Queen Elizabeth and Her Times: A Series of Original Letters, Selected from the Inedited Private Correspondence of the Lord Treasurer Burghley, the Earl of Leicester, the Secretaries Walsingham and Smith, Sir Christopher Hatton, and Most of the Distinguished Persons of the Period, Volume 1Thomas Wright |
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Page 275 - Highness's letters, she fell into some passion with the water in her eyes, and therewith she drew us with her into her bed-chamber, where she complained unto us for that your Highness did not answer her expectation for the admitting her into your presence forthwith...
Page 309 - I guess what sight might worke in others. Her hair of itself is black, and yet Mr. Knollys told me that she wears hair of sundry colors.
Page 44 - ... without hurting her hood that was upon her head,) yet the inhabitants will tell you there, that she was conveyed from her usual chamber where she lay, to another where the bed's head of the chamber stood close to a privy postern door, where they in the night...
Page 207 - Throckmorton's influence over Leicester, Cecil wrote to Smith, 'I think my Lord well able to judge what is meet or unmeet, and doth use Master Throckmorton friendly because he doth show himself careful and devoted to his lordship. What is said of me I think I cannot know ; but this I am assured of, that I have no affection to be of a party, but for the Queen's Majesty, and I will always travail to accord noblemen, and not to minister devices of discord.
Page 67 - The Scottish Quene was the 10th of this month at Bulloygn, and meaneth to take shypping at Callise. Nether those in Scotland nor we here doo lyke her going home. The Quene's Majestie hath three ships in the north seas to preserve the fyshers from pyratts.
Page 301 - And for our part as we are heartily sorry, and dismayed to find such matter of your charge; and although we doubt not but you are well certified of the diligence and care of your ministers having your commission, yet can we not...
Page 282 - Scotland might invade and assault us upon the sudden for to rescue and take her from us, we mean hereafter, if any such riding pastimes be required that way, so much to fear the endangennent of her person by some sudden invasion of her enemies, that she must hold us excused in that behalf.
Page 204 - ... refuseth in this sort — she will not suffer it to have the force of law, but of permission to every man to live according to his conscience.
Page 82 - Queen wished that one of the two were a man, to make an end of all debates. This, I trow, was spoken in her merry mood.
Page 187 - ... do therein what she lists, that of late, contrary to her own ordinances, as great numbers have repaired to her chapel to hear mass, as sometimes come to the common church to hear sermon. To have her mind altered for this freedom, she desireth to have all men live as they list; she can hardly be brought, and thinketh it too great a subjection for her, being a prince in her own country, to have her will broken therein.