Leicester, Robert Dudley, Earl of, 1532?-1588

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Sluis fell to Spanish forces on August 4, N.S.

From the description of Provisions ordered by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, to be sent to the besieged town of Sluys [Fr. L'Ecluse], Netherlands, 1587 July 28. (Folger Shakespeare Library). WorldCat record id: 428974664

John Gray was the son of John Gray of Flansham, Sussex.

From the description of Conveyance by bargain and sale from Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, to John Gray, yeoman [manuscript], 1574 November 4. (Folger Shakespeare Library). WorldCat record id: 430229488

Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester (1532?-1588), English courtier who rose to power as a favorite of Queen Elizabeth. Placed in command of the Dutch campaign in 1585, he was proclaimed Governor-General in the Netherlands, but the expedition foundered and he returned to England at the end of 1586.

From the description of Proclamation declaring all ports in the Netherlands free ports, 1586 October 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702193719

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creatorOf Leicester, Robert Dudley, Earl of. Autograph letter signed : Kenilworth, to George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, 1573 Oct. 10. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Leicester, Robert Dudley, Earl of, 1532?-1588,. Autograph letter signed from Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, Tilbury, to Queen Elizabeth I [manuscript] 1588 August 3. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I). Letters patent signed from Elizabeth I, Queen of England, to Andrew van Loe, 1568 November 5. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Huntingdon, Henry Hastings, Earl of, 1535-1595. Copy of the original letter : to the Earl of Leicester, ca. 1563. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Leicester, Robert Dudley, Earl of, 1532?-1588. Proclamation declaring all ports in the Netherlands free ports, 1586 October 6. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Leicester, Robert Dudley, Earl of, 1532?-1588. Conveyance by bargain and sale from Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, to John Gray, yeoman [manuscript], 1574 November 4. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Kinwelmersh, Francis, d. 1580?. Collection of historical papers, ca. 1555-1577 [manuscript], compiled 1577. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf England and Wales. Privy Council. Document : Greenwich, 1565 July 8. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Leicester, Robert Dudley, Earl of. Letter signed : Deventer, 1586 Oct. 24. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Naunton, Robert, Sir, 1563-1635. Fragmenta regalia, or observations of the late Q[ueen] Elizabeth her times and favourites, [ca. 1640]. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Parsons, Robert, 1546-1610,. Copy of Leycesters commonwealth, 1584 [manuscript], ca. 1590. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Parsons, Robert, 1546-1610,. Copy of Leycesters commonwealth, 1584 [manuscript], 16th century. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf England and Wales. Privy Council. [Document] 1578 Feb. 23 / [Privy Council] Smith College, Neilson Library
creatorOf Ferrers family. Papers of the Ferrers Family of Tamworth Castle [manuscript], 1371-1806 (bulk 16th - 17th century). Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Digges, Dudley, Sir, 1583-1639,. The compleat ambassador: manuscript, [16--] Houghton Library
referencedIn Beale, Robert, 1541-1601. Robert Beale letters, 1569-1597, bulk 1576-1587. Harold B. Lee Library
referencedIn Leicesters love : a play in three acts : taken from Sir Walter Scott's novel "Kenilworth" : manuscript, [19--?]. Princeton University Library
creatorOf England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I). Letters patent from Elizabeth I, Queen of England, to Conrad Schitz [manuscript], 1563 August 26. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Parsons, Robert, 1546-1610,. Copy of Leycesters commonwealth, 1584 [manuscript], ca. 1590. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Parsons, Robert, 1546-1610,. Leicesters com̃onwealth; or, the copie of a letter written by a Mr of art in Cambridge to a frend in London concerninge some talke past betweene worthy grave men about the present estate & some proceedings of the Earle of Leicester & his frende in England ... University of Michigan
referencedIn Montgomery, John, fl. 1570-1588. A Treatise Concerninge the Navye Royall, of England, Wrytten by John Montgomery, with an Addic[i]on thereto, In Anno: 1588, 1570-1588. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
creatorOf England and Wales. Privy Council. Letter signed from the Privy Council to Simon Wheler [manuscript], 1566/7 January 13. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Cooke, Robert, d. 1592. Pedigree of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, ca. 1564-1566. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn The copie of a letter written by a master of art in Cambridge to his friende in London : concerning some talke past betweene two worshipfull and graue men about the present estate and some proceedings of the Earle of Leicester and his friends in England : manuscript, [16--] Houghton Library
creatorOf England and Wales. Privy Council. Document : Greenwich, to Sir William Paston and others, 1587/88 Feb. 23. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Parsons, Robert, 1546-1610,. Copy of Leycesters commonwealth, 1584 [manuscript], ca. 1600. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn A colleccon of many learned letters, early 17th century. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Parsons, Robert, 1546-1610,. Copy of Leycesters commonwealth, 1584 [manuscript], ca. 1600. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Arundell, Charles, Sir, d. 1588,. Leicestrenseni rempublicane [sic] : manuscript, [16--] Houghton Library
creatorOf Leicester, Robert Dudley, Earl of, 1532?-1588. Letters concerning death of Lady Amy Dudley : manuscript, [ca. 1850]. University of Chicago Library
referencedIn Campion, Edmund, Saint, 1540-1581. Commonplace book with many extracts from sixteenth century Latin authors, compiled ca. 1600. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Leicester, Robert Dudley, Earl of, 1532-1588. Autograph letter signed : to Humphrey Ferrers, [1578] Sept. 13. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Leicester, Robert Dudley, Earl of. Autograph letter signed : "At the Court," to Sir John Spencer, [1574?] Dec. 28. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I). Letters patent from Elizabeth I, Queen of England, to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, 1574 April 5. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Lincoln, Edward Clinton, Earl of, 1512-1585,. Privy Council document : Westminster, 1564 Feb. 4. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Leicester, Robert Dudley, Earl of. Autograph letter signed : to George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, Jul. 24. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Moray, James Stewart, Earl of, ca. 1531-1570. Letter signed : "holme of Dalquharran," to the Earl of Leicester, 1567 June 14 or 17. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf England and Wales. Privy Council. Warrant : St. James, to the Treasurer and Chamberlains of the Exchequer, 1564 Dec. 2. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Sidney, Philip, Sir, 1554-1586. [Defence of the Earl of Leicester] : autograph manuscript, undated. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Rives, Amélie, 1863-1945. Papers of Amélie Rives Troubetzkoy [manuscript], 1931-1941. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Naunton, Robert, Sir, 1563-1635. Fragmenta regalia, or many notable observations on Queene Eliz her tymes and favourites, [ca. 1640-65]. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Waterhouse, Edward, Sir, 1535-1591,. Autograph letter signed from Sir Edward Waterhouse, London, to Francis Agard, Esq. [manuscript], 1576/7 February 6. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Boaden, James, 1762-1839. Essays by James Boaden [manuscript], ca. 1825. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Parsons, Robert, 1546-1610,. Copy of Leycesters commonwealth (incomplete), 1584 [manuscript], 1594. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Boswell's Life of Johnson : including Boswell's Journal of a tour to the Hebrides and Johnson's Diary of a journey into North Wales, edited by George Birkbeck Hill, extra-illustrated, 1464-1897 (inclusive), 1724-1874 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Leicester, Robert Dudley, Earl of, 1532?-1588. Conveyance by bargain and sale from Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, to Henry Mathewe of Ancton, Sussex, yeoman [manuscript], 1574 May 13. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Sherley, Thomas, ca. 1542-1612,. Autograph letter signed from Sir Thomas Sherley, London, to the Earl of Leicester [manuscript], 1588 August 29. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Herrick, Margaret Foster, 1868?-1958. Papers, 1934-1938, n.d. (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Leicester, Robert Dudley, Earl of, 1532?-1588,. Letter signed from Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, to Sir Nicholas Throckmorton, ambassador to France [manuscript], 1562 April 20. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn James Winston papers, 1733-1871 Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf Leicester, Robert Dudley, Earl of, 1532?-1588. Copy of the original letter : the Hague, to Queen Elizabeth, [1585] Aug. 17. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Leicester, Robert Dudley, Earl of, 1532?-1588,. Autograph letter signed from Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, from the court, to Doctor [Jean] Hotman, at Paris, [1588?] January 23. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Dunlap, William, 1766-1839. A fatal deception, or, Progress of guilt : a tragedy in five acts : manuscript, [181-?]. Princeton University Library
creatorOf Burghley, William Cecil, Baron, 1520-1598,. Autograph letter signed from William Cecil, Baron Burghley, to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester [manuscript], 1571 August 11. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Clinton, Edward Fiennes de, Earl of Lincoln, 1512-1585,. A collection of papers pertaining to Elizabeth I's commission of 1580 for the mustering of horses suitable for military service and breeding in the county of Oxfordshire, 1580- ca.1582. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Atye, Arthur, d. 1604,. Copy of letter from Arthur Atye, The Hague, to an unidentified recipient, England, January 30, 1585/6 [manuscript], 17th century? Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Parsons, Robert, 1546-1610,. Copy of Leycesters commonwealth, 1584 [manuscript], ca. 1590. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Leicester, Robert Dudley, Earl of, 1532?-1588,. Provisions ordered by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, to be sent to the besieged town of Sluys [Fr. L'Ecluse], Netherlands, 1587 July 28. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Whitney, Geffrey, 1548?-1601?. A choice of emblemes : manuscript, [ca. 1585] Houghton Library
referencedIn Hunsdon, George Carey, Baron, 1547-1603,. Autograph letters signed to Sir George Carey from various correspondents [manuscript], 1582-1585. Folger Shakespeare Library
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associatedWith Atye, Arthur, d. 1604, person
associatedWith Beale, Robert, 1541-1601. person
associatedWith Blount, Thomans, Sir, d. 1568. person
associatedWith Boaden, James, 1762-1839. person
correspondedWith Boswell, James, 1740-1795 person
correspondedWith Burghley, William Cecil, Baron, 1520-1598, person
associatedWith Cooke, Robert, d. 1592 person
associatedWith De Borchgrave, Daniel, 1550-1590. person
associatedWith Digges, Dudley, Sir, 1583-1639, person
associatedWith Dudley, Amy Robsart, Lady, 1532?-1560. person
associatedWith Dunlap, William, 1766-1839. person
associatedWith Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603, person
associatedWith England and Wales. Privy Council person
associatedWith England and Wales. Privy Council. corporateBody
associatedWith England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I) corporateBody
associatedWith Ferrers family. family
associatedWith Ferrers, Humphrey, person
associatedWith Gilpin, Mr. person
associatedWith Gilson, J. P. (Julius Parnell), 1868-1929. person
associatedWith Gray, John, yeoman. person
associatedWith Greenwell, William, 1820-1918. person
associatedWith Herrick, Margaret Foster, 1868?-1958. person
correspondedWith Hotman, Jean, seigneur de Villers-Saint-Paul, 1552-1636 person
correspondedWith Hunsdon, George Carey, Baron, 1547-1603, person
associatedWith Huntingdon, Henry Hastings, Earl of, 1535-1595. person
associatedWith Hutton, Robert, servant person
associatedWith Mathewe, Henry, yeoman. person
associatedWith Montgomery, John, fl. 1570-1588. person
associatedWith Moray, James Stewart, Earl of, ca. 1531-1570. person
associatedWith Naunton, Robert, Sir, 1563-1635. person
associatedWith Rives, Amélie, 1863-1945. person
correspondedWith Sherley, Thomas, ca. 1542-1612, person
associatedWith Sidney, Philip, Sir, 1554-1586. person
associatedWith Spencer, John, Sir, person
associatedWith Talbot, George, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, person
correspondedWith Throckmorton, Nicholas, Sir, 1515-1571 person
associatedWith University of Chicago. Library. corporateBody
associatedWith University of Chicago. Library. Special Collections Research Center. corporateBody
associatedWith Waterhouse, Edward, Sir, 1535-1591, person
associatedWith Whitney, Geffrey, 1548?-1601? person
associatedWith Winston, James, 1773-1843 person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Sluis (Zeeland, Netherlands)
Great Britain
Netherlands
Subject
Armada, 1588
Cooking
Gardening
Letters
Manuscripts
Proclamations
Occupation
Activity

Person

Birth 1532

Death 1588-09-04

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