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remarkable speech to the deputies.-Alchemy.-Notice of Dr.

Dee-of Frobisher.-Family of Love.-Burning of two Ana-

baptists. Entertainment of the Queen at Kennelworth.-Notice

of Walter earl of Essex.-General favor towards his son Robert.

-Letter of the queen to the earl of Shrewsbury respecting

Relations of the queen with France and Spain.-She sends succours

to the Dutch—is entertained by Leicester, and celebrated in verse

by P. Sidney.-Her visit to Norwich.-Letter of Topcliffe.-

Notice of sir T. Smith.-Magical practices against the queen.—

Duke Casimir's visit to England.-Duke of Anjou urges his suit

with the queen. Simier's mission. Leicester's marriage.

Behaviour of the queen. A shot fired at her barge..

memorable speech.-First visit of Anjou in England.-Opinions

of privy-councillors on the match.-Letter of Philip Sidney.-

Stubbs's book.-Punishment inflicted on him.-Notice of sir

N. Bacon.-Drake's return from his circumnavigation.Jesuit

seminaries.—Arrival of a French embassy.-A triumph.-Notice

of Fulke Greville.--Marriage treaty with Anjou.-His second

visit. His return and death

Traits of the queen.—Brown and his sect.-Promotion of Whitgift.

-Severities exercised against the puritans.—Embassy of Wal-

singham to Scotland.-Particulars of lord Willoughby.—Trans-

actions with the Czar.-Death of Sussex. — Adventures of

Egremond Ratcliffe-of the earl of Desmond.Account of

Raleigh of Spenser.- Prosecutions of catholics. Burleigh's

apology for the government.-Leicester's commonwealth.-Loyal

association.—Transactions with the queen of Scots.—Account of

Parry.-Case of the earl of Arundel of the earl of Northum-

berland.—Transactions of Leicester in Holland.-Death and

character of P. Sidney—of sir H. Sidney.—Return of Leicester.

-Approaching war with Spain. - Babington's conspiracy.-

Trial and condemnation of the queen of Scots.-Rejoicings of

the people.-Artful conduct of the queen.-Reception of the

Scotch embassy. Conduct of Davison.-Death of Mary.-

Behaviour of Elizabeth.-Davison's case.—Conduct of Leicester.

Small political effect of the death of Mary.-Warlike preparations

of Spain destroyed by Drake.-Case of lord Beauchamp.-Death

and character of the duchess of Somerset.-Hatton appointed

chancellor.-Leicester returns to Holland-is again recalled.-

Disgrace of lord Buckhurst.-Rupture with Spain. Prepara-

tions against the Armada.—Notices of the earls of Cumberland

and Northumberland-T. and R. Cecil-earl of Oxford--sir C.

Blount-W. Raleigh-lord Howard of Effingham-Hawkins-

Frobisher-Drake.-Leicester appointed general.—Queen at Til-

bury-Defeat of the Armada.-Introduction of newspapers.-

Death of Leicester.

Effects of Leicester's death.-Rise of the queen's affection for

Essex.-Trial of the earl of Arundel.-Letter of Walsingham

on religious affairs.-Death of Mildmay.-Case of don Antonio.

-Expedition to Cadiz.-Behaviour of Essex.-Traits of sir C.

Blount. Sir H. Leigh's resignation.-Conduct of Elizabeth_to

the king of Scots.—His marriage.—Death and character of sir

Francis Walsingham.-Struggle between the earl of Essex and

lord Burleigh for the nomination of his successor.-Extracts of

letters from Essex to Davison.-Inveteracy of the queen against

Davison.-Robert Cecil appointed assistant secretary.—Private

marriage of Essex.-Anger of the queen.-Reform effected by

the queen in the collection of the revenue.-Speech of Burleigh.

-Parsimony of the queen considered.-Anecdotes on this sub-

ject.-Lines by Spenser.-Succours afforded by her to the king

of France.-Account of sir John Norris.-Essex's campaign in

France.-Royal progress.—Entertainment at Coudray—at Elve-

tham-at Theobald's.-Death and character of sir Christopher

Hatton.-Pickering lord-keeper.-Notice of sir John Perrot.-

Puttenham's Art of Poetry.-Verses by Gascoigne.-Warner's

Albion's England..

FROM 1591 TO 1593.

Naval war against Spain.-Death of sir Richard Grenville.-No-

tice of Cavendish.-Establishment of the East India Company.-

Results of voyages of discovery.-Transactions between Raleigh

and the queen.-Anecdotes of Robert Cary of the Holles family.

Progress of the drama.-Dramatic poets before Shakespeare.

-Notice of Shakespeare.-Proclamation respecting bear-baiting

and acting of plays.-Censorship of the drama.-Anecdote of the

queen and Tarleton.
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FROM 1593 TO 1597.

A parliament. Haughty language of the queen.-Committal of

Wentworth and other members-of Morice.-His letter to lord

Burleigh-Act to retain subjects in their due obedience.-De-

CONTENTS.

bates on the subsidy-Free speeches of Francis Bacon and sir

E. Hobby.Queen's speech.-Notice of Francis Bacon-of An-

thony Bacon.Connexion of the two Bacons with Essex.-Francis

disappointed of preferment.-Conduct of Burleigh towards him.-

Of Fulk Greville.-Reflections.-Conversion of Henry IV.-Be-

haviour of Elizabeth.-War in Bretagne.-Anécdote of the queen

and sir C. Blount.-Affair of Dr. Lopez.→Squire's attempt on

the life of the queen.-Notice of Ferdinando earl of Derby.-

Letter of the queen to lord Willoughby-Particulars of sir Wal-

ter Raleigh. His expedition to Guiana.-Unfortunate enterprise

of Drake and Hawkins.-Death of Hawkins.-Death and cha-

racter of Drake.-Letters of Rowland Whyte.-Case of the earl

of Hertford.-Anecdote of Essex.-Queen at the lord keeper's.-

Anecdote of the queen and bishop Rudd.-Case of sir T. Arun-

Essex and Cecil factions.-Expedition to Cadiz.-Robert Cecil ap-

pointed secretary.-Notice of sir T. Bodley.-Critical situation

of Essex.-Francis Bacon addresses to him a letter of advice-

composes speeches for him.-Notice of Toby Matthew.-Outrages

in London repressed by martial law.-Death of lord Hunsdon-

of the earl of Huntingdon-of bishop Fletcher.Anecdote of

bishop Vaughan.-Book on the queen's touching for the evil.

Fresh expedition against Spain proposed.-Extracts from Whyte's

letters.-Raleigh reconciles Essex and R. Cecil.-Essex master

of the ordnance.Anecdote of the queen and Mrs. Bridges.--

Preparations for the expedition.-Notice of lord Southampton.-

Ill success of the voyage.—Quarrel of Essex and Raleigh.—Dis-

pleasure of the queen.-Lord admiral made earl of Nottingham.

-Anger of Essex.-He is declared hereditary earl marshal.-

Reply of the queen to a Polish ambassador—to a proposition of

the king of Denmark.-State of Ireland.-Treaty of Vervins.-

Agreement between Cecil and Essex.-Anecdotes of Essex and the

queen. Their quarrel.-Letter of Essex to the lord keeper.-

Dispute between Burleigh and Essex. Agreement with the

Dutch.-Death and character of Burleigh.-Transactions be-

tween the queen and the king of Scots, and an extract from their

correspondence.—Anecdote of sir Roger Aston and the queen.—

Anecdote of archbishop Hutton.-Death of Spenser.—Hall's

satires.-Notice of sir John Harrington.-Extracts from his

Irish affairs.-Essex appointed lord deputy.-His letter to the

queen. Letter of Markham to Harrington. - Departure of

Essex and proceedings in Ireland.-His letter to the privy coun-

cil,-conferences with Tyrone,-unexpected arrival at court.-

Behaviour of the queen.-State of parties.—Letters of sir J. Har-

rington. Further particulars respecting Essex.-His letter of

submission.-Relentlessness of the queen.-Sir John Hayward's

history.-Second letter of Essex.—Censure passed upon him in

council.-Anecdote of the queen.—Essex liberated. — Reception

of a Flemish ambassador.-Discontent of Raleigh.—Traits of the

queen.-Letter of sir Robert Sidney to sir John Harrington.-

Crisis of the fortune of Essex.-Conduct of lord Montjoy.-Proceed-

ings at Essex-house.-Revolt of Essex.—He defends his house.—

Is taken and committed to the Tower.-His trial and that of lord

Southampton.-Conduct of Bacon.-Confessions of Essex.-Be-

haviour of the queen.-Death of Essex.-Fate of his adherents.

-Reception of the Scotch ambassadors.-Interview of the queen

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