See also:

• ARCHIBALD, 5TH EARL OF DOUGLAS (c. 1391–1439)

ARCHIBALD See also:

• ARCHIBALD ARMSTRONG (d. 1672)
• ARMSTRONG, JOHN (1709-1779)
• ARMSTRONG, JOHN (1758—1843)
• ARMSTRONG, SAMUEL CHAPMAN (1839—1893)
• ARMSTRONG, WILLIAM GEORGE ARMSTRONG, BARON (1810—1900)

ARMSTRONG (d. 1672)  , See also:

• COURT
• COURT (from the O. Fr. court, Late Lat. cortis, curtis, a popular form of class. Lat. cohors, gen. cohortis; the mod. Fr. form tour is due to the influence of the Lat. curia, the word used in medieval documents to translate " court " in the feudal sense)
• COURT, ANTOINE (1696-176o)

court See also:

• JESTER

jester, called " Archy," was a native of See also:

• SCOTLAND
• SCOTLAND, CHURCH OF
• SCOTLAND, EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF

Scotland or of See also:

• CUMBERLAND
• CUMBERLAND, DUKES AND EARLS OF
• CUMBERLAND, RICHARD (1632-1718)
• CUMBERLAND, RICHARD (1732-1811)
• CUMBERLAND, WILLIAM AUGUSTUS

Cumberland, and according to tradition first distinguished himself as a See also:

• SHEEP
• SHEEP (from the Anglo-Saxon sceap, a word common in various forms to Teutonic languages; e.g. the German Schaf)

sheep-stealer; afterwards he entered the service of See also:

• JAMES
• JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
• JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
• JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
• JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
• JAMES, EPISTLE OF
• JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
• JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
• JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
• JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)

James VI., with whom he became a favourite . When the See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king succeeded to the See also:

• ENGLISH

English See also:

• THRONE

throne, Archy was appointed court jester . In 1611 he was granted a See also:

• PENSION (Lat. pensio, a payment, from pendere, to weigh, to pay)

pension of two shillings a See also:

• DAY (O. Eng. dreg, Ger. Tag; according to the New English Dictionary, " in no way related to the Lat. dies")
• DAY, JOHN (1574-1640?)
• DAY, THOMAS (1748-1789)

day, and in 1617 he accompanied James on his visit to Scotland . His See also:

• INFLUENCE (Late Lat. influentia, from influere, to flow in)

influence was considerable and he was greatly courted and flattered, but his success appears to have turned his See also:

• HEAD (in 0. Eng. heafad; the word is common to Teutonic languages; cf. Dutch hoofd, Ger. Haupt, generally taken to be in origin connected with Lat. caput, Gr. KerbOvi7)
• HEAD, SIR EDMUND WALKER, BART
• HEAD, SIR FRANCIS BOND, BART

head . He became presumptuous, insolent and mischievous, excited foolish jealousies between the king and See also:

• HENRY
• HENRY (1129-1195)
• HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
• HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
• HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
• HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
• HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
• HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
• HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
• HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
• HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
• HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
• HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
• HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)

Henry, See also:

• PRINCE
• PRINCE (Lat. princeps, from primus capio, " I am the first to take "; Ital. principe, Fr. prince)

prince of See also:

• WALES (Cymru, Gwalia, Cambria)

Wales, and was much disliked by the members of the court . In 1623 he accompanied Prince See also:

• CHARLES
• CHARLES (1270-1325)
• CHARLES (1421-1461)
• CHARLES (1525-1574)
• CHARLES (c. 1319-1364)
• CHARLES (Fr. Charles; Span. Carlos; Ital. Carlo; Ger. Karl; derived from O.H.G. Charal,latinized as Carolus, meaning originally " man ": cf. Mod.Ger., Kerl," fellow," A.S. ceorl, Mod. Eng. " churl ")
• CHARLES (KARL EITEL ZEPHYRIN LUDWIG; in Rum. CAROL)
• CHARLES [KARL ALEXANDER] (1712-1780)
• CHARLES, ELIZABETH (1828-1896)
• CHARLES, JACQUES ALEXANDRE CESAR (1746-1823)
• CHARLES, THOMAS (1755-1814)

Charles and See also:

• BUCKINGHAM
• BUCKINGHAM, EARLS, MARQUESSES AND DUKES OF
• BUCKINGHAM, FIRST DUKE
• BUCKINGHAM, GEORGE VILLIERS, 1ST DUKE 0E1
• BUCKINGHAM, GEORGE VILLIERS, 2ND DUKE 0E1 (1628-1687)
• BUCKINGHAM, HENRY STAFFORD, 2ND DUKE OF3 (1454-1483)
• BUCKINGHAM, JAMES SILK (1786-1855)

Buckingham in their See also:

• ADVENTURE (from Lat. res adventura, a thing about to happen)

adventure into See also:

• SPAIN
• SPAIN (Espana)

Spain, where he was much caressed and favoured by the See also:

• SPANISH

Spanish court and, according to his own See also:

• ACCOUNT
• ACCOUNT (through O. Fr. acont, Late Lat. comptum, cornputare, to calculate)

account, was granted a pension . His conduct here became more intolerable than ever . He rallied the infanta on the defeat of the See also:

• ARMADA, THE

Armada and censured the conduct of the expedition to Buckingham's See also:

• FACE (from Lat. fades, derived either from facere, to make, or from a root fa-, meaning " appear "; cf. Gr. cbatvstv)

face . Buckingham declared he would have him hanged, to which the jester replied that " See also:

• DUKES
• DUKES, LEOPOLD (1810-1891)

dukes had often been hanged for insolence but never See also:

• FOOLS, FEAST OF (Lat. festum stultorum, fatuorum, follorum, Fr. fete des fous)

fools for talking." On his return he gained some complimentary allusions from See also:

• BEN (from Old Eng. bennan, within)

Ben See also:

• JONSON

Jonson by his attacks upon the Spanish See also:

• MARRIAGE

marriage . He retained his See also:

• POST

post on the See also:

• ACCESSION (from Lat. accedere, to go to, to approach)

accession of Charles I., and accumulated a considerable See also:

• FORTUNE, ROBERT (1813-188o)

fortune, including the See also:

• GRANT (from A.-Fr. graunter, O. Fr. greanter for creanter, popular Lat. creantare, for credentare, to entrust, Lat. credere, to believe, trust)
• GRANT, ANNE (1755-1838)
• GRANT, CHARLES (1746-1823)
• GRANT, GEORGE MONRO (1835–1902)
• GRANT, JAMES (1822–1887)
• GRANT, JAMES AUGUSTUS (1827–1892)
• GRANT, ROBERT (1814-1892)
• GRANT, SIR ALEXANDER
• GRANT, SIR FRANCIS (1803-1878)
• GRANT, SIR JAMES HOPE (1808–1895)
• GRANT, SIR PATRICK (1804-1895)
• GRANT, U
• GRANT, ULYSSES SIMPSON (1822-1885)

grant by the king of loco acres in See also:

• IRELAND
• IRELAND, CHURCH
• IRELAND, CHURCH OF
• IRELAND, JOHN (1761-1842)
• IRELAND, JOHN (1838- )
• IRELAND, WILLIAM HENRY (1777-1835)

Ireland . After the See also:

• DEATH

death of Buckingham in 1628, whom he declared " the greatest enemy of three See also:

• KINGS, FIRST AND SECOND BOOKS OF

kings," the See also:

• PRINCIPAL

principal See also:

• OBJECT

object of his dislike and See also:

• RUDE, FRANCOIS (1784–1855)

rude jests was See also:

• LAUD (Lat. laws)
• LAUD, WILLIAM (1573-1645)

Laud, whom he openly vilified and ridiculed . He pronounced the following See also:

• GRACE (Fr. grace, Lat. gratia, from grates, beloved, pleasing; formed from the root cra-, Gr. xav-, cf. xaipw, x6p,ua, Xapts)
• GRACE, WILLIAM GILBERT (1848– )

grace at See also:

• WHITEHALL

Whitehall in Laud's presence: .

" See also:

• GREAT

Great praise be given to See also:

• GOD

God and little laud to the See also:

• DEVIL (Gr. &a,3oXos, " slanderer," from &ctflisXX sty, to slander)

devil," and after the See also:

• NEWS

news of the See also:

• REBELLION

rebellion in Scotland in 1637 he greeted Laud on his way to the See also:

• COUNCIL (Lat. concilium, from cum, together, and the root cal, to call)

council chamber at Whitehall with: `" Who's-See also:

• FOOL (O. Fr. fol, modern fou, foolish, from a Late Latin use of follis, bellows, a ball filled with air, for a stupid person, a jester, a wind-bag)

fool now ? Does not your Grace hear the news from See also:

• STIRLING
• STIRLING, JAMES (1692-1770)
• STIRLING, JAMES HUTCHISON (182o-1909)
• STIRLING, MARY ANNE [FANNY] (1815-1895)
• STIRLING, WILLIAM ALEXANDER, (titular) EARL OF (1726—1783)
• STIRLING, WILLIAM ALEXANDER, EARL OF (c. 1567-1640)

Stirling about the See also:

• LITURGY (Low Lat. liturgia; Gr. X€Zros, public, and Epyov, work; )Aetrovpy6s, a public servant)

liturgy?" On Laud's complaint to the council, Archy was sentenced the same day " to have his coat pulled over his head and be discharged the king's service and banished the king's court." He settled in See also:

• LONDON

London as a See also:

• MONEY

money-lender, and many complaints were made to the privy council and See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

House of Lords of his See also:

• SHARP, GRANVILLE (1735-1813)
• SHARP, JAMES (1618-1679)
• SHARP, JOHN (1645-1714)
• SHARP, RICHARD (1759-1835)
• SHARP, WILLIAM (1749-1824)
• SHARP, WILLIAM (1856-1905)

sharp practices . In 1641 on the occasion of Laud's See also:

• ARREST (Fr. arrester, arreeter, to stop or stay)

arrest, he enjoyed a ,mean revenge by See also:

• PUBLISHING

publishing Archy's See also:

• DREAM (from a root dreug, connected with Germ. trugen, to deceive)

Dream; sometimes Jester to his Majestie, but exiled the Court by Canterburie's malice . Subsequently he resided at Arthuret in Cumberland, according to some accounts his birthplace, where he possessed an See also:

• ESTATE (through O. Fr. estat, mod. flat, from Lat. status, state, condition, position, stare, to stand)

estate, and where he died in 1672, his See also:

• BURIAL

burial taking See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place en the 1st of See also:

• APRIL

April . He was twice married, his second wife being Sybilla See also:

• BELL
• BELL, ALEXANDER MELVILLE (1819—1905)
• BELL, ANDREW (1753—1832)
• BELL, GEORGE JOSEPH (1770-1843)
• BELL, HENRY (1767-1830)
• BELL, HENRY GLASSFORD (1803-1874)
• BELL, JACOB (1810-1859)
• BELL, JOHN (1691-178o)
• BELL, JOHN (1763-1820)
• BELL, JOHN (1797-1869)
• BELL, ROBERT (1800-1867)
• BELL, SIR CHARLES (1774—1842)

Bell . There is no See also:

• RECORD (Lat. recordari, to recall to mind, from cor, heart or mind)

record of any legal offspring, but the See also:

• BAPTISM

baptism of a " See also:

• BASE

base son " of See also:

• ARCHIBALD, 5TH EARL OF DOUGLAS (c. 1391–1439)

Archibald See also:

• ARMSTRONG, ARCHIBALD (d. 1672)
• ARMSTRONG, JOHN (1709-1779)
• ARMSTRONG, JOHN (1758—1843)
• ARMSTRONG, SAMUEL CHAPMAN (1839—1893)
• ARMSTRONG, WILLIAM GEORGE ARMSTRONG, BARON (1810—1900)

Armstrong is entered in the See also:

• PARISH (Gr. irapouda, district, neighbourhood; 7r&poucos, one dwelling near or beside, from crap&, OtKOS, house; Lat. paroecur, Late Lat. parochia; cf. Fr. paroisse)

parish See also:

• REGISTER

register of the 17th of See also:

• DECEMBER (Lat. decent, ten)

December 1643 . A Banquet of Jests: A See also:

• CHANGE (derived through the Fr. from the Late Lat. cambium, cambiare, to barter; the ultimate derivation is probably from the root which appears in the Gr. «a urmu', to bend)

change of Cheare, published about 163o, a collection chiefly of dull, stale jokes, is attributed to him, and with still less See also:

• REASON (Lat. ratio, through French raison)

reason probably A choice Banquet of Witty Jests . . . Being an. addition to Archee's Jests, taken out of his Closet but never published in his Lifetime (166o) .