Download or read book Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint) written by Lucy Aikin and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-10 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth, Vol. 2 of 2 Before the close of the, year, the death, at'a great but not venerable age, of that corrupt and selfish statesman the marquis of Winchester, afforded her an opportunity of apportioning to the new dignity of her' Secretary a suitable advance in office and emolument, by conferring on him the post of lord - high-treasurer, which he continued to enjoy to the end of his life. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.