Heroes of the Elizabethan age : stirring records of the intrepid bravery and boundless resources of the men of Queen Elizabeth's reign . n insolently de-manded that Lord Charles Howard, who had recently beenmade Earl of Nottingham, should have his patent cancelled;he would never allow Nottingham to have precedence of himat Court! This conduct hurt the Queen, who sent Essexkind messages in vain. At last Raleigh came up to London,saw Elizabeth in the Whitehall Gardens, and suggested aremedy. Madam, treat them all as children. Make the angry Earlyour Lord Marshal; then shall he strut before the c
Heroes of the Elizabethan age : stirring records of the intrepid bravery and boundless resources of the men of Queen Elizabeth's reign . n insolently de-manded that Lord Charles Howard, who had recently beenmade Earl of Nottingham, should have his patent cancelled;he would never allow Nottingham to have precedence of himat Court! This conduct hurt the Queen, who sent Essexkind messages in vain. At last Raleigh came up to London,saw Elizabeth in the Whitehall Gardens, and suggested aremedy. Madam, treat them all as children. Make the angry Earlyour Lord Marshal; then shall he strut before the conqueror ofthe Armada. It was done, and Essex recovered his temper; but it was atthe expense of the old Earl of Nottingham, who chafed at theslight, and never forgave his friend Raleigh for having thusmade him inferior to a Court puppet. For a short time Raleigh, Essex, Cecil, and Lord Cobhamseemed to be fast friends, and Durham House was once morethe centre of magnificent entertainments, masques, and Raleigh, who preferred the quiet and beauty of Sherborne,had to blaze forth in diamonds and pearls. No doubt she and 288. An IkATE (jUEHN The spoilt favourite, Essex, wished to be Lord-Deputy for Ireland, but hisnomination was vigorou^ly opposed, especially by the old Lord Burghley. Seeinghis chances vanish, he insolently turned his back on the Queen, a rudeness whichso incensed her that, regardless of decorum or etitiuctte, she soundly boxed his?ears, and told him to Go, and be hanged 1 PRISONER, POET, HISTORIAN, VICTIM Sir Walter saw something of Jonson and Shakespeare, as wellas of ordinary titled men and women. Soon the question of who should be the new Lord Deputyfor Ireland came to be discussed; and old Lord Burghley,opposing the nomination of Essex to that post, because hedelighted in nothing but slaughter, handed him the Prayer-book, and pointed with his finger to the words, Men of bloodshall not live out half their days. As the discussion went on,and Essex saw
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