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CONTENTS.
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.
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
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Her
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
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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. 306
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-
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-
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.-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
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 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