Secret memoirs of Robert Dudley, [electronic resource] : 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.
1706
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Secret memoirs of Robert Dudley, [electronic resource] : 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.
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London : printed for Sam. Briscoe, and sold by Ben. Bragg, at the Blue-ball in Ave-Mary-Lane, 1706.
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Great Britain -- England -- London.
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English
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[32], 160, 163-210, 111-118 p. ; 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"; 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".
Text and register continuous despite pagination.
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.
Reproduction of original from University of Texas.
Text and register continuous despite pagination.
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.
Reproduction of original from University of Texas.
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English Short Title Catalog, T145843.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2010. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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