Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-13
SIZE ROBERT CECIL

William Shakspere. Queen Elizabeth is rep
resented as talking with Cecil, cousin of Bacon
but his enemy. Cecil says: ''These plays are
put abroad at first upon the stage in the
name OF more-low Marlowe), woebegone,
sullen fellow. He had engaged in quarrel
with one Arch or tArcher) a servant, about
a wanton, ending in bloody hand to hand
fight, in which he was slain The point of
his own sword struck against his head and
eye, making fearful wounds" Speaking of
Marlowe's blasphemy, he proceeds: "My
father would, in his wrath, have burned the
borson, rascally knave alive in the fire Of
Smithfeld for the sin he hath committed
against Heaven and the state" Speaking of
the reasonable purposes of the plays, he
says that, having heard that the Essex party
were representing the deposition and muir
der OF King Richard II on the stage and
cheering uproariously at every hit, he sent a
friend to ascertain the facts, who returned
with the statement that the reports were
true The following sentence is descrip-
tive Of the scene in the theatre on the
death of King Richard IL: ''But when
poor King Richard fell corpse at
Pomfret under uncounted blows, they made
the most fearful noise. Again and again
u broke forth. 1t seemed as if they would
never stop. The play shows the
victory of rebels over an anointed tyrant
and by this pipe he hath blown the fame of
rebellion almost into open war. These well
known plays have even inside the most holy
matters of religion, which all good men hold
in sincere respect, subjects fer laughter, their
aim being, it is supposed, to thus poison the
mind of the discordant, wavering multitude,
They mean in this covert way to make a ris-
ing and flood this fair land with blood" In
another part of the cipher story it reads
thus: "Seas-iu tCeciD said that More-low
Clarlowe) or Shakespeare CShakspere)
never. writ a word of them. Il is
plain he is stuffing our ears with false re-
ports and lies this many year. He is poor,
ill-spiri1ed, greedy creature and but veil
for some one else. l have suspicion that
my kinsman's servant, young Harry Percy,
YVES the man to whom he gave every night
the half of what he took through the day at
the gate. Many ruInors are on the tongues
Of men that my cousin hath prepared not
only the Contention Between York and
Lancaster and King John and this play
Rich ID, but other plays which are put
forth, at first under the name OF More-low
C1arlowe) and now go abroad as prepared by
Shak'st-spurre lShakspere)." Still another
represents a conversation between Cecil and
the Bishop of Worcester, and the bishop
says, I'VE know him fShaksperes as &
butchers rude and vulgar prentice, and ii
was in our opinions not Likely that he writ
them He is neither witty nor learned
enough The subjects are far beyond his
ability 1t is even thought here that your
cousin OF St Adams writes them"
The beating Of Hayward is described IN
another cipher paragraph Hayward, It
seems, had been imprisoned for defeating
his Life OF Henry VII" TO the Earl of Essex
When brought before the queen 70 answer
for his offense, the cipher says 1.-THE suilen
old jade doth listen with the ugi,est frown
upon her brows, too enraged TO speak, but
rising UP and starting forward, :took. Ha-word
Eaywardl by his throat and choked him
The old jade struck my poor young
friend fearful blow with the steeied end Of
the great crutch, again and again his
limbs being weakened by Imprisonment
and grief, ne is not able to stand the force OF
the blows The hinges of his joints give way
under him and he fails 10 the ground Seas-ill
(CeciD SAYS 70 him, Speak out Why dds
thou put the name Of my lord the earl upon
the title leaf Of this volumer' Hayward
thereuPon foolistly proceeds TO praise Essex
Is great and good man The queen threat
ems 20 have his ears cut OF and concludes;
Thy hateful looks and the whiteness Of thy
face Is aqter than thy tongue 70 tel Thy nst
rres
EAcoS's SINGULAR TKsTxoyr.
In Lord Bacoa's admitted works Is this
curious Passage:
In 8 matter which hsd soFae affinity With
ny lord OF Essexs co1rss, which. Though il
grew from me, vent aboCt II other mems
names, her ma le<sy was highly ineegssed with
that book Ct the F,rse Year q King asoTy
TIE FOURTH. was dedicated 70 nv lord Ct
ESsax-said she lad . good optn.on there
was treason u i. and asked Eas If l could not
b-lsi plans II It that could be drawn within
c1se Of Treason. whe-e.o I answered: Fer
treason surely found nonc. hs1. for felony
very many. And when her uaS-ey hastily
asked re wherein, told Der the sushor had
Committed very apparent theee, for be bad
taken most q the sentences Of Co-ne,ius
Tacisrs and translated thern into English and
Put them into as eux2 Another Sfue yhs4