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

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

1706

London

Printed for Sam. Briscoe, and sold by Ben. Bragg

James Drake

Robert Parsons

Thomas Morgan

"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

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