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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
Leicester.
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CHAPTER XIX.
1577 to 1582. i
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.- - Her
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
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CHAPTER XX.
1582 to 1587.
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.
-Reflections.
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CHAPTER XXI.
1587 AND 1588.
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.
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CHAPTER XXII.
1588 to 1591.
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.
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CHAPTER XXIII.
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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CHAPTER XXIV.
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- 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-
del.
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CHAPTER XXV.
1595 To 1598.
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.
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CHAPTER XXVI.
1597 AND 1598.
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.-Deuth 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
note-book.
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CHAPTER XXVII.
1599 TO 1603.
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 Esser.--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