...Concilia, iv, p. 180; I Zur., p. 16 (note), No. I. 1 Venetian Papers, No. 5, 2nd January, 1558-9. Night] of crows in the habits of cardinals, of asses habited as bishops, and of wolves representing abbots"; as also " the masquerade of friars in the streets of London." ' Writing on 6th February, 1558-9, he...

...Castellan of Mantua: As I suppose your Lordship will have heard of the farce performed [farsa fatta] in the presence of her Majesty on the day of the Epiphany,...representing Abbots, I will consign it to silence. (Cal. State Papers, Venetian, 1558-1580, pn) Various ecclesiastical garments, some of which probably...

...of 1559/60, the Queen witnessed a elaborate anti-papal spectacle performed by the Court Interluders 'of crows in the habits of Cardinals, of asses habited as Bishops, and of wolves representing Abbots'. 2 In London itself, foreign ambassadors reported the mass mocked, priests derided, and Catholic heads...

...referring to a Twelfth Night masque. The poor man was appalled by the "mummery performed after supper, of crows in the habits of cardinals, of asses habited...representing abbots." "I will consign it to silence," he added.8 In the midst of these revelries, Dee set about writing a long and detailed analysis of the...

...during the previous holiday season, writing: As I suppose your Lordship will have heard of the farce performed in the presence of her Majesty on the day...representing Abbots, I will consign it to silence, as also the new commencement of ritual made in her Majesty's Chapel with the English Litanies, which...