It is a family piece, and belonged to the Carews of Beddington in Surrey, whence, by marriage with a daughter of the late Sir Stephen Lennard, Bart., it was removed to West Wickham. "By the inscription thereon," says Oldys, page 352, "partly still legible, it appears that the picture was painted in this last year of the queen above mentioned [when Raleigh was made governor of Jersey]; and that his son Walter, who is likewise here drawn by him, was then eight years of age. Further, in this picture, the stature of Sir Walter measures about six feet, is well shaped, and not too slender : he is apparelled in a white satin pinked vest, close-sleeved to the wrist, and over the body of it a brown doublet, finely flowered and embroidered with pearl; his belt of the same colour and ornament, in which hangs his sword; and on the other side, over the right hip, is seen the pommel of his dagger. In his hat, which he has on, is a little black feather, with a large ruby and pearl-drop at the bottom of the sprig in place of the button. His trunks or breeches, with his stockings and ribbon-garters, fringed at the end, are all white, and buff shoes tied with white ribbons. His son, standing under his left elbow, is fair and prettily featured, dressed in a blue silk jacket and trousers, guarded down with narrow silver galoon; stockings blue, and white shoes; gloves in the right hand, hat or cap in the left, and a silver sword by his side." How much is it to be regretted that Houbraken was not induced to engrave the whole picture! Another very interesting portrait of Raleigh has been engraved by Vertue, and is prefixed to Mr Oldys's edition of his History of the World. It is taken from an undoubted original preserved at that time (1736) in the family of Captain William Elwes, nephew of the Lady Elwes, who was the great-granddaughter of Sir Walter, and represents him in the famous suit of silver armour mentioned in the text, p. 201. In the collection of the same gentleman there is also an interesting picture of Lady Raleigh. "It is a half-length,” says Oldys, p. 353,"painted on board; a high finished piece, in the laboured manner of those times, by some masterly hand; has been well kept, and is doubtless an original. It represents her a fair handsome woman, turned perhaps of thirty. She has on a dark-coloured hanging-sleeve robe, tufted on the arms; and under it a closebodied gown of white satin flowered with black, with close sleeves down to her wrist; has a rich ruby in her ear, bedropt with large pearls, and a laced whisk rising above the shoulders :-her bosom uncovered, and a jewel hanging there
on; with a large chain of pearl round her neck, down to her waist."
Where this picture is now preserved I am not able to say; but if known, it is to be wished that Mr Lodge would add it to his great collection. I widely, indeed, differ from this author in his estimate of many of his historical characters; but all must allow that, in its exquisite engravings, and in the authenticity of the originals from which they are taken, his work is unrivalled.
Anjou, Duke of, projected match of
Queen Elizabeth with, p. 39.
Apsley, Sir Allen, lieutenant of the
Tower, 335.
Aremberg, Count, ambassador from
the Archduke of Austria, 226, 385.
Armada, Spanish; see Spanish Ar-
mada.
Bacon, Francis, recommends mild
measures towards Essex, 192.
Biron, Duke de, marshal of France,
his reception by Queen Elizabeth,
206.
Brooke, George, one of the principal
conspirators against the king and
royal family, 227, 386.
Buckingham, Duke of, effects the
liberation of Raleigh, 308. Letter
of Raleigh to, 333.
Burleigh, Lord, the favourite minis-
ter of Queen Elizabeth, his cha-
racter and policy, 31-34.
His
speech on the conduct of Spain, 124.
His last appearance in public, 176.
Cadiz, English expedition against,
148. Account of the enterprise,
150-154.
Carey, Sir Robert, his account of
Queen Elizabeth's last illness and
death, 220-222. Carries the tidings
of her death to King James, 223.
Carleton, Sir Dudley, his letter on
Raleigh's trial, 248. His account
of the pageant of an execution in
the case of Markham, and Lords
Grey and Cobham, 265-267,393,394.
Carolina, North, arrival of Raleigh's
expedition under Amadis and Bar-
low at, 44. Traffic with the na-
tives, 46. Description of the coun-
try, 47.
Cecil, Sir Robert, appointed secre-
tary of state to Queen Elizabeth,
156. His character, 157, 257. Mis-
sion to France, 174. Plot against
Essex, 179, 182, 185, 190. Relative
position of him and Raleigh, 196.
His correspondence with James,
king of Scots, 197, 225. His sin-
gular speech on monopolies, 212.
His crafty policy, 225. His enmity
to Raleigh, 230, 381, and conduct
on Raleigh's trial, 237-243. His let.
ter to Sir Thomas Parry, 251. The
chief author of the plot against
Raleigh, 253-257, 384. Letter to
Sir John Harrington, 258. His
death, 302. See also Raleigh, Sir
Walter, and Howard, Lord Henry.
Clarendon, Lord, his character of
Sir Robert Cecil, 257.
Clifford, earl of Cumberland, sends
an expedition to the South Seas, 56.
Cobham, Lord, implicated in
Brooke's Conspiracy, 226. His
examinations and declarations on
Raleigh's trial, 234, 245, 389. His
behaviour on his trial and after-
wards, 393-395.
Coke, Sir Edward, chosen speaker
of the House of Commons, 126.
His charge to the jury, as attorney-
general, on Raleigh's trial, 232.
His violent invectives, 244. Re-
marks on his conduct, 259.
Condé, Prince of, made prisoner in
the battle of Jarnac, 20.
Desmond, Earl of, raises the standard
of revolt in Ireland, 26. Division
of his forfeited principality, 59.
D'Israeli, Mr, his errors regarding
Raleigh's History of the World,
396-400.
Drake, Sir Francis, arrival of his
squadron at Virginia, 54. One of
the vice-admirals of the fleet
against the Spanish Armada, 75.
Commands the fleet in the Portu-
guese expedition, 96-98.
Elizabeth, Queen, supports the
French Huguenots, 19. Espouses
the cause of the Protestants against
Spain, 22. Concludes a treaty with
the States of Holland, 23. Splen-
dour of her court, 31-38. Projected
match with the Duke of Anjou, 39.
Countenances and supports Ra-
leigh's schemes of colonization, 41,
49. Raleigh's advance in her favour,
61. Conduct on the threatened
invasion by the Spanish Armada,
70. Reviews the army in the
camp at Tilbury, 77. Procession
to St Paul's, 93. Her character,
156. Progresses, 201-204.
Love
of display, 201, 203-206. Passion
for hunting, 206. Opens her last
parliament, 209. Reply to the
deputation of the House of Com-
mons, 218. Last illness and death,
220-222. See Essex, Earl of.
England, expected invasion of, by
the Spanish Armada, 67-70. Pre-
parations for defence, 71. Strength,
numbers, and disposition of the
army, 72; of the navy, 73-76.
Rejoicings for the defeat of the
Spanish Armada, 92.
Essex, Earl of, his jealousy of Ra-
leigh, 62, 176. Character of, 100.
Commands the army in the Cadiz
expedition, 149. Commands the
naval expedition against Spain,
163. His return, and decline in
royal favour, 171. Violently op-
poses a peace with Spain, 176.
His quarrel with the queen, 178.
Is appointed to the government
of Ireland, 179; his inactivity
there, 182. Letters to the queen,
180, 183, 185, 189. Sudden return
to England, 186. Trial and con-
demnation, 193-195.
Fayal, one of the Azores, capture
of, by Raleigh, 165, 166.
France, state of, in the civil wars,
20, 23.
Gilbert, Sir Humphrey, his expedi-
tion to America; its disastrous
termination, 25. His second voy-
age of discovery, 40. Its fatal
issue, 42, 43.
Gondomar, Count, Spanish ambas-
sador, his remonstrances against
Raleigh's expedition to Guiana,
307. His character, 311.
Grenville, Sir Richard, commands
Raleigh's fleet for Virginia, 50.
His return to England, 51. Second
voyage to Virginia, 55. Character
and fate, 113, 114.
Grey, Lord-deputy, his cruelty at
the surrender of Rakele, 27.
Guiana, its discovery and conquest
projected by Raleigh, 131; his
voyage and adventures, 135-144.
Captain Berrie's voyage to, 158.
Raleigh's schemes to colonize, 308.
Account of his expedition; its un-
fortunate issue, 312-322.
Hall, Bishop, his eulogium of Ra-
leigh's History of the World, 301.
Hariot, Thomas, inventor of the
theory of equations, 58. His de-
scription of the tobacco plant, ib.
Hawles, Solicitor-general, his paral-
lel between the case of Raleigh and
that of Lord Russel, 260.
Henry, Prince of Wales, befriends
Raleigh, 276. His character, ib.
Various writings of Raleigh ad-
dressed to him, 276-285. Letter
to him ascribed to Raleigh, 288.
His death, 304.
Howard, Lord, of Effingham, high
admiral of England, 75. His en-
gagement with the Spanish Ar-
mada, 81-85; final victory, 87-89.
Howard, Lord Henry, a favourite
instrument of Sir Robert Cecil's,
his character, 260, 261. Corre-
spondence with Cecil, 381.
Ceeil
and he chief authors in the
downfal of Raleigh and Cobham,
384.
Huguenots, contests between them
and the Roman Catholics, 19-21.
Hume, David, his attack of Raleigh's
account of Guiana, 373. His errors
exposed, 377-381.
Raleigh, Sir Walter, his birth and
early education, 18. Sent to Oriel
College, Oxford, 19. Enters into pub-
lic life and passes over to France,
ib. Joins the Huguenot army, 20.
Serves as a volunteer in the Nether-
lands, 22. His enthusiasm for ma-
ritime discovery and adventure,
24. Embarks in the expedition of
Sir Humphrey Gilbert to America,
25. Engages in the war in Ireland,
26; his eminent services there, 27,
28. His first introduction to Queen
Elizabeth, 38. Accompanies the
Duke of Anjou to Antwerp, 39.
His deep interest in Sir H. Gilbert's
second expedition, 40. Voyage of
discovery to the coast of North
Carolina, 45-48. Sends a fleet to
Virginia under Sir Richard Gren-
ville, 50. Settlement of Virginia,
51. Introduction of tobacco into
England, 57. His rise at court, 60.
Sends a new fleet under Governor
White to Virginia, 64. Consulta-
tions with, on the threatened in-
vasion by the Spanish Armada, 71.
His services rewarded bythe queen,
94. Sails with Drake and Norris
in the Portuguese expedition, 96.
Visits Edmund Spenser, 102. His
defence of Sir Richard Grenville,
112. Specimen of his prose, 115.
Expedition to intercept the Plate
fleet, 116. Intrigue with Eliza-
beth Throgmorton, 117. His dis-
grace with the queen, 118. Is sent
to the Tower, 119. Recovers his
liberty, 122. His speech on the
policy of Spain, 125. Projected
discovery and conquest of Guiana,
131. Arrives at Trinidad, 136.
Voyage up the Orinoco; adven-
tures, 137-144. He returns to Eng-
land, and is ungenerously treated,
146. Holds a principal command
in the Cadiz expedition, 148. Ef-
fects a reconciliation between Cecil
and Essex; is himself restored to
favour at court, 161. Appointed
rear-admiral in the Island Voy-
age, 163. Takes Fayal, 165, 166.
Disputes with Essex; their recon-
ciliation, 167. Letter to Cecil, 190.
Opposition between him and Cecil,
197,198. Mission to Flanders, 200.
His magnificent taste in dress and
equipage, 176, 201. His speeches in
parliament, 210. Debate on voting
a subsidy, 210, 211. Great debate
on monopolies, 212, 213. Argues
for the removal of all restrictions
on agriculture, 215. Is treated with
coldness and neglect by King
James, 223. Deprived of his offi-
ces, 226. Accused of treason; his-
tory of this mysterious transaction,
226-229. Confined in the Tower,229.
His trial, 231; and able defence,
234-248. Sentence, 248. Remarks
on his trial, and establishment of
his innocence, 249-253. Letter to
Lady Raleigh, 267-270. Is re-
prieved, and confined in the Tower,
270. Reflections on his character
at this period, 271. His estate of
Sherborne given to Carr, earl of
Somerset, 273-275. His correspond-
ence and friendship with Prince
Henry, 276-287; his writings ad-
dressed to this prince; on war,
276; on the naval power of Eng-
land, 279; on the match with Sa-
voy, 280-285. His History of the
World, 289; criticism upon this
great work, 292-302. His sorrow
for the death of Prince Henry,
305, 306. He regains his liberty;
scheme for the settlement of Gui-
ana, 308. Account of the expedi-
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