Autograph letter signed from Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, Tilbury, to Queen Elizabeth I [manuscript] 1588 August 3.

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Autograph letter signed from Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, Tilbury, to Queen Elizabeth I [manuscript] 1588 August 3.

Written while Leicester and the English troops awaited the arrival of the Spanish Armada. Leicester reports "all thing[es] as well as quyett & as forwardly bent to y[ou]r s[er]vyce as any soldyers or subiect[es] in [th]e world ca[n] be," adding "I may not forgett vppon my knees to yeld to yo[u]r mōōst swete ma[ies]ty." He mentions the arrival of Lord Ormond and Mr. Stanhope who have come to review the troops. In two instances, Leicester adds eyebrows over the o's is "moost" and he draws eyes before his signature at the end as a reference to the Queen's nickname for him, her "Eyes."

2 leaves ; 33 x 24 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7791919

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