 In the latter year the Earl of Leicester was appointed commander of the English troops in The Netherlands; his progress through Utrecht, Leyden and The Hague was noted for the lavish pageants that were enacted in his honor.At least one member of Leicester's Men, William Kempe, accompanied the Earl to Holland; others also may have made the journey.The company was touring again through the 1586–88 period, and performed at Court in December 1586.