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I sorta was intrigue by the relationship between Robert Dudley and Henry Carey as of late. Considering that one was a favourite (and potential marriage candidate for Elizabeth) and the other of her closest blood relative, sorta make you wonder. While I haven't found anything in particular that dwelled on in details about how the two men interacted, but like a lot of thing there is a certain amount of trace involved.

One in particular that initially made me believe of something positive between the two is the Robert Carey page on history of parlement, which indicate that Henry youngest son actually got his name from his godfather who happen to be the early of Leicester (source) also Henry and Robert knew each other since at least his time as carver, though Robert was above him in hiearchy.

Shakespeare professional career also seem to relate a somewhat stormier relationship between the two men, mainly cause by Henry envy toward Dudley preferential treatment. (Him being risen to the rank of earl which is something Henry seem to have desire quite a lot ), in 1564. There is also the matter that Lettice Knolly (future spouse of Dudley) is the niece of Henry, but I have yet to find anything that tell of Henry thoughts on the matter. The dictionnary of national biography also seem to put more rivalry and put him into something of a group that included lord Sussex and the earl of Dorset that tried to discredit him all they could (source).  More recent version though seem to describe their relationship as more friendly (Source). So I am incline to think the two had something of a complex relationship that went through cycle of friendliness and oppostion depending of their mutual position, though making a detailed timeline of how it went down seem hard.

oh forgot to put that the other day but there is one note relating to Lord Hunsdon troop from 1567 mainly how they were muscians under his order at page 120 here.

Hunsdon's men

yet another event that take place (and this one suprised me since I don't recall hearing about it previously) is Henry first foray into artisitc patronage, by mounting the Hundson's men in 1564 before eventually disbanding them in 1567 (the most probable reason being that he got appointement in the marches around that time), source.  Although I did find one book that seem to indicate that the troops went through time of activity in between 1567 and the time he became Lord chamberlain.

Very little information about the troop exist( its due to several factor I presume, it was apparently one of little note, it apparently toured a lot and probably didn't do much of a paper trail and the fact that the one he establish as Lord chamberlain is much more famous, but it come in so much later that the connection are hard it) we don't even know who compose it.  The one man I've seen speculate as possibly being part of it is future lord chamberlain's men impressario James Burbage (source)

Ironically the troop was formed in 1564, same year of birth as Shakespeare, would eventually be part of the lord chamberlain men.