Lives and Letters of the Devereux, Earls of Essex, Vol. 2 of 2

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Excerpt from Lives and Letters of the Devereux, Earls of Essex, Vol. 2 of 2: In the Reigns of Elizabeth, James I., And Charles I., 1540-1646Camden, whose authority has been received un questioned by every subsequent writer, has stated that Lord Mountjoy was nominated, that his ap pointment was Opposed by Essex, on the ground that he was not sufficiently experienced in the conduct of warlike affairs, that his fortune and connections were not sufficiently great and that he was too much devoted to study, that every body perceived Essex meant to point at himself as the only fit person: and upon his enemies becoming aware of this, they con spired with alacrity to obtain his appointment thus, while they gratified his ambition, obtaining for them selves a clear field at court.Francis Bacon, Whose intimate friendship with the Earl had decayed since the summer Of 1597, when Essex had made ineffectual efforts to further the interests of Bacon in his suit to the rich widow, Lady Hatton, and who probably had contemplated.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.