The Egerton papersA collection of public and private documents, chiefly illustrative of the times of Elizabeth and James I, from the original manuscripts [!], the property of the Right HonLord Francis Egerton . I. p. 149, is au interesting account of Dr. Roderigo Lopez, a Portuguese Jewand one of the Queens physicians, who was executed in 1594 for a design to takeaway the Queens life by poison. In 1584 he was (as he continued almost to thehour of his trial) in full favour, and we here find Walsingham writing to the SolicitorGeneral respecting a grant to be made to him, with the omission of a p
The Egerton papersA collection of public and private documents, chiefly illustrative of the times of Elizabeth and James I, from the original manuscripts [!], the property of the Right HonLord Francis Egerton . I. p. 149, is au interesting account of Dr. Roderigo Lopez, a Portuguese Jewand one of the Queens physicians, who was executed in 1594 for a design to takeaway the Queens life by poison. In 1584 he was (as he continued almost to thehour of his trial) in full favour, and we here find Walsingham writing to the SolicitorGeneral respecting a grant to be made to him, with the omission of a proviso whichDr. Lopez had requested should be left out.] Indorsed, by Lord Ellesmere, Mr. D. Lopez. To my verie lovinge frencl Mr. Egerton, her Mati*^^ SoUi-citor Generall. Theis are to let you understand that her Maty, being againemoved in the behalf of M. Doctor Lopez, is nowe content thatthe proviso, which I wrote unto you by my last should be addedto this graunt, maie be left out, for that he appereth to bebound to yeld up the said graunte in case yt shalbe hereafterfound prejudityall to the common wealthe; and so I commit youto God. At Whitehaule, the vjtli of Aprill, 1584. Your very loving 101 .. ., ^ SURVEYOR OF THE WORKS AT BERWICK. [This is another official note of the same kind from the Earl of Leicester in favourof his servant William Spicer, who was to succeed Rowland Johnson as surveyor ofthe works and fortifications at Berwick. It is the earliest extant communication be-tween the great favourite and the Sohcitor General, but it has no indorsement. Atthis date Leicester had recovered from the disgrace into which he fell with theQueen for marrying the widow of Walter Earl of Essex, whom Leicester was suspectedof having poisoned, and of the circumstances of whose death a particular account ispreserved at Bridgewater House, agreeing precisely with that in Harleian MS. 1584, Leicester was engaged in getting up Associations for the defence of Eliza-beths
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