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Page 126
... Cobham , were looked upon as the chief enemies of Essex at Court , and for the time their influence was supreme . In 1600 a monopoly for the sale of sweet wines possessed by Essex fell in , and the Queen did not renew it . Essex seems ...
... Cobham , were looked upon as the chief enemies of Essex at Court , and for the time their influence was supreme . In 1600 a monopoly for the sale of sweet wines possessed by Essex fell in , and the Queen did not renew it . Essex seems ...
Page 127
... Cobham , who , he asserted , constantly threatened his life . The night before this desperate attempt , Ralegh , who was then in his town - house , Durham House , in the Strand , sent for Sir Ferdinando Gorges to come and speak with him ...
... Cobham , who , he asserted , constantly threatened his life . The night before this desperate attempt , Ralegh , who was then in his town - house , Durham House , in the Strand , sent for Sir Ferdinando Gorges to come and speak with him ...
Page 128
... Cobham , and that he wished to free the Queen from the evil councillors by whom she was surrounded . But the people simply gazed in amazement , and no one stirred . At last Essex plainly saw that his cause was desperate . He made his ...
... Cobham , and that he wished to free the Queen from the evil councillors by whom she was surrounded . But the people simply gazed in amazement , and no one stirred . At last Essex plainly saw that his cause was desperate . He made his ...
Page 156
... Cobham by the fact that his brother was one of the conspirators in the Catholic plot . Ralegh was at that time in attendance on the Court at Windsor Castle . One day in the middle of July he came out on to the castle terrace ready to go ...
... Cobham by the fact that his brother was one of the conspirators in the Catholic plot . Ralegh was at that time in attendance on the Court at Windsor Castle . One day in the middle of July he came out on to the castle terrace ready to go ...
Page 158
... Cobham's plottings than he cared to disclose ; but there seems no evidence that he had shared them . He had been offered some of the money which Arem- berg promised Cobham , but had refused it at once . 1603 ] RALEGH ATTEMPTS SUICIDE ...
... Cobham's plottings than he cared to disclose ; but there seems no evidence that he had shared them . He had been offered some of the money which Arem- berg promised Cobham , but had refused it at once . 1603 ] RALEGH ATTEMPTS SUICIDE ...
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