. Historical portraits ... ichardSackville, was a splendid courtier of the reign of Elizabeth, aswell as a really considerable poet. The Mirror for Magistrates wasin part, and the Complaint of the Duke of Buckingham almostwholly composed by him. and Spenser acknowledged his owngreat obligations to Sackvilles poetry. He was also part authorof the first Enghsh tragedy (1561), called the Tragedy ofGorboduc. He was created Lord Buckhurst in 1567, and wasconstantly employed by Elizabeth upon embassies to foreign was he who had the cruel task of announcing her death-sentenceto Queen Mary;

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. Historical portraits ... ichardSackville, was a splendid courtier of the reign of Elizabeth, aswell as a really considerable poet. The Mirror for Magistrates wasin part, and the Complaint of the Duke of Buckingham almostwholly composed by him. and Spenser acknowledged his owngreat obligations to Sackvilles poetry. He was also part authorof the first Enghsh tragedy (1561), called the Tragedy ofGorboduc. He was created Lord Buckhurst in 1567, and wasconstantly employed by Elizabeth upon embassies to foreign was he who had the cruel task of announcing her death-sentenceto Queen Mary; and on Burghleys death in 1598 he succeeded tothe post of Lord Treasurer, an office which he retained for the restof his life. James created him Earl of Dorset in 1604. He wasalso, from 1591, Chancellor of the University of Oxford. He diedleaving an unstained reputation, while actually sitting at the CouncilBoard. ^^^^^^^ ^S ^^^1 ^r THOMAS SACKVILLE, FIRST EARL OF DORSETFrom the portrait in the possession of Lord Sackville.

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