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CONTENTS

OF THE

FIFTH VOLUME.

WRITINGS HISTORICAL.

THE History of the reign of king Henry the

seventh,
Page 5

History of the reign of king Henry the eighth, 194

The beginning of the history of Great Britain, 196

LETTERS.

Letters in the reign of Queen ELIZABETH.

1. To a noble lord,

2. A letter of ceremony to queen

the sending of a new year's gift,

203

Elizabeth, upon

ibid.

3. A letter of ceremony to queen Elizabeth, upon

the sending of a new year's gift,

204

4. To the queen,

ibid.

5. To the queen,

205

6. To the queen,

ibid.

7. To my lord treasurer Burghley,

206

8. To the lord treasurer Burghley,

208

9. To the lord treasurer Burghley,

210

211

10. To the lord treasurer Burghley,

11. To the lord treasurer Burghley, in excuse of

the author's speech in parliament against the

triple subsidy,

12. To the lord keeper of the great seal,

21. To the lord keeper,

ibid.

22. A letter to the lord treasurer Burghley, recom-

mending his first suit, touching the Solicitor's

219

221

222

ibid.

223

224

225

ibid.

226

227

32. To my lord of Essex,

ibid.

33. To my lord of Essex,

233

34. To my lord of Essex,

234

35. To Sir John Stanhope,

235

36. To my lord of Essex,

236

37. To my lord of Essex,

237

38. To my lord of Essex,

ibid.

39. To the queen,

238

239

240

241

242

40. To Sir Robert Cecil,

41. To Sir Robert Cecil,

42. To Foulk Grevil,

44. To Sir Robert Cecil, at his being in France, ibid.

45. To Sir Robert Cecil,

243

46. A letter of advice to the earl of Essex, to take

upon him the care of Irish causes, when Mr.

secretary Cecil was in France,

244

the

47. A letter of advice to the earl of Essex, upon

first treaty with Tyrone, before the earl was

nominated for the charge of Ireland,

246

48. A letter of advice to my lord of Essex, immedi-

ately before his going into Ireland,

49., To my lord of Essex,

248

252

50. A letter to the earl of Essex, in offer of his

service when he was first enlarged to Essex

house,

252

51. An answer of my lord of Essex to the preceding

letter of Mr. Bacon,

52. To my lord of Essex,

53. To my lord of Essex,

54. To Sir Robert Cecil,

55. To my lord Henry Howard,

253

254*

ibid.

255

256

257

56. Two letters framed, the one as from Mr. An-
thony Bacon, to the earl of Essex; the other,

as the earl's answer thereunto,

57. A letter framed as from the earl; in answer to

261

the former letter,

58. A letter to Mr. secretary Cecil, after the defeat-

ing of the Spanish forces in Ireland; inciting

him to embrace the care of reducing that king-

dom to civility, with some reasons sent inclosed,

262

Considerations touching the queen's service in Ire-

land,

59. To my lord of Canterbury,

60. To Sir Thomas Lucy,

264

270

ibid.

61. A letter of recommendation of his service to the

earl of Northumberland, a few days before

queen Elizabeth's death,

Letters in the reign of King JAMES.

62. To Mr. Fowlys,

63. To Mr. Fowlys,

271

272

273

64. To Sir Thomas Chaloner, then in Scotland, be-

fore his majesty's entrance,

274

65. An offer of service to the king, upon his first

coming in,

275

66. A letter to the lord of Kinlosse, upon his ma-

jesty's entrance,.

277

67. A letter to Dr. Morison, a Scottish physician,

upon his majesty's coming in,

68. To Mr. Davies, gone to meet the king,

69. To Mr. Robert Kempe, upon the death of queen

278

ibid.

Elizabeth,

279