Elizabeth, by the way, when she came, did not like the odor of the oil, and with an oath tossed both the oil and the lamp out of the window.

The fattest sheep, kine, and hogs were chosen from the flocks and were brought in to be stall-fed in such numbers that one might have supposed we were expecting an ogress who could eat an ox at a meal.

Pipers and dancers were engaged, and a merry fool was brought down from London.

At last the eventful day came and with it came our queen.

She brought with her a hundred yeomen of her guard and a score of ladies and gentlemen.