Burghley, William Cecil Baron

English statesman and chief adviser to Queen Elizabeth I (1520-1598)

Born	1520
Died	1598

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The execution of justice in England: by William Cecil; and A true, sincere, and modest defense of English Catholics, by William Allen

by Burghley, William Cecil Baron First published in 1584 — 8 editions
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The copie of a letter sent out of England to Don Bernardin Mendoza 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 Spaniardes and others. This letter, although it was sent to Don Bernardin Mendoza, yet, by good hap, the copies therof aswell in English as in French, were found in the chamber of one Richard Leigh a seminarie priest, who was lately executed for high treason committed in the time that the Spanish Armada was on the seas. Whereunto are adioyned certaine late aduertisements, concerning the losses and distresses happened to the Spanish nauie, aswell in fight with the English nauie in the narrow seas of England, as aIso [sic] by tempests, and contrarie winds, vpon the west, and north coasts of Ireland, in their returne from the northerne isles beyond Scotland.

by Burghley, William Cecil Baron First published in 1588 — 3 editions

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A collection of state papers ...

by Burghley, William Cecil Baron First published in 1740 — 3 editions

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The execution of justice in England, 1583

by Burghley, William Cecil Baron First published in 1936 — 2 editions

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A collection of several treatises concerning the reasons and occasions of the penal laws

by Burghley, William Cecil Baron First published in 1675 — 2 editions

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A declaration of the causes mooving the Queene of England to give aide to the defence of the people afflicted and oppressed in the Lowe Countries

by Burghley, William Cecil Baron, Queen Elizabeth I, Christopher Barker, and England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 ... First published in 1585 — 2 editions

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A true report of sundry horrible conspiracies of late time detected to haue (by barbarous murders) taken away the life of the Queenes most excellent Maiestie: whom Almighty God hath miraculously conserued against the trecheries of her rebelles, and the violences of her most puissant enemies.

by Burghley, William Cecil Baron First published in 1594 — 2 editions

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A declaration.: London, 1583.

by Burghley, William Cecil Baron First published in 1969 — 2 editions

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Precepts, or, directions for the well ordering and carriage of a mans life, through the whole course thereof: left by William, Lord Burghly, to his sonne, at his death, who was sometimes Lord Treasurer of this kingdome. Also some other precepts and advertiseme[n]ts added, which sometimes was the iewell and delight of the right Honourable Lord and father to his country Francis, Earl of Bedford, deceased. In two bookes

by Burghley, William Cecil Baron First published in 1636 — 2 editions

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A collection of state papers, relating to affairs in the reigns of King Henry VIII. King Edward VI. Queen Mary, and Queen Elizabeth, from the year 1542 to 1570

by Burghley, William Cecil Baron First published in 1740 — 1 edition

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The counsell of a father to his sonne, in ten seuerall precepts: left as a legacy at his death

by Burghley, William Cecil Baron First published in 1611 — 1 edition

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The execution of iustice in England for maintenance of publique and Christian peace: against certeine stirrers of sedition and adherents to the traytors and enemies of the realms, without any persecution of them for questions of religion as is falsely reported and published by the fautors and fosterers of their treasons.

by Burghley, William Cecil Baron First published in 1584 — 1 edition

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La copie d'une lettre en voyee d'Angleterre a Dom Bernardin de Mendoze ambassadeur en France pour le Roy d'Espagne: par laquelle est declare l'estat du Roiaume d'Angleterre, contre l'attente de Dom Bernardin & de tous ses partizans Espagnols & aultres : encores que ceste lettre fust enuoiée à Dom Bernardin de Mendoze, toutesfois de bon heur, la copie d'icelle, tant en Anglois qu'en François, a esté trouuée en la chambre de Richard Leygh seminaire, lequel n'agueres fut executé pour crime de leze maiesté & trahison commise au temps que l'armeé d'Espagne estoit en mer.

by Burghley, William Cecil Baron First published in 1588 — 1 edition

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Ordinances made by Sir William Cecill: Knight of the Order of the Garter, Baron of Burghley, for the order and gouernement of xiij. poore men, whereof one to be the warden of the hospitall at Stanford Baron in the countie of Northampton, to remaine in a chest in a chamber in the sayd hospitall, locked vp in a chest with two seuerall locks, the keyes whereof to be in the custodie of the Vicar of S. Martins and the bailiffe of the manour. xx. Augusti Anno xxxix. Elizabethae Reginæ, & anno domini 1597.

by Burghley, William Cecil Baron First published in 1597 — 1 edition

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The copie of a letter sent ovt of England to Don Bernardin Mendoza: ambassadovr in France for the King of Spaine, declaring the state of England, contrary to the opinion of Don Bernardin, and of all his partizans Spaniardes and others. This letter, although it was sent to Don Bernardin Mendoza, yet by good hap, the copies therof as well in English as in French, were found in the chamber of one Richard Leigh, a seminarie priest, who was lately executed for high treason committed in the time that the Spanish Armada was on the seas.

by Burghley, William Cecil Baron First published in 1973 — 1 edition

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Discours veritable de diuerses conspirations nagueres descouuertes contre la propre vie de la tresexcellente Maiesté de la Roine: par assassinemens autant barbares, comme sa conseruation a esté miraculeuse de la main du tout puissant, opposée aux desseings pernicieux de ses Anglois rebelles, & aux violences de ses trespuissants ennemis estrangers.

by Burghley, William Cecil Baron First published in 1594 — 1 edition

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Ten precepts

by Burghley, William Cecil Baron First published in 1933 — 1 edition

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The Execution of Iustice in England for main-tenaunce of publique and Christian peace, against certeine stirrers of sedition, and adhe- rents to the traytors and enemies of the Realme, without any persecution of them for questions of Religion, as is falsely reported and published by the fautors and fosterers of their treasons. xvii. Decemb. 1583. (device)

by Burghley, William Cecil Baron First published in 1583 — 1 edition

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Declaration des causes qui ont esmeu la royne d'Angleterre, a donner secours pour la defence du peuple affligé & oppressé es païs bas

by Burghley, William Cecil Baron, Christopher Barker, and England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 ... First published in 1585 — 1 edition

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Papismus regiæ potestatis eversor: sive tractus in quo ostenditur ecclesiæ Romanæ principia esse regibus & principibus universis, præcipuè verò Prostantibus ...

by Thomas Barlow, Robert Grove, and Burghley, William Cecil Baron First published in 1681 — 1 edition

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English statesman and chief adviser to Queen Elizabeth I (1520-1598)

Born	1520
Died	1598

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OLID: OL2069953A
ISNI: 0000000121428768
Library of Congress Names: n50032698
SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CNCV029353
VIAF: 88788847
Wikidata: Q354309
Inventaire.io: wd:Q354309

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