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Title: Two English queens and Philip
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Hume, Martin Andrew Sharp, 1847- (from old catalog)
Subjects: Philip II, King of Spain, 1527-1598 Mary I, queen of England, 1516-1558. (from old catalog) Elizabeth I, queen of England, 1533-1603
Publisher: New York, G. P. Putnam's sons (etc., etc.)
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nish Bishop, asking him to movePhilip to write to her recommending her to marryan Englishman, hinting at the same time that thiswas in Philips interest, as she might otherwise marrya foreign enemy of his. Cecil said that her idea wasto bring Philips letter before a committee of peers,prelates, and commoners, all friends of Dudley, andthey would recommend the marriage. This was all verywell, said the Bishop, but how about Lord Robertsreligious pledges? But Cecil had no intention, norprobably had the Queen, of carrying out any suchpromises; and this new proposal was really intendedto upset Dudleys plan. So, gradually, a barrier oflimitations and conditions was introduced by Cecil,which made the affair impossible. The Anglican andLutheran bishops were to sit in the Council ; certainpoints of doctrine must be settled beforehand ; thePope or his legate might be President but not ruler ofthe Council; and the place of meeting must be mutuallyagreed upon by all the princes. Dudley alternately
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ROBERT DUDLEY, EARL OF LEICESTER FROM A PAINTING AT THE NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY CECIL FRUSTRATES DUDLEY 209 fumed and sulked at this diversion by his opponents,and tried desperately to keep the Spanish Bishop inhand. It had, of course, been evident to the latter atonce that Philips attitude as shown in his instructionswas impossible. Elizabeth, he said, had notentered into the business so humbly and submissivelythat he could lay down the law to her and insist uponher pledging herself in writing ; besides, it would bemost unwise to give the heretics the opportunity, ifthey were playing false, of proving that they had gotPhilip to bargain for his political help in return forreligious concessions. In the meanwhile, encouraged by this philandering,a Papal Nuncio was hurrying across Europe to beready at a moments notice to sail from Flanders toEngland and invite the representatives of Elizabethto the Council of Trent. This Nuncio, the AbbeMartinengo, was to be received at Greenwichprivat

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