The picture of a favourite [electronic resource] : or, secret memoirs of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, Prime Minister and favourite of Queen Elizabeth, and Stadtholder of Holland. Containing An Instructive Account of his Rise and Fall; excessive Power and Wealth; his cruel Oppressions; the exorbitant Grants made to him; his ambitious Aim at the Crown; his Lusts, Hypocrisie, and Irreligion; also his Secret Combination with the Papists and Fanaticks, to Undermine the Church of England, and Exclude the Royal Family. Written during his life, and now publish'd from an old manuscript: with a preface by James Drake, Fellow of the Royal Society and College of Physicians.
1721
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The picture of a favourite [electronic resource] : or, secret memoirs of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, Prime Minister and favourite of Queen Elizabeth, and Stadtholder of Holland. Containing An Instructive Account of his Rise and Fall; excessive Power and Wealth; his cruel Oppressions; the exorbitant Grants made to him; his ambitious Aim at the Crown; his Lusts, Hypocrisie, and Irreligion; also his Secret Combination with the Papists and Fanaticks, to Undermine the Church of England, and Exclude the Royal Family. Written during his life, and now publish'd from an old manuscript: with a preface by James Drake, Fellow of the Royal Society and College of Physicians.
Uniform Title
Leycester's commonwealth.
Edition
The third edition, corrected.
Publication Details
London : printed for Samuel Briscoe at the Bell-Savage on Ludgate-Hill; and sold by Tho. Bickerton at the Crown in Pater-Noster-Row, 1721.
Place of Publication or Printing
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Language
English
Description
[32],210,111-118p. ; 8⁰.
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'; this edition is a reissue of 'Secret memoirs of Robert Dudley' first published in 1706, and reissued in that year as 'The second edition corrected', and subsequently reissued in 1708 as 'The perfect picture of a favorite: .. The third edition, corrected'.
Pp.211-218 misnumbered 111-118.
The titlepage is a cancel and is printed in red and black.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
Pp.211-218 misnumbered 111-118.
The titlepage is a cancel and is printed in red and black.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
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Access limited to authorized users.
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English Short Title Catalog, T140915.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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