

Diary of Anne Clifford 1619. 09 May 1619. Sunday the 9th [her brother] my Lord (age 30) and I went not to Church in the morning because Skinnie was married that day to Sarah. In the afternoon I was not well so neither my Lord (age 30) nor I went to Church.

My Sister Beauchamp came and sat here and my Brother Compton whom I made promise me and he gave me his hand upon it, that he would keep his house in Finch Lane until Lady Day next because my Sister Compton might sometimes come up to London. After I was gone to bed I had them into the chamber. Sir John was very forward to do me all the pleasure he could, and Mr Sherborne promised to speak to the Chancellor in behalf of the tenants.

Diary of Anne Clifford 1619. 13 May 1619. The 13th I was one of the mourners at the Queen’s funeral. I attended the corpse from Somerset House to the Abbey at Westminster. [her brother] My Lord (age 30) was also one of the Earls that mourned. I went all the way hand in hand. with my Lady Lincoln after the sermon, and, all the ceremonies ended, my Lord (age 30), myself, and the Earl of Warwick and his Lady came home by barges, being come home I went to my Sister Beauchamp to shew her my mourning attire. At the funeral I met with my old Lady Pembroke and divers others of my acquaintance with whom I had much talk. My Coz. Clifford was also a mourner and bare the banner after the Lords. When all the company was gone and the Church door shut up the Dean of Westminster, the Prebends, Sir Edward Zouch, who was Knight Marshall, came up a private way and buried the corpse at the east end of Henry the 7th Chapel about 7 o’clock at night. There was 180 poor women mourners. I went to see Lord Hertford (which was the last time I ever saw him) in Channel Row and spake very earnestly in Wood’s behalf, but I could not prevail and his answer was that he would not pay any of his grandchildren’s debts after his death.

This night my Lord (age 30) made a great supper to two or three of the Frenchmen that came over with the embassador. After supper there was a play and then a banquet at which my Lady Penniston (age 19) and a great many of Lords and Ladies there.

The 13th. It is past 13 years and a month since my Father’s funeral was kept and solemnized in the Church at Skipton as Queen Ann’s Body was this night buried in the Abbey Church at Westminster.

Diary of Anne Clifford 1619. 01 Jun 1619. The 1st my Sister Beauchamp took her journey to Glenham where she intends to sojourn these two or three years so as her household is dispersed. Only some necessary attendants remain and Mrs Batten came into Kent.

Diary of Anne Clifford 1619. 26 Oct 1619. The 26th I kept James Wray a day or two who told me of many old matters and the certain day of the death of my Brother Robert¹.

Note 1. Son of George Earl of Cumberland, died in his childhood.

The 28th the Palsgrave was crowned King of Bohemia at Prague and the 25th the Lady Elizabeth was crowned Queen.

About the end of this month my Sister Beauchamp came from Glenham altogether and came to live with my Sister Sackville at the end of Dorset House which end my Brother Sackville and [her brother] my Lord (age 30) did lately repair and make fine.