as speaker to the Queen at the close of the session

-The Queen's speech in reply-Appointed attorney

general-Sketch of the parliamentary proceedings dur-

ing the last years of Elizabeth and the first of James

I.

Page

65

CHAPTER IV.

1593-1603.

Coke's residence at Huntingfield Hall-The mansion and

its remains-Coke's children-His wife-Her death-

Her epitaph-Coke again thinks of marriage-The trea-

ty with Lady Hatton successful-His illegal marriage

-Whitgift puts him into the Spiritual Court-Death

of Burleigh Notice of Sir William Hatton Rivalry

of Bacon-Letters of Lord Essex--Character of Lady

Hatton-Trial of Essex and Southampton -Speech of

Coke-Notice of Essex and of his son-
on-Criminal

trials of that age--The public quarrel of Coke and Ba-

con- -Queen Elizabeth-Her conduct to Coke-Her

gift to him-Her death-Coke continued attorney-

general by her successor.

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CHAPTER V.

1602-1606.

Coke knighted-Trial of Raleigh-His speech-Raleigh's

defence His condemnation-Sir Henry Montague's

speech to him on judgment being passed-Notice of

Raleigh-The gunpowder plot-Trial of the cons-

LONDON:

SCHULZE AND CO., 18, POLAND STREET.

From the miginal Future is Jansen, in the passession of ID. Bayly Fisq

Henry Colburn 13 G Marlborougn St

OF

SIR EDWARD COKE,

LORD CHIEF JUSTICE OF ENGLAND IN THE REIGN OF

JAMES I.

WITH

MEMOIRS OF HIS CONTEMPORARIES,

BY

CUTHBERT WILLIAM JOHNSON, Esq.

OF GRAY'S INN, BARRISTER-AT-LAW.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL I.

LONDON:

HENRY COLBURN, PUBLISHER,

GREAT MARLBOROUGH STREET.

1837.

773.