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. Written during his life, and now published from an old manuscript never printed. To which is added a preface by Dr. Drake.
| Author/creator |
Leicester, Robert Dudley, Earl of, 1532?-1588 |
| Format | Electronic and Book |
| Publication Info | London : printed for Sam. Briscoe, and sold by Ben. Bragg, at the Blue-ball in Ave-Mary-Lane, 1706. |
| Description | 32 unnumbered pages, 160, 163-210, 111-118 pages ; 8⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
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| General note | First published in 1584 as "The copie of a leter, wryten by a master of arte of Cambrige" and republished in 1641 as "Leycester's common-wealth"; subsequently reissued in 1706 as "Secret memoirs .. The second edition corrected", in 1708 as "The perfect picture of a favourite" and in 1721 as "The picture of a favourite". |
| General note | Text and register continuous despite pagination. |
| General note | Copy filmed at UMI microfilm Early English Books, Tract Supplement reel E3 a fragment with title page only which has "This day is published." at head. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from University of Texas. |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, T145843. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2010. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
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