Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Dedication.
Other Frontmatter.
Contents.
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
List of Entries.
Guide to Related Topics.
Chronology.
Maps.
1: Accession Day.
2: Adiaphora.
3: Admonition Controversy.
4: Advancement of True Religion, Act for the.
5: Advowson.
6: Alesius, Alexander (1500–1565).
7: Allen, William (1532–1594).
8: Alleyn, Edward (1566–1626).
9: Alvarez de Toledo, Fernandez, Duke of Alva (1508–1582).
10: Amadas-Barlowe Expedition.
11: America.
12: Amicable Grant.
13: Anabaptism.
14: André, Bernard (c. 1450–1522).
15: Anger, Jane (f1. 1589).
16: Angers, Treaty of.
17: Anglican Church.
18: Anglican Settlement.
19: Anglo-French War (Edward VI).
20: Anglo-French War (Henry VIII).
21: Anglo-French War (Mary I).
22: Anglo-Irish.
23: Animal Sports.
24: Annales Rerum Anglicarum et Hibernicarum Regnante Elizabetha.
25: Annates.
26: Anne of Cleves (1515–1557).
27: Answer of the Ordinaries.
28: Anticlericalism.
29: Antiquarianism.
30: Apprenticeship.
31: Architecture.
32: Archpriest Controversy.
33: Armada.
34: Armin, Robert (c. 1563–1615).
35: Art.
36: Artificers, Statute of.
37: Arundell, Humphry (1513–1550).
38: Ascham, Roger (c. 1515–1568).
39: Ashley, Katherine (d. 1565).
40: Aske, Robert (d. 1537).
41: Askew, Anne (1521–1546).
42: Assertio Septem Sacramentorum.
43: Astrophel and Stella.
44: Attainder.
45: Audley, Thomas, Lord Audley (c. 1487–1544).
46: Augmentations, Court of.
47: Aylmer, John (1521–1594).
48: Ayton, Treaty of.
49: Azores.
50: Azores Expedition.
51: Babington, Anthony (1561–1586).
52: Babington Plot.
53: Bacon, Anne (1528–1610).
54: Bacon, Anthony (1558–1601).
55: Bacon, Francis, Viscount St. Albans (1561–1626).
56: Bacon, Sir Nicholas (1509–1579).
57: Bainbridge, Christopher (c. 1464–1514).
58: Baldwin, William (c. 1518–1563).
59: Bale, John (1495–1563).
60: Ballard, John (d. 1586).
61: Baptism.
62: Barlow, William (d. c. 1568).
63: Barnes, Robert (1495–1540).
64: Barrow, Henry (1550–1593).
65: Barton, Elizabeth (c. 1506–1534).
66: Bassett, Mary Roper (d. 1572).
67: Bastard Feudalism.
68: Bazán, Alvaro de, Marquis of Santa Cruz (1526–1588).
69: Beaton, David (1494–1546).
70: Beaufort, Margaret, Countess of Richmond and Derby (1443–1509).
71: Beaufort Family.
72: Becon, Thomas (c. 1513–1567).
73: Bedingfield, Sir Henry (1511–1583).
74: Benefice.
75: Benefit of Clergy, Act Concerning.
76: Benet, William (d. 1533).
77: Bertie, Katherine Willoughby, Duchess of Suffolk (1519–1580).
78: Bertie, Peregrine, Lord Willoughby de Eresby (1555–1601).
79: Berwick, Treaty of (1560).
80: Berwick, Treaty of (1586).
81: Bible, English.
82: Bill and Book Episode.
83: Bilney, Thomas (c. 1495–1531).
84: Bishops' Book.
85: Black Rubric.
86: Blackwell, George (c. 1545–1613).
87: Blois, Treaty of.
88: Blount, Charles, Lord Mountjoy.
89: Blount, Sir Christopher (1556–1601).
90: Blount, Edward (c. 1570–1632).
91: Blount, Elizabeth (c. 1499–c. 1539).
92: Bocher, Joan (d. 1550).
93: Bocking, Edward (d. 1534).
94: Bodleian Library.
95: Bodley, Sir Thomas (1545–1613).
96: Boleyn, Anne (c. 1507–1536).
97: Boleyn, George, Lord Rochford (c. 1504–1536).
98: Boleyn, Jane, Lady Rochford (d. 1542).
99: Boleyn, Mary (c. 1499–1543).
100: Boleyn, Thomas, Earl of Wiltshire (1477–1539).
101: Bond of Association.
102: Bonner, Edmund (c. 1500–1569).
103: Book of Common Prayer.
104: Book of Homilies.
105: “Book of Martyrs”.
106: Borough, Stephen (1525–1584).
107: Borough, William (1536–1599).
108: Boroughs.
109: Bosworth Field, Battle of.
110: Boulogne, Treaty of.
111: Bourchier, John, Lord Berners (1467–1533).
112: Bradford, John (c. 1510–1555).
113: Brandon, Charles, Duke of Suffolk (c. 1484–1545).
114: Bray, Sir Reginald (1440–1503).
115: Brereton, William (c. 1490–1536).
116: Brief and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia.
117: Brinkelow, Henry (d. 1546).
118: Bristol, Treaty of.
119: Britannia.
120: Brittany.
121: Brittany Expeditions.
122: Bromley, Sir Thomas (c. 1530–1587).
123: Browne, Sir Anthony (c. 1500–1548).
124: Browne, Anthony, Viscount Montagu (1528–1592).
125: Browne, Robert (c. 1550–c. 1633).
126: Bruges, Treaty of.
127: Bruno, Giordano (1548–1600).
128: Bryan, Sir Francis (d. 1550).
129: Bryan, Margaret (c. 1468–1552).
130: Bucer, Martin (1491–1551).
131: Burbage, James (c. 1530–1597).
132: Burbage, Richard (c. 1567–1619).
133: Butler, Thomas, Earl of Ormond (1532–1614).
134: Butler Wars.
135: Butts, Sir William (d. 1545).
136: Byrd, William (c. 1540–1623).
137: Cabot, John (c. 1450–c. 1498).
138: Cabot, Sebastian (c. 1484–1557).
139: Cadiz Raid (1587).
140: Cadiz Raid (1596).
141: Calais.
142: Calais, Treaty of.
143: Calendar.
144: Calvin, John (1509–1564).
145: Calvinism, English.
146: Camden, William (1551–1623).
147: Campe, Treaty of.
148: Campeggio, Lorenzo (c. 1472–1539).
149: Campion, Edmund (1540–1581).
150: Canon Law.
151: Carberry, Battle of.
152: Carew, Sir Gawen (c. 1503–c. 1583).
153: Carew, Sir George (c. 1505–1545).
154: Carew, George, Earl of Totnes (1555–1629).
155: Carew, Sir Nicholas (c. 1496–1539).
156: Carew, Sir Peter (c. 1514–1575).
157: Carew, Richard (1555–1620).
158: Carey, George, Lord Hunsdon (1547–1603).
159: Carey, Henry, Lord Hunsdon (1524–1596).
160: Carle, Lancelot de (c. 1508–1568).
161: Carne, Sir Edward (c. 1496–1561).
162: Carthusian Martyrs.
163: Cartwright, Thomas (1535–1603).
164: Casket Letters.
165: Cateau-Cambrésis, Treaty of.
166: Catechism.
167: Catherine of Aragon (1485–1536).
168: Catherine of Valois (1401–1437).
169: Catholic League.
170: Catholic Reformation.
171: Catholicism, English.
172: Cautionary Towns.
173: Cavendish, George (c. 1499–c. 1562).
174: Cavendish, Thomas (1560–1592).
175: Caxton, William (c. 1422–c. 1492).
176: Cecil, Mildred, Lady Burghley (1526–1589).
177: Cecil, Robert, Earl of Salisbury (1563–1612).
178: Cecil, William, Lord Burghley (1520–1598).
179: Cecily, Duchess of York (1415–1495).
180: Censorship.
181: Cess.
182: Challenge Sermon.
183: Chamberlain's Men.
184: Chancellor, Richard (d. 1556).
185: Chancery/Chancery, Court of.
186: Chantries.
187: Chapel Royal.
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1: East India Company.
2: Easter.
3: Eastland Company.
4: Economy.
5: Edinburgh.
6: Edinburgh, Treaty of.
7: Education.
8: Edward IV (1442–1483).
9: Edward V (1470–c. 1483).
10: Edward VI (1537–1553).
11: Elizabeth I (1533–1603).
12: Elizabeth I, Portraits of.
13: Elizabeth of York (1465–1503).
14: Eltham Ordinances.
15: Elyot, Sir Thomas (c. 1490–1546).
16: Empson-Dudley Affair.
17: Enclosures.
18: English.
19: Entertainment.
20: Epistre Contenant le Process Criminel Faict a L'encontre de la Royne Anne Boullant D'Angleterre.
21: Equity.
22: Erasmus, Desiderius (c. 1466–1536).
23: Erastianism.
24: Essex's Rebellion.
25: Etaples, Treaty of.
26: Eucharist, Views of the.
27: Evil May Day.
28: Exchequer.
29: Exeter Conspiracy.
30: Exploration and Discovery.
31: Fabyan, Robert (d. 1513).
32: Fairs and Markets.
33: Family.
34: Farnese, Alessandro, Duke of Parma (1546–1592).
35: Favorites.
36: Feckenham, John de (c. 1518–1585).
37: Ferdinand (1452–1516) and Isabella (1451–1504).
38: Ferrar, Robert (c. 1504–1555).
39: Field of Cloth of Gold.
40: The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women.
41: First Folio.
42: First Fruits and Tenths, Act for.
43: Fiscal Feudalism.
44: Fish, Simon (d. 1531).
45: Fisher, John (1469–1535).
46: Fitzalan, Henry, Earl of Arundel (1512–1580).
47: Fitzgerald, Gerald, Earl of Desmond (c. 1533–1583).
48: Fitzgerald, Gerald, [Eighth] Earl of Kildare (1456–1513).
49: Fitzgerald, Gerald, [Ninth] Earl of Kildare (1487–1534).
50: Fitzgerald, James Fitzmaurice (d. 1579).
51: Fitzgerald, Thomas, Lord Offaly and Earl of Kildare (1513–1537).
52: Fitzjames, Richard (d. 1522).
53: Fitzmaurice's Rebellion.
54: Fitzroy, Henry, Duke of Richmond and Somerset (1519–1536).
55: Fitzwilliam, Sir William (1526–1599).
56: Fitzwilliam, William, Earl of Southampton (d. 1542).
57: Flodden Field, Battle of.
58: Food and Diet.
59: Foreign Relations and Diplomacy.
60: Foreign Trade.
61: Forest, John (c. 1470–1538).
62: Forman, Simon (1552–1611).
63: Forty-Two Articles.
64: Foxe, Edward (c. 1496–1538).
65: Foxe, John (1516–1587).
66: Foxe, Richard (c. 1448–1528).
67: France.
68: Franchises and Liberties.
69: Francis I (1494–1547).
70: Francis II (1544–1560).
71: Frith, John (1503–1533).
72: Frobisher, Sir Martin (1539–1594).
73: Gallowglasses.
74: Gardens.
75: Gardiner, Stephen (c. 1483–1555).
76: Garnet, Henry (1555–1606).
77: Gascoigne, George (c. 1525–1577).
78: General Surveyors, Court of.
79: Gentry.
80: Geraldine League.
81: Gerard, John (1563–1637).
82: Gifford, Gilbert (1560–1590).
83: Gilbert, Sir Humphrey (c. 1539–1583).
84: Gilbert, William (1540–1603).
85: Globe Theatre.
86: Golden Speech.
87: Goodrich, Thomas (d. 1554).
88: Gosson, Stephen (1554–1625).
89: Gower, George (c. 1540–1596).
90: Gowrie Conspiracy.
91: Grafton, Richard (1513–c. 1572).
92: Grammar School.
93: Grand Tour.
94: Gravelines, Battle of.
95: Greene, Robert (1558–1592).
96: Greenwich, Treaty of.
97: Greenwich Palace.
98: Gregory XIII (1502–1585).
99: Grenville, Sir Richard (1542–1591).
100: Gresham, Sir Thomas (c. 1518–1579).
101: Greville, Fulke, Lord Brooke (1554–1628).
102: Grey, Frances Brandon, Duchess of Suffolk (1517–1559).
103: Grey, Henry, Duke of Suffolk (c. 1517–1554).
104: Grey, Jane (1537–1554).
105: Grey, Katherine (1540–1568).
106: Grey, Leonard, Lord Grey (d. 1541).
107: Grey, Mary (c. 1545–1578).
108: Grey, Thomas, [First] Marquis of Dorset (1451–1501).
109: Grey, Thomas, [Second] Marquis of Dorset (1477–1530).
110: Grey Claim (to the Throne).
111: Grindal, Edmund (1519–1583).
112: Grocyn, William (1446–1519).
113: Guilds, Religious.
114: Guinea Company.
115: Guise, Marie de (1515–1560).
116: Guise Family.
117: Guzman el Bueno, Alonso Perez de, Duke of Medina Sidonia (1550–1619).
118: Habsburg, House of.
119: Haddon, Walter (c. 1514–1571).
120: Hakluyt, Richard (c. 1552–1616).
121: Hales, Sir Christopher (d. 1514).
122: Hales, John (c. 1516–1572).
123: Hall, Edward (1497–1547).
124: Hamilton, James, Earl of Arran (c. 1517–1575).
125: Hamilton, Patrick (c. 1504–1528).
126: Hampton Court, Treaty of.
127: Hampton Court Palace.
128: Hardwick, Elizabeth, Countess of Shrewsbury (1520–1608).
129: Harington, Sir John (1516–1612).
130: Harpsfield, Nicholas (1519–1575).
131: Harriot, Thomas (1560–1621).
132: Harrison, William (1534–1593).
133: Harvey, Gabriel (c. 1550–1630).
134: Hastings, Henry, Earl of Huntingdon (1536–1595).
135: Hathaway, Anne (c. 1556–1623).
136: Hatton, Sir Christopher (1540–1591).
137: Hawkins, Sir John (1532–1595).
138: Hawkins, William (c. 1490s–C. 1554).
139: Heath, Nicholas (c. 1501–1578).
140: Heminges, John (d. 1630).
141: Heneage, Sir Thomas (c. 1534–1595).
142: Henri II (1519–1559).
143: Henri III (1551–1589).
144: Henri IV (1553–1610).
145: Henry VI (1421–1471).
146: Henry VII (1457–1509).
147: Henry VIII (1491–1547).
148: Henslowe, Philip (d. 1616).
149: Hepburn, James, Earl of Bothwell (1535–1578).
150: Herbert, Henry, Earl of Pembroke (c. 1538–1601).
151: Herbert, Mary, Countess of Pembroke (1561–1621).
152: Heresy Law.
153: Heywood, John (c. 1497–c. 1580).
154: High Commission, Court of.
155: Hilliard, Nicholas (c. 1547–1619).
156: The History of King Richard III.
157: Hoby, Lady Margaret (c. 1571–1633).
158: Hoby, Sir Thomas (1530–1566).
159: Holbein, Hans (c. 1497–1543).
160: Holgate, Robert (c. 1481–1555).
161: Holidays (Holy Days).
162: Holinshed, Raphael (c. 1498–1580).
163: Holinshed's Chronicles.
164: Holy League.
165: Hooker, John (1525–1601).
166: Hooker, Richard (c. 1554–1600).
167: Hooper, John (d. 1555).
168: Houghton, John (c. 1476–1535).
169: Howard, Charles, Earl of Nottingham (1536–1624).
170: Howard, Henry, Earl of Surrey (c. 1516–1547).
171: Howard, Katherine (c. 152–1542).
172: Howard, Mary, Duchess of Richmond (1519–1556).
173: Howard, Thomas, [Second] Duke of Norfolk (1443–1524).
174: Howard, Thomas, [Third] Duke of Norfolk (1473–1554).
175: Howard, Thomas, [Fourth] Duke of Norfolk (1536–1572).
176: Huguenots.
177: Humanism.
178: Hunne's Case.
179: Hunting.
180: Husee, John (d. 1548).
181: Hutton, Matthew (1529–1606).
182: Index Librorum Prohibitorum.
183: Injunctions, Royal.
184: Inns of Court.
185: Intercursus Magnus.
186: Intercursus Malus.
187: Ireland.
188: Islands Voyage.
189: Italy.
190: James I (1566–1625).
191: James IV (1473–1513).
192: James V (1512–1542).
193: Jenkinson, Anthony (c. 1530–1611).
194: Jesuit Mission.
195: Jewel, John (1522–1571).
196: Jews.
197: John of Austria (1547–1578).
198: Joint-Stock Company.
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1: Pace, Richard (c. 1482–1536).
2: Paget, William, Lord Paget (1506–1563).
3: Pale.
4: Papacy.
5: Pardon of the Clergy, Act for.
6: Parker, Matthew (1504–1575).
7: Parliament.
8: Parr, Katherine (1512–1548).
9: Parr, William, Marquis of Northampton (1513–1571).
10: Parry, Blanche (1508–1590).
11: Parry, Sir Thomas (d. 1560).
12: Parsons, Robert (1546–1610).
13: Patronage.
14: Paulet, Sir Amias (c. 1536–1588).
15: Paulet, William, Marquis of Winchester (c. 1485–1572).
16: Paul's Cross.
17: Peele, George (c. 1558–1596).
18: Peerage.
19: Penal Laws.
20: Penry, John (1563–1593).
21: Percy, Henry Algernon, Earl of Northumberland (c. 1502–1537).
22: Perrot, Sir John (c. 1527–1592).
23: Petre, Sir William (1505–1572).
24: Philip II (1527–1598).
25: Philpot, John (1516–1555).
26: Piers, John (c. 1523–1594).
27: Pilgrimage of Grace.
28: Pinkie, Battle of.
29: Pius V (1504–1572).
30: Plague.
31: Plantagenet, Arthur, Lord Lisle (c. 1462–1542).
32: Plantagenet, Edward, Earl of Warwick (1475–1499).
33: Plantations, Irish.
34: Pluralism and Absenteeism.
35: Poetry.
36: Pole, Edmund de la, Earl of Suffolk (c. 1472–1513).
37: Pole, Sir Geoffrey (c. 1501–1558).
38: Pole, Henry, Lord Montague (c. 1492–1538).
39: Pole, John de la, Earl of Lincoln (c. 1464–1487).
40: Pole, Margaret, Countess of Salisbury (1473–1541).
41: Pole, Reginald (1500–1558).
42: Pole, Richard de la (d. 1525).
43: Pole Conspiracy.
44: Ponet, John (c. 1514–1556).
45: Poor Laws.
46: Popham, Sir John (c. 1531–1607).
47: Population and Demographics.
48: Portugal Expedition.
49: Poynings' Law.
50: Praemunire.
51: Prebendaries Plot.
52: Predestination.
53: Prerogative.
54: Presbyterian Movement.
55: Price Revolution.
56: Priest Holes.
57: Princes in the Tower.
58: The Principal Navigations, Voyages and Discoveries of the English Nation.
59: Printing.
60: Privateering.
61: Proclamation.
62: Proclamations, Act of.
63: Prodigy Houses.
64: Progresses, Royal.
65: Prophesyings.
66: Protestantism.
67: Purgatory.
68: Puritans.
69: Purveyance.
70: Queen's Safety Act.
71: Radcliffe, Thomas, Earl of Sussex (c. 1526–1583).
72: Raleigh, Elizabeth Throckmorton (1565–1647).
73: Raleigh, Sir Walter (c. 1552–1618).
74: Rastell, John (c. 1475–1536).
75: Rastell, William (c. 1508–1565).
76: Rationale of Ceremonial.
77: Recusants.
78: Redon, Treaty of.
79: Redshanks.
80: Reformatio Legum Ecclesiasticarum.
81: Reformation, English.
82: Reformation, Irish.
83: Reformation, Scottish.
84: Reformation, Welsh.
85: Reformation Parliament.
86: Regnans in Excelsis.
87: Regulated Company.
88: Renard, Simon (c. 1513–1573).
89: Requests, Court of.
90: Restraint of Appeals, Act in.
91: Revenue and Taxation.
92: Rich, Penelope, Lady Rich (1563–1607).
93: Rich, Richard, Lord Rich (c. 1496–1567).
94: Richard III (1452–1485).
95: Richmond Palace.
96: Ridley, Nicholas (c. 1500–1555).
97: Ridolfi, Roberto (1531–1612).
98: Ridolfi Plot.
99: Rizzio, David (c. 1533–1566).
100: Roanoke Colony (1585).
101: Roanoke Colony (1587).
102: Rogers, John (c. 1500–1555).
103: Roper, Margaret More (1505–1544).
104: Roper, William (c. 1495–1578).
105: Rose Theatre.
106: Rough Wooing.
107: Royal Exchange.
108: Royal Supremacy.
109: Russell, Elizabeth, Lady Russell (1529–1609).
110: Russell, Francis, Earl of Bedford (c. 1527–1585).
111: Russell, John, Earl of Bedford (c. 1485–1555).
112: Ruthven Raid.
113: Sackville, Thomas, Earl of Dorset (1536–1608).
114: Sacraments.
115: Sadler, Sir Ralph (1507–1587).
116: Saint Bartholomew Massacre.
117: Salesbury, William (c. 1517–c. 1584).
118: Sampson, Richard (d. 1554).
119: Sander, Nicholas (c. 1530–1581).
120: Sandys, Edwin (c. 1516–1588).
121: San Juan d'Ulloa.
122: Science.
123: Scotland.
124: Sea Beggars.
125: Seminary Priests.
126: Separatists.
127: Seymour, Edward, Duke of Somerset (c. 1506–1552).
128: Seymour, Jane (c. 1509–1537).
129: Seymour, Thomas, Lord Seymour of Sudeley (c. 1508–1549).
130: Shakespeare, William (1564–1616).
131: Shakespeare, Works of.
132: Shakespeare Family.
133: Shaxton, Nicholas (c. 1485–1556).
134: Shelton, Mary (c. 1510–c. 1571).
135: Shute, John (d. 1563).
136: Sidney, Sir Henry (1529–1586).
137: Sidney, Sir Philip (1554–1586).
138: Simnel, Lambert (c. 1475–c. 1535).
139: Six Articles, Act of.
140: Skelton, John (c. 1463–1529).
141: Smeaton, Mark (d. 1536).
142: Smerwick, Siege of.
143: Smith, Sir Thomas (1513–1577).
144: Smythson, Robert (1535–1614).
145: Social Structure.
146: Sodomy.
147: Solway Moss, Battle of.
148: Somer, Will (d. 1560).
149: Sonnet, Shakespearean.
150: Southwell, Robert (1561–1595).
151: Spain.
152: Spanish America.
153: Speed, John (c. 1552–1629).
154: Spenser, Edmund (c. 1552–1599).
155: Spurs, Battle of the.
156: Stafford, Edward, Duke of Buckingham (1478–1521).
157: Stafford's Raid.
158: Standish-Kidderminster Debate.
159: Stanley, Ferdinando, Lord Strange (1559–1594).
160: Stanley, Thomas, Earl of Derby (c. 1435–1504).
161: Stanley, Sir William (d. 1495).
162: Stanyhurst, Richard (1547–1618).
163: Star Chamber, Court of.
164: Starkey, Thomas (c. 1495–1538).
165: States-General.
166: Stationers' Register.
167: St. German, Christopher (c. 1460–1540).
168: St. James's Palace.
169: Stoke, Battle of.
170: Stokesley, John (c. 1475–1539).
171: Stow, John (c. 1525–1605).
172: Stuart, Arabella (1575–1615).
173: Stuart, Henry, Lord Darnley (1546–1567).
174: Stuart, House of.
175: Stuart, James, Earl of Moray (1531–1570).
176: Stuart, Mary, Queen of Scots (1542–1587).
177: Stubbe, John (c. 1541–1590).
178: Stukeley, Sir Thomas (c. 1525–1578).
179: Submission of the Clergy.
180: Subscription Crisis.
181: Subsidy.
182: Succession, Acts of.
183: Sumptuary Laws.
184: Supplication Against the Ordinaries.
185: Supremacy, Acts of.
186: Survey of Cornwall.
187: Surveyor of the King's Prerogative.
188: Talbot, George, Earl of Shrewsbury (c. 1528–1590).
189: Tallis, Thomas (c. 1505–1585).
190: Tarlton, Richard (d. 1588).
191: Ten Articles.
192: Thirlby, Thomas (c. 1506–1570).
193: Thirty-Nine Articles.
194: Thomas, William (d. 1554).
195: Throckmorton, Sir Nicholas (1515–1571).
196: Throckmorton Plot.
197: Tilbury Speech.
198: Tilney, Edmund (d. 1610).
