Secret memoirs of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, prime minister and favourite of Queen Elizabeth
Subtitle: containing an instructive account of his ambition, designs, intrigues, excessive power : his engrossing the queen, with the dangerous consequence of that practice, &c.
By: written during his life, and now published from an old manuscript never printed ; to which is added a preface by Dr. Drake.
Contributors: Drake, James, 1667-1707.; Parsons, Robert, 1546-1610.; Morgan, Thomas, 1543-1606.
Publisher: Printed for Sam. Briscoe, and sold by Ben. Bragg ...
Published: 1706
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
Subjects: Leicester, Robert Dudley, -- Earl of, -- 1532?-1588.; Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603.
Work titles: Leycesters commonwealth.
Notes: "Leycester'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 "Leycester's commonwealth."  It was first printed on the continent in 1584 with title "The copie of a letter, wryten by a master of arte of Cambridge, to his friend in London" (ST 5742.9).  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.

Advertisements: p. [32].

161-162 omitted in pagination; 211-218 misnumbered 111-118.

ESTC T145843

VUL copy has bookplate of the Right Honble Basil Fielding (i.e. Feilding) Earl of Denbigh, 1703.

VUL copy has handwritten note attributing authorship to Robert Parsons (1647-1714), apparently confusing him with Robert Parsons (1546-1610).