SHAKESPEARIANA. Published Quarterly under the Auspices of the Shakespeare Society of New York. No. LXXXII. APRIL, 1892. VOL. IX. A VIEW OF CLOPTON HOUSE, STRATFORD-ON-AVON, Frontispiece. 67 I. INIGO JONES. (Concluded), II. CONTRIBUTIONS TO A HISTORY OF SHAKESPEARIAN CRITICISM. 79 III. THE THREE PARTS OF "HENRY THE SIXTH." (First Paper), • 99 ར. SHAKESPEARE AT OXFORD. Illustrated. H. P. Harman, V. BOOKS RECEIVED, VI. BOOKS REVIEWED, VII. MISCELLANY-Shakespeare in the Nursery.-A List of Quarto 117 117 SHAKESPEARIANA. VOL. IX. APRIL, 1892. No. 2. INIGO JONES. (Concluded.) OF Inigo Jones's business pursuits at this period he himself gives the following account, in a letter to Lord Arundel (the only letter of his writing which seems to have been preserved): "To the Right Hoble the Earle of Arundell and Surre, of his Mas Most hoble Privi Councell. 66 Right Hoble, "In my jorney to London, I went to Ha. Courte, whear I hearde that the Spanish imbassador came to Kingson, and sent his stewarde to Ha. Courte, who looked on the loginges intended for the imbassador, wch weare in M'. Hugines his roomes, but the steward utterly dislyked thos roomes, sainge that the imbassador wold not lye but in the house; besides, ther was no furnitur in thos roomes, or bedding, or otherwyse, nether for the imbassador or his followers: so the stewarde retorning to his lorde, he resolved only to hunt in the parke, and so retorne. But the keeper answered, he might not suffer that, he having receved no order for it; so the imbassador went bake discontented, having had sum smart sporte in the warrine. But since, my lo. of Nottingha hearing of this, sent to the imbassador, to excuse the matter, wch the imbassador tooke verry well, and promised to co and lie at Ha. Courte before his matics retorne; but in my opinion, the fault was chiefly in the imbassador, in not sending a day or two before, to see how he was provided for, and give notice what wold please him. "Wee have satt on the comsion for buildinges, on Monday last, to put in mynd thos who are bound by recognizance, or otherwyse, to conforme. "The plan of all the incroachments about Paules is fully finished. I hearr that the masons do begin to make up that part of the east end wch they have demolished, not well, but with uneven courses of stone. I am now going to the mr. of the wards, to tell him of itt. "Mr. William was verry merry at his departure, and the busshope and he are the 'greatest' friends that may be. "After my departure for London, many of the masons went awaye wthout leave, but since, some of the ar retorned; and, for the rest, yf your lops do shewe sum exemplary punishment, causing the to be sent up as a malyfactors, it will detter the rest fro ever doing the lyke. |