The secret correspondence of Sir Robert Cecil with James VI. King of Scotland. Now first published.

People / Organizations

• Henry Howard Northampton (Author)

Imprint

Edinburgh: printed for A. Millar, in the Strand, London, MDCCLXVI. [1766]

Added name

Salisbury, Robert Cecil, Earl of, 1563-1612.

Publication year

1766

ESTC No.

T145841

Grub Street ID

192555

Description

xi,[1],235,[1]p. ; 12⁰

Note

Of the sixteen letters, fourteen are signed by Henry Howard, Earl of Nottingham. The editor; Sir David Dalrymple's, 'Advertisement' explains "The correspondence was conducted on the part of Cecil by Lord Henry Howard afterwards Earl of Northampton:".

The other two letters are signed by James VI.

Uncontrolled note

For confirmation of Howard's authorship see Bruce, John 'Correspondence of King James VI of Scotland with Sir Robert Cecil and others', Camden Society, London 1856: pp.xxxv-xxxvi; and Cecil, Algernon 'A life of Robert Cecil, First Earl of Salisbury', London, 1915: p.183