Secret memoirs of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, prime minister and favourite of Queen Elizabeth: containing an instructive account of his ambition, designs, intrigues, excessive power: his engrossing the queen, with the dangerous consequence of that practice, &c
Title
Secret memoirs of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, prime minister and favourite of Queen Elizabeth: containing an instructive account of his ambition, designs, intrigues, excessive power: his engrossing the queen, with the dangerous consequence of that practice, &c
Date
1706
Place
London
Publisher
Printed for Sam. Briscoe, and sold by Ben. Bragg
Editor
James Drake
Robert Parsons
Thomas Morgan
Note
"Leycester's commonwealth" is a political tract against Elizabeth I's government. It went through many stages and forms, both in manuscript and in print, and is most well known by the title "Leycester's commonwealth." It was first printed on the continent in 1584 with title "The copie of a letter, wryten by a master of arte of Cambridge, to his friend in London" (ST 5742.9). It was formerly attributed to Robert Parsons and is sometimes attributed to Thomas Morgan. Cf. DNB s. v. Dudley, Robert, Earl of Leicester, 1532?-1588 Advertisements: p. [32] 161-162 omitted in pagination; 211-218 misnumbered 111-118
Library Catalog
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Num Pages
32
Call Number
DA358 .L5 L54 1706
Item Type
Book
Collection
Citation
James Drake, Robert Parsons, and Thomas Morgan, “Secret memoirs of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, prime minister and favourite of Queen Elizabeth: containing an instructive account of his ambition, designs, intrigues, excessive power: his engrossing the queen, with the dangerous consequence of that practice, &c,” Centre for Renaissance and Reformation Studies (CRRS) Rare Book Collection, accessed July 21, 2025, https://crrs.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/8226.