Anne of Denmark and the spa at Bath

[3] The court physician Théodore de Mayerne left extensive notes in Latin describing his treatment of Anne of Denmark from 10 April 1612 to her death.

[5] Her companion and servant Jean Drummond described an occasion when the queen was unable to set her swollen foot on the ground.

[10] The ambassador of Savoy, the Marquess de Villa followed her bringing a gift of a crystal casket mounted with silver gilt, "reported to be of transcendent value" like all far-fetched rarities.

Mayerne held a meeting about her health, attended by her chamberlain George Carew, at Badminton or a house in Bath belonging to the Earl of Worcester on 5 May.

[21] A seat was built for her at Canon's Marsh near the Cathedral, where she watched a staged battle at the confluence of the Avon and Frome, fought between an English ship and two Turkish galleys.

The entertainment at Bristol was described in verse by Robert Naile, who mentions the Turks were played by sailors, "worthy brutes, who oft have seen their habit, form and guise", who were made to kneel before Anne of Denmark and beg for mercy as the final act of the pageant.

[23] After the pageant at Bristol, the lady in waiting Jean Drummond had dinner with the Mayor, Abel Kitchin, and gave him a ring from the queen, set with diamonds.

[29] Around 12 July, as mentioned in John Chamberlain's letter of 1 August, she was at Theobalds and accidentally shot the king's "most principal and special hound" with a crossbow.

[30] On 27 July King James was at Lydiard Park, where he fell down the stairs, and also signed a warrant for £200 for Anne's usher John Tonstall for the expenses of another trip to Bath.

C'est trouvé en toute telle disposition que nous erisons sien souhaitter", that is, "today Her Serene Majesty entered the bath as usual, all things are as well as could be wished for".

[39] From September 1614 Anne was troubled by pain in her feet, as described in the letters of her chamberlain Viscount Lisle and the countesses of Bedford and Roxburghe.

[44] She left Denmark House for Salisbury and Bath at the end of July 1615,[45] after uncertainty at court if she would make the journey.

[46] There were petitions against the royal progresses to the west this year, because the hard winter and exceptionally hot and dry summer had adversely affected crops and livestock.

[49] At Salisbury she stayed a week, listening to the singing of the town waits, and the musicians of the Earl of Southampton and Lord Fenton.

[51] Viscount Lisle's daughter Kate Mansel came from Margam to join the royal party at Bath, partly on account of ill-health.