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Calendar of the Cecil Papers in Hatfield House
… majesty in their chairs, provided for the Ath. a little stool. He entered, saluted them in order and, seeing the stool, asked what it meant. They answered that that was his place. He, in choler, spurned the stool with his foot and gave them de espaldas, saying, Locos …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… could be either a sideboard or CUPBOARD or a BUFFET or low STOOL, in either case appropriate for a CHAMBER rather than … were also sometimes used in conjunction with the CLOSE STOOL [Nautarch.tamu.edu (online)]. OED earliest date of use: …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles I
… being voted to the Admiralty. Some mention Groom of the Stool if the other fail. Goring's dear mistress [the Countess …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles I
… no more spoken of. Report that he is to be Groom of the Stool, which the writer thinks not worthy of him. The Queen …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles I
… Majesties will be here on Wednesday next. The Groom of the Stool's place is between Sir Francis Cottington and James …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles I
… Lord Carlisle on Shrove Tuesday was made Groom of the Stool. If he had refused it, Mr. Maxwell, who returned out of …