Letters. 06 Jan 1513. Revels. Wardrobe stuff for revels at Epiphany, 4 Henry VIII., at Greenwich. See Vol. II., p. 1499.

Holinshed's Chronicle 1540. 06 Jan 1540. On the tuesdaie following, being the daie of the Epiphanie, the mariage was solemnized betwixt the king and the said ladie. She was fetched from hir chamber by the lords, so that she going betwéene the earle of Ouersteine, and the grand master Hosconder, which had the conduct and order to sée the mariage performed, she passed through the kings chamber & all the lords before hir, till shée came into the gallerie, where the king was readie, staieng for hir, to whom she made thrée low obeisances and courtesies. Then the archbishop of Canturburie receiued them, and married them togither, and the earle of Ouersteine did giue hir. When the mariage was celebrate they went hand in hand into the kings closet, and there hearing masse, offered their tapers, and after Masse was ended, they had wine and spices. And that doone, the king departed to his chamber, and all the ladies waited on hir to hir chamber, the duke of Norffolke going on hir right hand, and the duke of Suffolke on hir left.

Hall's Chronicle 1542. 06 Jan 1542. The sixtene daie of January the Parliament began, in the which the Lordes and Commons assented, to desire of the kyng certain peticions. First, that he would not vexe himself, with the Quenes offence, and that she and the lady Rocheford (age 37), might be attainted by Parliament.

Also, because of protractyng of tyme, whiche the more should bee to his unquietnes, that he would under his greate Scale, geve his royall assent, without tariyng the ende of the Parliament.

Also, that Duram and Culpeper, before attainted by the common law might also be attainted by Parliament.

Also, that Agnes Duches of Norffolke (age 65), and Katheryn Countesse of Brigewater (age 43) her daughter, whiche were for concealyng the saied offence committed to the Tower and indited of misprision, and the lorde William (age 32) and other, arreigned of the same, might be likewise attainted.

Also, that whosoever had spoken or doen any act, in the detestacion of her abhominable livyng, should be pardoned.

Diary of Edward VI. 06 Jan 1551. Th'erle of Arundel (age 38) remitted of 8,000^li wich he ought to have paid, for certein fautes he had committed, within 12 yeris.²

Note 2. The earl's (age 38) fine had been 12,000l. (see before, p. 245), of which two-thirds were now remitted. The portion not remitted was, it may be presumed, required to be paid, in like manner as the original sum, in yearly instalments within twelve years. From the ambiguous mode of expression used by the King, Mr. Tierney, in his memoir of the earl, (History of Arundel, 1834, p. 324,) imagines that "a series of ridiculous charges had been collected against him, from the last twelve years of his life," — in this misapprehension following Strype, Eccles. Memorials, ii. (249); and in p. 325 he arrives at the conclusion that the earl had discharged 4,000l. of his fine: but how much he actually paid there is no evidence to show.

Diary of Anne Clifford 1617. 06 Jan 1617. Upon the 6th being Twelfth Day I went about 4 o’clock to the Court with my Lord (age 27). I went up with my Lady Arundel and ate a scrambling supper with her and my Lady Pembroke at my Lord Duke’s lodgings. We stood to see the Masque in the box with my Lady Ruthven.

Evelyn's Diary. 06 Jan 1661. Dr. Allestree (age 39) preached at the Abbey [Map], after which four Bishops were consecrated, Hereford (age 51), Norwich (age 61), ...

Evelyn's Diary. 06 Jan 1662. This evening, according to custom, his Majesty (age 31) opened the revels of that night by throwing the dice himself in the privy chamber, where was a table set on purpose, and lost his £100. (The year before he won £1,500.) The ladies also played very deep. I came away when the Duke of Ormond (age 51) had won about £1,000, and left them still at passage, cards, etc. At other tables, both there and at the groom-porter's, observing the wicked folly and monstrous excess of passion among some losers; sorry am I that such a wretched custom as play to that excess should be countenanced in a Court, which ought to be an example of virtue to the rest of the Kingdom.

Pepy's Diary. 06 Jan 1663. So to my office, however, to set down my last three days' journall, and writing to my Lord Sandwich (age 37) to give him an account of Sir J. Lawson's (age 48) being come home, and to my father about my sending him some wine and things this week, for his making an entertainment of some friends in the country, and so home. This night making an end wholly of Christmas, with a mind fully satisfied with the great pleasures we have had by being abroad from home, and I do find my mind so apt to run to its old want of pleasures, that it is high time to betake myself to my late vows, which I will to-morrow, God willing, perfect and bind myself to, that so I may, for a great while, do my duty, as I have well begun, and increase my good name and esteem in the world, and get money, which sweetens all things, and whereof I have much need.

Evelyn's Diary. 06 Jan 1665. To Dover, Kent [Map], where Colonel Stroode (age 37), Lieutenant of the Castle, having received the letter I brought him from the Duke of Albemarle (age 56), made me lodge in it, and I was splendidly treated, assisting me from place to place. Here I settled my first Deputy. The Mayor and officers of the Customs were very civil to me.

Pepy's Diary. 06 Jan 1666. Up betimes and by water to the Cockepitt [Map], there met Sir G. Carteret (age 56) and, after discourse with the Duke (age 32), all together, and there saw a letter wherein Sir W. Coventry (age 38) did take notice to the Duke with a commendation of my paper about Pursers, I to walke in the Parke with the Vice-Chamberlain, and received his advice about my deportment about the advancing the credit of the Act; giving me caution to see that we do not misguide the King (age 35) by making them believe greater matters from it than will be found. But I see that this arises from his great trouble to see the Act succeede, and to hear my name so much used and my letters shown at Court about goods served us in upon the credit of it. But I do make him believe that I do it with all respect to him and on his behalfe too, as indeed I do, as well as my owne, that it may not be said that he or I do not assist therein. He tells me that my Lord Sandwich (age 40) do proceed on his journey with the greatest kindnesse that can be imagined from the King (age 35) and Chancellor (age 56), which was joyfull newes to me.

Pepy's Diary. 06 Jan 1668. Thence, after the play, stayed till Harris (age 34) was undressed, there being acted "The Tempest", and so he withall, all by coach, home, where we find my house with good fires and candles ready, and our Office the like, and the two Mercers, and Betty Turner (age 15), Pendleton, and W. Batelier. And so with much pleasure we into the house, and there fell to dancing, having extraordinary Musick, two viollins, and a base viollin, and theorbo, four hands, the Duke of Buckingham's (age 39) musique, the best in towne, sent me by Greeting, and there we set in to dancing.

Pepy's Diary. 06 Jan 1669. At noon comes Mrs. Turner (age 46) and Dyke, and Mrs. Dickenson, and then comes The. (age 17) and Betty Turner (age 16), the latter of which is a very pretty girl; and then Creed and his wife, whom I sent for, by my coach. These were my guests, and Mrs. Turner's (age 46) friend, whom I saw the other day, Mr. Wicken, and very merry we were at dinner, and so all the afternoon, talking, and looking up and down my house; and in the evening I did bring out my cake-a noble cake, and there cut it into pieces, with wine and good drink: and after a new fashion, to prevent spoiling the cake, did put so many titles into a hat, and so drew cuts; and I was the Queene (age 59); and The. Turner (age 17), King-Creed, Sir Martin Marr-all; and Betty, Mrs. Millicent: and so we were mighty merry till it was night; and then, being moonshine and fine frost, they went home, I lending some of them my coach to help to carry them, and so my wife and I spent the rest of the evening in talk and reading, and so with great pleasure to bed.

Evelyn's Diary. 06 Jan 1686. Passed the Privie Seale, amongst others, the creation of Mrs. Sedley J (concubine to) Countesse of Dorchester (age 28), which the Queene took very grievously (age 27), so as for two dinners, standing neere her I observed she hardly eate one morsel, nor spake one word to the King (age 52), or to any about her, tho' at other times she us'd to be extreamly pleasant, full of discourse and good humour. The Roman Catholics were also very angry, because they had so long valu'd the sanctity of their religion and proselytes. Dryden (age 54) the famous playwriter, and his two sonns, and Mrs. Nelly (age 35) (Misse to ye late) were said to go to masse; such proselytes were no greate losse to the church. This night was burnt to the ground my Lord Mountague's palace in Bloomsbury, than wch for painting and furniture there was nothing more glorious in England. This happen'd by the negligence of a servant, airing, as they call it, some of the goods by the fire in a moist season; indeede so wet and mild a winter had scarce ben seene in man's memory. At this Seale there also pass'd the creation of Sr H. Walgrave (age 25) to be a Peere. He had married one of the King's natural daughters (age 19) by Mrs. Churchill. These two Seales my brother Commissioners pass'd in the morning before I came to towne, at. wch I was not displeas'd. We likewise pass'd Privy Seales for 5.2/6,000 upon severall accounts, pensions, guards, wardrobes, pri vie purse, &c. besides divers pardons, and one more wch I must not forget (and wch by Providence I was not present at) one Mr. Lytcott to be Secretary to the Ambassador to Rome. We being three Commissioners, any two were a quorum.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 06 Jan 1690. Monday, I dined at home with brother & daughters; in the evening Beversham came to see me; went in my coach to the end of Suffolk Streete; I went to Lord Macclesfeild (age 31); Thomson was with him; did not speake to me; went away; then Atwood came but stayd not; I stayd neare ½ houer; then went to Edisbury's lodging; his cosen, Sir John Wynne & another with him; I went then to Mr Halles of Lincolnes Inne; gave him my papers & 2 guineys; then went to the Nag's Head; there was Wood, Coling, Harris, Hales & 2 or 3 more & Mainwaring; parted past 9.

Evelyn's Diary. 06 Jan 1692. At the funeral of Mr. Boyle, at St. Martin's [Map], Dr. Burnet (age 48), Bishop of Salisbury, preached on Eccles. II 26. He concluded with an eulogy due to the deceased, who made God and religion the scope of all his excellent talents in the knowledge of nature, and who had arrived to so high a degree in it, accompanied with such zeal and extraordinary piety, which he showed in the whole course of his life, particularly in his exemplary charity on all occasions,-that he gave £1,000 yearly to the distressed refugees of France and Ireland; was at the charge of translating the Scriptures into the Irish and Indian tongues, and was now promoting a Turkish translation, as he had formerly done of Grotius "on the Truth of the Christian Religion" into Arabic, which he caused to be dispersed in the eastern countries; that he had settled a fund for preachers who should preach expressly against Atheists, Libertines, Socinians, and Jews; that he had in his will given £8,000 to charitable uses; but that his private charities were extraordinary. He dilated on his learning in Hebrew and Greek, his reading of the fathers, and solid knowledge in theology, once deliberating about taking Holy Orders, and that at the time of restoration of King Charles II, when he might have made a great figure in the nation as to secular honor and titles, his fear of not being able to discharge so weighty a duty as the first, made him decline that, and his humility the other. He spoke of his civility to strangers, the great good which he did by his experience in medicine and chemistry, and to what noble ends he applied himself to his darling studies; the works, both pious and useful, which he published; the exact life he led, and the happy end he made. Something was touched of his sister, the Lady Ranelagh, who died but a few days before him. And truly all this was but his due, without any grain of flattery.

Calendars. 06 Jan 1693. Ferdinand William, Duke of Wurtemberg, to the King. Furnes invested by the enemy. Retirement of the troops of Ghent and Bruges behind Niewport. Arrival of the Elector [of Bavaria] at Niewport; at a council of war it was decided that an attack upon the enemy was impracticable. Furnes severely bombarded, and Count de Horn instructed by the Elector not to wait till the last, but to save the garrison. Resolved to withdraw the garrison from Dixmude and raze the place to the ground. Hopes that Niewport may be saved from the enemy. [S.P. Dom. King William's Chest 14, No. 3.]

Calendars. 06 Jan 1693. Whitehall. Passes for Matthew de Tombe and his son James to go to Harwich and Holland; for Hendrick Hoet, ditto; for Lewis Cuny, ditto; for Mr. Thomas Wells, ditto; for Claas Evertsz, ditto [S.P. Dom. Warrant Book 36, p. 462]; and for Cornett Ittersum, and Herman, Henrick and Nicholas, his three servants, ditto [Ibid., p. 463].

The London Gazette 15236. From Tuesday 06 Jan 1801 to Saturday 10 Jan 1801.

To Andrew Thomas Viscount Castle Stewart, the Dignity of Earl of Castle Stewart, in the County of Tyrone.

The Diary of George Price Boyce 1853. 06 Jan 1853. To Rossetti's (age 24), Blackfriars Bridge. Met there W. Holman Hunt (age 25), J. E. Millais (age 23), J. P. Seddon (age 25), Clayton (age 25), Munro (age 27), whose charming group of Francesca and her lover was in Rossetti's studio, Stephens, Blanchard, C. Lucy, a Scotchman and a foreigner. Millais (age 23) somewhat egotistical and little real, his attention being easily distracted. He jerked out some good remarks. Spoke highly of Ruskin (age 33) as a friend of Art; said that Mrs. R (age 24). was sitting for one of his pictures¹. Hunt (age 25) struck me as a thoroughly genuine, humorous, good-hearted, straightforward English-like fellow. Said he was bound for Syria before long. Millais spoke highly of Charles Collins (age 24) as a good religious man?

Note 1. Probably "The Order of Release".

The London Gazette 23581. War Office, Pall Mall, 28th January, 1870

21st Regiment of Foot. Lieutenant-General Frederick William Hamilton, C.B., to be Colonel, vice General Sir De Lacy Evans, G.C.B., deceased. Dated 10th January, 1870.

58th Regiment of Foot. Major-General Sir Arthur Johnstone Lawrence, K.C.B., to be Colonel, vice Major-General William Sullivan, C.B., deceased. Dated 6th January, 1870.

106th Regiment of Foot. Lieutenant-General Maurice Barlow, from the 3rd West India Regiment, to be Colonel, vice General Sir David Capon, K.C.B. deceased. Dated 18th December, 1869.

Royal Horse Guards, The Honourable William Charles Wentworth-FitzWilliam (age 21) to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Guinness, promoted. Dated 29th January, 1870.

After 06 Jan 1902. Memorial to Admiral Edward Southwell Sotheby (deceased) at the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Ecton [Map].

Admiral Edward Southwell Sotheby: On 14 May 1813 he was born to Admiral Thomas Sotheby and Mary Anne Bourke. On 23 Jun 1864 he and Lucy Elizabeth Adeane were married. On 06 Jan 1902 he died at 26 Green Street Mayfair. He was buried at Highgate Cemetery.