Thisunpremeditatedbuffooneryansweredthepurposeprobablybetterthanthesetspeechwouldhavedone。TheQueenlaughedheartily，andswore（inherturn）thathehadmadethebestspeechshehadheardthatday。Lambourne，whoinstantlysawhisjesthadsavedhisbones，jumpedonshore，gavehisdolphinakick，anddeclaredhewouldnevermeddlewithfishagain，exceptatdinner。
AtthesametimethattheQueenwasabouttoentertheCastle，thatmemorabledischargeoffireworksbywaterandlandtookplace，whichMasterLaneham，formerlyintroducedtothereader，hasstrainedallhiseloquencetodescribe。
\"Such，\"saystheClerkoftheCouncil—chamberdoor\"wastheblazeofburningdarts，thegleamsofstarscoruscant，thestreamsandhailoffierysparks，lightningsofwildfire，andflight—shotofthunderbolts，withcontinuance，terror，andvehemency，thattheheavensthundered，thewaterssurged，andtheearthshook;andformypart，hardyasIam，itmademeveryvengeablyafraid。\"
[SeeLaneham\'sAccountoftheQueen\'sEntertainmentatKillingworthCastle，in1575，averydivertingtract，writtenbyasgreatacoxcombaseverblottedpaper。[SeeNote6]Theoriginalisextremelyrare，butithasbeentwicereprinted;onceinMr。Nichols\'sverycuriousandinterestingcollectionoftheProgressesandPublicProcessionsofQueenElizabeth，vol。i。andmorelatelyinabeautifulantiquarianpublication，termedKENILWORTHILLUSTRATED，printedatChiswick，forMeridewofCoventryandRadcliffeofBirmingham。ItcontainsreprintsofLaneham\'sLetter，Gascoigne\'sPrinceIyProgress，andotherscarcepieces，annotatedwithaccuracyandability。Theauthortakesthelibertytorefertothisworkashisauthorityfortheaccountofthefestivities。
Iamindebtedforacuriousground—planoftheCastleofKenilworth，asitexistedinQueenElizabeth\'stime，tothevoluntarykindnessofRichardBadnallEsq。ofOlivebank，nearLiverpool。Fromhisobligingcommunication，IlearnthattheoriginalsketchwasfoundamongthemanuscriptsofthecelebratedJ。J。Rousseau，whenheleftEngland。ThesewereentrustedbythephilosophertothecareofhisfriendMr。Davenport，andpassedfromhislegateeintothepossessionofMr。Badnall。]