Arcana aulica
Subtitle: or, Walsingham's manual of prudential maxims, for the states-man and courtier. To which is added Fragmenta regalia: or, Observations on Queen Elizabeth, her times and favourites
By: By Sir Robert Naunton
Publisher: Printed by M. Gillyflower
Published: 1694
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Translated from: fre
Number of pages: 247
Subjects: Royal Favorites; Court and courtiers; Early works to 1800; History
Other titles: Walsingham's manual of prudential maxims, for the states-man and courtier.; Manual of prudential maxims, for the states-man and courtier.; Fragmenta regalia.
Notes: Naunton's (p. [156]-247) Fragmenta regalica has separate t.-p.

Authorship wrongly attributed to Sir Francis Walsingham; translated into English and published in 1652 by Edward Walsingham from a French manuscript copy of the second part of "Traité de la cour ou Instruction des courtisans," first printed at London, 1652. The authorship of this work has been generally attributed to Sir Francis Walsingham, but the original was a French work by Eustache Du Refuge first published anonymously at Paris, 1617, with title "Traité de la cour" ... republished 1618, 1619, etc. It first appeared with author's name on t.-p. in Leyden (Elzevir) 1649. It was reprinted at Paris 1664 and 1672 as "Le nouveau traité de la cour" and in 1665 as "Le conseiller d'estat." An English translation by John Reynolds was published in London in 1622. A Latin translation by J. Pastorius of the 2d part was published at Amsterdam (Elzevir) 1642, with title "Institutiones aulicae," and a 2d edition of same, 1644 with title "Aulicus inculpatus." E. Walsingham's Arcana aulica, 1694 edition, was apparently retranslated into French and issued 1695 as "Le secret des cours ou Les memoirs de Walsingham," attributing the authorship to Sir Francis Walsingham. cf. Dict. nat. biog., v. 59, p. 231; Brunet; Willem's Les Elzevier.