Leycesters common-wealth: : conceived, spoken and published with most earnest protestation of all dutifull good will and affection towards this realm, for whose good onely, it is made common to many.
Parsons, Robert,1546-1610.
Morgan, Thomas,1543-1606.
[London : s.n.],
Printed 1641.
"Leicester's commonwealth" is a political tract against Elizabeth I's government. It went through many stages and forms, both in manuscript and in print, and is most well known by the title "Leicester's commonwealth". It was first printed on the continent in 1584 with title "The copie of a leter, wryten by a master of arte of Cambridge, to his friend in London". It was formerly attributed to Robert Parsons and is sometimes attributed to Thomas Morgan. Cf. DNB s.v. Dudley, Robert, Earl of Leicester. 1532?-1588.
Does not fully correspond with the first issue described in the Grolier club Catalogue of English writers, or with the two issues described in Burgoyne's edition of 1904 (p. xiv-xv).
"Leicester's commonwealth" was republished in 1641 and was versified as "Leicester's ghost" about the same time.
Place of publication from Wing.
Wing (2nd ed.)
Thomason
ESTC
Leicester, Robert Dudley, Earl of, 1532?-1588
England London.