The copie of a letter sent out of England to an ambassadour in France for the King of Spaine, declaring the state of England contrary to the opinion of Don Bernardin, and of all his partizans Spaniards and others. Whereunto are adioyned certain advertisements, concerning the losses and distresses happened to the Spanish navy, as well in fight with the Englishnavie in the narrow seas of England; as also by tempests and contrary winds, upon the west and north coasts of Ireland, in their returne from the northerne isles beyond Scotland.

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  • The copie of a letter sent out of England to an ambassadour in France for the King of Spaine, declaring the state of England contrary to the opinion of Don Bernardin, and of all his partizans Spaniards and others. Whereunto are adioyned certain advertisements, concerning the losses and distresses happened to the Spanish navy, as well in fight with the Englishnavie in the narrow seas of England; as also by tempests and contrary winds, upon the west and north coasts of Ireland, in their returne from the northerne isles beyond Scotland.
  • Copie of a letter sent out of England to Don Bernardin Mendoza ambassadour in France for the King of Spaine
  • Copie of a letter sent out of England to Don Bernardin Mendoza ambassadour in France for the King of Spaine
People / Organizations
Imprint
London: printed by George Miller dwelling in Black-Friers, 1641.
Added name
Leigh, Richard, 1561?-1588, attributed name. Mendoza, Bernardino de, 1540 or 41-1604.
Publication year
1641
ESTC No.
R210031
Grub Street ID
86240
Description
[4], 36 p. ; 4⁰
Note
In fact by William Cecil, Baron Burghley. Attributed by insinuation in early editions to Richard Leigh.

First published in 1588 as "The copie of a letter sent out of England to Don Bernardin Mendoza ambassadour in France for the King of Spaine".

Formerly STC 15414.
Uncontrolled note
The date on the title page of the copy catalogued has been sophisticated to read 1601, which was the basis for its erroneous inclusion in STC?; copy is also extra illustrated. Thomason copy is unsophisticated