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.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leicester, Robert Dudley, Earl of, 1532?-1588.

Series:

Early English books online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leicester, Robert Dudley, Earl of, 1532?-1588--Early works to 1800.

Leicester, Robert Dudley.

Leicester, Robert Dudley, Earl of, 1532?-1588.

History.

Great Britain--History--Elizabeth, 1558-1603--Early works to 1800.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 unnumbered page)

Other Title:

At head of title: This day is published

Place of Publication:

London, : Printed for Sam. Briscoe, and sold by Ben. Bragg, at the Blue-ball in Ave-Mary-Lane., 1706.

System Details:

text file

Notes:

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".

Fragment: title page only.

Reproduction of original in the British Library.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, Tract supplement ; E3:3[159]) s1999 miun s

Cited in:

Early English books tract supplement interim guide Harl.5986[162]

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