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 CONTENTS. xiii PAGE Relations between England and France. . . . 469 The Anjou Marriage. . . . . . . . 470 Religious Difficulties. . . . . . . . 471 Insincerity of Elizabeth. . . . . . . . 473 Leicester once more. . . . . . . . 474 The Negotiation drops. . . . . . . . 476 Advice of Cecil. . . . . . . . 477 Count Louis at Paris. . . . . . . . 480 Proposed League between France and England against Spain. . . . . . . . . . 481 Mutual Distrust at the two Courts. . . . . . 482 The Privateers. . . . . . . . . . 485 Slave Market at Dover. . . . . . . . 485 Mission of Sir Henry Cobham to Madrid. . . . 487 The Duke of Feria. . . . . . . . 489 Cold Reception of Cobham. . . . . . 493 Ridolfi arrives at the Spanish Court. . . . 497 Political Assassination. . . . . . . . 49& Meeting of the Spanish Council. . . . . . 499 The Nuncio. . . . . . . . . . 500 Resolution to procure the Murder of Elizabeth. . 502 Chapin Vitelli offers to kill her. . . . 53 Orders sent to Alva to prepare to invade England. . 505 Slowness of the Spanish Movements. . . . 506 Sir John Hawkins pretends to be a Traitor. . . . 508 He offers to desert to Spain with part of the English Fleet. . . . . . . . . 5 10 He deceives the Queen of Scots. . . . 5 1 2 He deceives Philip and learns the intended Invasion. . 517 Letter of Hawkins to Cecil. . . . 5 l % Political Treachery. . . . . - 5 2 State of Scotland. . . . 5 2 4 Catherine de Medici refuses Assistance to Mary Stuart's Friends .. .. 5 2 5 Maitland works upon Elizabeth. . . . 5 26