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Holland. Her remarkable speech to the deputies.- Alchemy.

Notice of Dr. Dee.- Of Frobisher.- Family of Love.

Burning of two Anabaptists.—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.

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

cours to the Dutch—is entertained by Leicester, and cele-

brated in verse by P. Sidney. - Her visit to Norwich.- Let-

ter 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 mis-

sion.-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.- Stubb's book.- Punish-

ment inflicted on him. Notice of Sir N. Bacon. - Drake's

return from his circumnavigation.- Jesuit seminaries.- Ar-

rival of a French embassy. A triumph. Notice of Fulk

Greville.- Marriage treaty with Anjou. His second visit.

- His return and death.

Traits of the queen.

- Brown and his sect.- Promotion of Whit-

gift.Severities exercised against the puritans.- Embassy of

Walsingham to Scotland.-Particulars of lord Willoughby.-

Transactions with the Czar.- Death of Sussex.

of Egremont Ratcliffe of the earl of Desmond.- Account of

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

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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 Northumberland. Transactions of Leicester in Holland.

- Death and character of P. Sidney-of sir H. Sidney.

Return of Leicester. Approaching war with Spain.— Ba-

bington'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 Da-

vison.-Death of Mary. - Behaviour of Elizabeth.- Davi-

son's case.- Conduct of Leicester. · Reflections.

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

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

- Death and character of the duchess of Somerset.

appointed chancellor. Leicester returns to Holland -is again

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

- Preparations 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 ap-

pointed general.— Queen at Tilbury. — Defeat of the Armada.

— Introduction of newspapers.-Death of Leicester.

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

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

hám 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.- Con-

duct 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.

-Inveleracy 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 col-

lection of the revenue. Speech of Burleigh.-Parsimony of

Anecdotes on this subject. — 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 Elvetham

at Theobald's. Death and character of sir Christopher

Hatton. — Puckering lord-keeper.- Notice of sir John Per-

rot. - Puttenham's Art of Poetry.- Verses by Gascoigne.—

Warner's Albion's England.

Naval war against Spain. - Death of sir Richard Grenville.-

Notice of Cavendish. · Establishment of the East India com-

pany.-Results of voyages of discovery.- Transactions be-

tween Raleigh and the queen. ·Anecdotes of Robert Cary.·

of the Holles family.-Progress of the drama.- Dramatic

\ poets before Shakespeare. - Notice of Shakspeare. — Procla-

mation respecting bear-baiting and acting of plays. - Censor-

ship of the drama. — Anecdote of the queen and Tarleton.

A parliament. Haughty language of the queen.- Committal

of Wentworth and other members of Morice. - His letter

Act to retain subjects in their due obe-

dience.-Debates on the subsidy. Free speeches of Francis

Bacon and sir E. Hobby. Queen's speech. Notice of

Francis Bacon· of Anthony Bacon.- Connexion of the two

Bacons with Essex.- Francis disappointed of preferment.

Conduct of Burleigh towards him.- Of Fulk Greville. Re-

flections.- Conversion of Henry IV.-Behaviour of Eliza-

beth. War in Bretagne. — Anecdote 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

Walter Raleigh. His expedition to Guiana.- Unfortunate

enterprise of Drake and Hawkins.-Death of Hawkins.—

Death and character 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. Arundel.
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Essex and Cecil factions. Expedition to Cadiz.-Robert Cecil

appointed secretary. - Notice of sir T. Bodley.- Critical

situation of Essex. Francis Bacon addresses to him a letter

of advicecomposes 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.

of lord Southampton.-Ill success of the voyage.- Quarrel of

Essex and Raleigh. Displeasure of the queen.-Lord Ad-

miral 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.·

quarrel.-Letter of Essex to the lord-keeper. - Dispute be-

tween Burleigh and Essex. Agreement with the Dutch.-

Death and character of Burleigh.-Transactions between the

queen and the king of Scots, and an extract from their corres-

pondence. 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

council-conferences with Tyrone - unexpected arrival at

court.-Behaviour of the queen.-State of parties. - Letters

of sir J. Harrington. Further particulars respecting Essex.

His letter of submission. Relentlessness of the queen.

Sir John Hayward's history.— Second letter of Essex. — Cen-

sure passed upon him in council. · Anecdote of the queen.

Essex liberated.-Reception of a Flemish ambassador.-Dis-

content 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.-Proceedings 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.

Behaviour of the queen. Death of Essex. Fate of his

adherents. Reception of the Scotch ambassadors.- Interview

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