Memoirs of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth (Volume 2 ); From the Year 1581 Till Her Death. in Which the Secret Intrigues of Her Court, and the Conduct of (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1754. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... would be guided by him, he would make him the greatest man in England. Lee had likewise deposed, that he knew, that the earl, Tyrone and Blounte were all one, and held one course. Nor did Blounte deny his having by the earl's order given leave to Li.igh to fend and go to Tyrone. Other informations lent from Ireland were also produced to prove an association between the earl and Tyrone . Mericke and CuffE were hang'd at Tyburn on the 13th of March; and on the 18th fir Charles Davers, who had offered 10,000/. for his life, but met with no favour on account of his obstinate denials till he had seen the confessions of others under their hands, and sir Christopher Blounte were beheaded on Tower-hill. Sir Charles died with great resolution and appearance of devotion, asking pardon, not only of God and the queen, but likewise of the lord Grey, to whom he had professed himself a bitter enemy, not for any injury received from his lordship, but from his own friendship with the earl of Southampton, with whom that lord was upon ill terms. Sir Christopher Blounte on the scaffold acknowledged, that the first time of his discovering any dangerous discontentment in the earl of Essex was about three years before at Wansted, upon his lordship's coming one day from Greenwich, when he spoke many things to fir Christopher, but descended into no particulars; after which time he never broke with that gentleman in any matter tending to the alteration of the state till he went into Ireland, other than that sir Christopher might conceive, that he was of an ambitious and discontented mind. But when sir ChrisTopher was brought wounded from Reban to Dublin, and lodged in the castle, his lordship in a visit to him with the earl of Southampton, told him of his intention of...