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Simier, seeing the deadlock, decided to bring Alençon over at all risks. Leicester, deadly jealous, tried to assassinate Simier, who revenged himself by divulging to the queen Leicester's secret marriage. Elizabeth was beside herself with rage, and more in love than ever with Alençon and his envoy. At length, in August 1579, the young French prince, in disguise, suddenly appeared at Greenwich.
Leicester's School, in the story of Maria Howe, called "The Witch Aunt," one of the three stories in that book which Lamb wrote, Stackhouse's Bible is found once more. In my large edition I give a reproduction of the terrible picture. Southey commented thus:
Northampton, Leicester, and Nottingham, three of the strongest fortresses in the possession of the barons, were successively reduced; and among the captives were reckoned Simon the eldest of Leicester's sons, fourteen other bannerets, forty knights, and a numerous body of esquires.
The city, strongly garrisoned and well supplied with provisions, as it had been by Parma's care, remained impregnable; but the sconces beyond the river and upon the island fell into Leicester's hands. The great fortress which commanded the Veluwe, and which was strong enough to have resisted Count Hohenlo on a former, occasion for nearly a whole year, was the scene of much hard fighting.
Leicester's Welsh infantry broke at once before the charge of the mail-clad horsemen, and took refuge behind hedges and walls, where they were hunted out and butchered after the main fight was over. But the men-at-arms struggled valiantly against Edward's superior forces, though they were soon borne down by sheer numbers. Simon fought like a hero and met a soldier's death.
MARY. I have abased her before Leicester's eyes; He saw it, he was witness of my triumph. How did I hurl her from her haughty height, He saw it, and his presence strengthened me. Enter MORTIMER. KENNEDY. Oh, Sir! What an occurrence! MORTIMER. I heard all Thine is the palm; thou trod'st her to the dust! Thou wast the queen, she was the malefactor; I am transported with thy noble courage; Yes!
During the night the enemy were found to be throwing up works "most furiously," and skirmishing parties were sent out of the town to annoy them. In the darkness nothing of consequence was effected, but a Scotch officer was captured, who informed the Spanish commander that the enemy was fifteen thousand strong a number which was nearly double that of Leicester's actual force.
The honest publican saw so much peril in crossing the course of the Earl of Leicester's favourite that his virtue was scarce able to support him in the task, and he was well pleased when it was likely to be removed from his shoulders still, however, professing his good-will, and readiness, in case of need, to do Mr.
Leicester's School as he had the Tales from Shakespear; possibly he had other reasons, the title-page of his Dramatic Specimens being one of them. When, a little while afterwards, the Poetry for Children was published, it was stated to be "by the author of Mrs. Leicester. Thus, Mary Lamb's last chance of seeing her name on a title-page vanished.
The provident and wiser sort weighing what a slender ground the appetite of a young man is, unfurnished with the sinews of war to manage so great a cause for a good space after my Lord of Leicester's departure, gave him far looking on, to see him play has part on the stage."
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