. The courtships of Queen Elizabeth; a history of the various negotiations for her marriage. hat she urg-ed him above all thinofs toobtain help from his brother. If she could onlybring France and Spain to loggerheads she wouldbe safe. Leicester, by means of Hatton, tried at^ Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth), vol. iii. OUEEN ELIZABETH. 301 the last moment to shirk the voyage, but the Queenthreatened them both with all sorts of penalties ifsuch disrespect were shown to the person sheloved best in the world, but the real reason whyshe was so anxious for Leicester to go was that hebore secret instruct
. The courtships of Queen Elizabeth; a history of the various negotiations for her marriage. hat she urg-ed him above all thinofs toobtain help from his brother. If she could onlybring France and Spain to loggerheads she wouldbe safe. Leicester, by means of Hatton, tried at^ Spanish Calendar (Elizabeth), vol. iii. OUEEN ELIZABETH. 301 the last moment to shirk the voyage, but the Queenthreatened them both with all sorts of penalties ifsuch disrespect were shown to the person sheloved best in the world, but the real reason whyshe was so anxious for Leicester to go was that hebore secret instructions to Orange to detain Alenconin Holland at any cost, and never let him come backto England, notwithstanding that the Queen hadgiven him her word at parting that if he would onlyreturn to her in six weeks she would marry him onthe conditions that Pinart had propounded. Thescales, however, were gradually falling from thePrinces eyes, for before he went Marchaumont, whostayed in England, was instructed to make ap-proaches for his marriage with the wealthy daughterof the Duke of
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