And so I take
my leave of your good L., praying God to send you health to his
honour and all our good. From my pallace at London, this xxix'th of
Aprill 1589.
"Your good L. to command in X'o.,
"JOHN LOND."
If the above refer to any production in verse upon the defeat of the
Armada, Lord Burghley (who had probably made inquiries of the Bishop)
seems to have been actuated by some extraordinary and uncalled-for
delicacy towards the King of Spain. Waiting an explanation, I am your
HEARTY WELL-WISHER.
Lond. Oct. 23. 1849.
I cannot find that Aylmer's letter has ever been noticed by any of our
literary antiquaries.
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MADOC'S EXPEDITION TO AMERICA.
Mr. Editor,--Can any of your readers direct me to the different authors
who have treated of the asserted expedition of Madoc to America; or to
any Papers upon that subject which have appeared in any Periodicals, or
Transactions of learned societies.
A STUDENT.
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LORD CHATHAM'S SPEECH ON THE AMERICAN STAMP ACT.
Mr. Editor,--The following is an extract from Lord Brougham's _Character
of Chatham_, vol. i. p. 27.
"The Debates on the American Stamp Act in 1764 are the first that
can be said to have been preserved at all, through the happy
accident of Lord Charlemont, assisted by Sir Robert Dean, &c. &c.,
and accordingly _they have handed down to us some Notes of Lord
Chatham's celebrated Speech upon that Question_.
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