Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-19
A GLANCE AT ENGLISH HISTORY
INTERESTING SKETCH OF LEICES.
TER AND QUEEN ELIZABETH.


He had fought the Earrs battle as man.
fully as Dawson had done, and, like that
envoy, bad received nothing in exchange for
his plausible arguments but bitter words and
big oaths. Eight days after his arrival he
was introduced by Hatton into the privy
chamber, and at the moment of his entrance
was received with a yolley of execrations.
"Idid expressly and peremptorily forbid his
acceptance of the absolute government, in
the bearing of divers of my council" said
the Queen.
Shirley-"The necessity of the case was
imminent, your Highness. 1t was his Lord
ships intent to do all for your Majesty's
service. Those countries did expect him as
Governor at his first landing, and the
States burst do no other than satisfy the
people also with that opinion. The peoples
mislike of their present government is such
and SO great as that the name of States is
grown odious among them. Therefore the
States, doubling the furious rage of the
people, conferred the authority upon his
Lordship with incessant suit to him to re-
ceive it. Notwithstanding this, however, he
did deny it until he saw plainly both confu-
sion and ruin of that country if he should
refuse. On the other hand, when he had
seen their estates, his Lordship found great
profit and commodity like to come unto
your Majesty by your acceptance of it." =
Queen (who has manifested many signs of
impaClence curing tnls qlscourSel-"1 our
speech 10 oil in vain. His Lordship's pro-
ceediDg is sufficient TO make me infamous to
all princes having protested the contrary,
as 1 have done, in book which is translated
into divers and sundry languages His Lord
ship, being my servant, a creature ofmyown,
ought not in duty toward me, have entered
into this course without my knowledge and
good allowance
Shirley-"But the world hath conceived
a high Judgment of your Majesty's great
wisdom and providence, shown by your as
sailing the King of Spain at one time both
in the Low Countries and also by Sir Fran
els Drake. do assure myself that the same
judgment which did first cause you to take
this in hand must continue certain knowl-
edge in your Majesty that one of these ac-
tions must needs stand much betAr by the
other. If Sir Francis do prosper then all is
well. And though be should not prosper
yet this hold that his Lordship hath taken for
you on the Low Countries must ALWAYS as
sure an honorable peace at your Highness's
pleasure. | beseech your Majesty to remem-
ber that TO the King Of Spain the govern
ment of bis Lordship is no greater matter
than if he were but your lieutenant. general
there but the voyage of Sir Francis is of
much greater offepse than all.
Queen (interrupting)-"I can very we'll
answer fer Sir Francis. Moreover, if need
be, the gentleman careth not if | should dis
avow him.
Shirley-Even so standeth my Lord, if
your SHOWING of him may also stand with
your Higbnesss favor toward him. Never
theless, should this bruit of your mislike of
his Lordship's authority there come unto the
ears of those people, being a nation both
sudden and suspicious, and having been
heretofore used TO stratagem-I fear ID may
work some strange notion in them consid-
eripg that, at this time, there is an increase
NJ tba hoe
whereof perchance they know not of. His
Loidship's giving up of the government may
leave them altogether without government
and in worse case than they were ever in
before. For now the authority of the States
is dissolved, and his Lordshps government
i the Only thing that holdeth them together.
Queen-'T believe nothing of what Won
say concerning the dissolying of the au,
thority of the States. know well enough
that the States do remain States still . |
mean not to do harm TO the cause but only
to reform that which his Lordship hath done
beyond bis warrant from me-"
And with this the Queen swept suddenly
from the apartment. Sir Thomas, at different
stages Of the conversation, had in vain be-
sought her to accept letter from the Earl
which had been intrusted to his care. She
obstiDately refused TO touch it. Shirley had
even had recourse to strategem affecting
Ignorance on many points concerning which
the Queen desired Information, and suggest
ing that doubtless she would find those
matters fully explained in his Lordships
letter. The artifice was in vain, and the
discussion was on the whole, unsatisfactory.
Yet there is no doubt that the Queen had
had the worst of the argument, and she was
far too sagacious politician not to feel the
weight Of that which had been urged SO
often in the defense of the course pursued,
But il was with her partly a matter of tenn.
per and offended pride, perhaps even of
wounded affection.
On the following morning Shirley saw
the Queen walking in the garden Of the
palace, and made bold to accost her. Think
ing, as he said, 80 test her affection to Lord
Leicester by another MEANS" the artful Sir
Thomas stepped up TO her, and observed
that bis LoIdship was seriously i'll. 'It is
feared" be said, that the Earl is again at
tackled by the disease of which DR.. Good
Iowse did once cure him. Wherefore his
Lordship is now an humble suitor to your
Highness that it would please you to spare
GoodroWser and give him leave to 20 thither
or some time.p 1u -S
Ihe Queen was immediately touched.
'Certainly-with all my heart, with all nv
heart be shall bave him." she replied, aand
sorry am that his Lordship hath that need
=, And indeed" returned sly Sir Thomas,
your Highness is very gracious Princess
who are pleased not TO suffer his Lordsbio
90 perish IN health, though otherwise Won
remain deeply offended with him" q