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(Boston, 1989), pp. 80-4. See above, Chapter Eleven (i). The lively irony of the Dialogue suggests that Ralegh would have made a very successful playwright.
9 S. Clucas and R. Davies (eds), The Crisis of 1614 and the Addled Parliament: literary and historical perspectives (Aldershot, 2002); C. Russell, The Addled Parliament 0/1614: the limits of revision (Reading, 1992).
10 J. R. llasent et al. (eds),Acts of the Privy Council of England (London, 1890-1964),p.456.
11 E. A. Strathmann,Ralegh plans his last voyage', Mariner's Mirror 50 (1964), 261-70, from Folger Shakespeare Library MS G.b.10.
12 SP 14/99/77, quoted in L. Jardine and A. Stewart, Hostage to Fortune: the troubled life of Francis Bacon, 1561-1626 (London, 1999), p. 422.
13 V. T. Harlow, Ralech's Last Voyage (London, 1932), pp. 40-1.
14 Ibid., p. 336.
15 Letters of Chamberlain, ii, p. 67.
16 S. R. Gardiner, History of England from the Accession of James I to the Outbreak of the Civil War, 1603-42 (London, 1883-4), iii, pp. 47-55, 150n remains a coherent and plausible summary of the dealings with France. Letters of Ralegh, pp. 340-2; R. Trevelyan, Sir Walter Raleigh (London, 2002), pp. 468-76.
17 See ODNB and C. H. L. Ewen, Lording Barry: poet and pirate (London, 1938).
18 Harlow, Ralegh's Last Voyage, p. 331.
19 BL, Add. MS 73085, to. 2. See ODNB. Ralegh thought highly of Penington, describing him in March 1618 as 'one of the most sufficient gentlemen for the sea England hath' (Letters of Ralegh, p. 349; Bodleian Library, MS Tanner 290, to. 4v). See also SP 14/98/62.
20 Plymouth municipal records, as cited by T. N. Brushfield, Ralcgliana (Plymouth], 1896-1907), published as a series in the Transactions of the Dceo,zshircAssociatioll for the Advancement of Science, Literature and Art, viii, p. 135.
21 Letters of Chamberlain, ii, p. 85.
22 BL, Add. MS 72709, fo. 8. These are Bess's words in a letter to Nicholas Carew.
23 Letters of Rale,gh, p. 345; BL, Cotton MS Titus BVIII, fos 168v, 169.
24 BL,Add. MS 34216, fo. 49r.
25 Ralegh's journal of the voyage to 13 February 1618, BL, Cotton MS Titus BVIII, fos 162-175v, printed by Sir Robert Schomburgk (ed.), The Discovery of the Lar~e, Rich, and Beautilld Empire of Guiana...by Sir W. Ralegh (London, 1848), pp. 177-208. This quote at to. 167.
26 BL, Cotton MS Titus BVIII, fo. 167.
27 Letters of Chamberlain, ii, p. 104, letter dated 18 October 1617. The teller of tales, one Captain Bayley, who apparently left Ralegh's fleet at Lanzarote, was later imprisoned for defamation and desertion in the Gatehouse in January 1618 (Letters of Chamberlain, ii, p. 131; SP 14/95/20; APC 1618-19, pp. 7-9, 55-6).
28 BL, Cotton MS Titus BVIII, to. 168.
29 Ibid., fos 168, 168v.
30 Ibid., fos 169, 171, 172, 173v-174.
31 Letters of Rale th, pp. 345-6.
32 For the 'Newes', eventually published in 1618, see Harlow, Rah,Qh'.s Last Voyage, pp. 148-53.
33 BL, Cotton MS Titus BVIII, fo. 173v.
34 These instructions were set out after the event by Ralegh in his 'Apologie' (Harlow, RaletYh's Last U3yage, pp. 324-5).
35 Spanish accounts of the capture of San Thons are copied in BL, Add. MS 36321, esp. fos 1-10, 53-118. See Harlow, Ralegh's Last Voyage, pp. 162-237.
36 Harlow, Rale,Ehs Last Voyage, p. 344.
37 See the helpful note in Trevelyan, Sir Walter Raleigh, p. 497.
38 Huntington Library MS HM 60322.
39 J. Lorimer, 'The location of Ralegh's Guiana gold mine', Terrae Inxgnitae 14 (1982), pp. 90, 94; Harlow, Ralegh's Last Voyage, p. 235.
40 C. Le Neve Foster long ago suggested that the Caratal goldfield was the inspiration for Ralegh's great mine ('On the Caratal gold-field', Proceedings of the Geological Society in the Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society 25 (1869), 336-43). Joyce Lorimer argues that a mine did exist near San Thome, and even that James knew of its existence, carefully concealing that knowledge from Gondomar, 'The location of Ralegh's Guiana gold mine', passim.
41 A. M. C.
9 S. Clucas and R. Davies (eds), The Crisis of 1614 and the Addled Parliament: literary and historical perspectives (Aldershot, 2002); C. Russell, The Addled Parliament 0/1614: the limits of revision (Reading, 1992).
10 J. R. llasent et al. (eds),Acts of the Privy Council of England (London, 1890-1964),p.456.
11 E. A. Strathmann,Ralegh plans his last voyage', Mariner's Mirror 50 (1964), 261-70, from Folger Shakespeare Library MS G.b.10.
12 SP 14/99/77, quoted in L. Jardine and A. Stewart, Hostage to Fortune: the troubled life of Francis Bacon, 1561-1626 (London, 1999), p. 422.
13 V. T. Harlow, Ralech's Last Voyage (London, 1932), pp. 40-1.
14 Ibid., p. 336.
15 Letters of Chamberlain, ii, p. 67.
16 S. R. Gardiner, History of England from the Accession of James I to the Outbreak of the Civil War, 1603-42 (London, 1883-4), iii, pp. 47-55, 150n remains a coherent and plausible summary of the dealings with France. Letters of Ralegh, pp. 340-2; R. Trevelyan, Sir Walter Raleigh (London, 2002), pp. 468-76.
17 See ODNB and C. H. L. Ewen, Lording Barry: poet and pirate (London, 1938).
18 Harlow, Ralegh's Last Voyage, p. 331.
19 BL, Add. MS 73085, to. 2. See ODNB. Ralegh thought highly of Penington, describing him in March 1618 as 'one of the most sufficient gentlemen for the sea England hath' (Letters of Ralegh, p. 349; Bodleian Library, MS Tanner 290, to. 4v). See also SP 14/98/62.
20 Plymouth municipal records, as cited by T. N. Brushfield, Ralcgliana (Plymouth], 1896-1907), published as a series in the Transactions of the Dceo,zshircAssociatioll for the Advancement of Science, Literature and Art, viii, p. 135.
21 Letters of Chamberlain, ii, p. 85.
22 BL, Add. MS 72709, fo. 8. These are Bess's words in a letter to Nicholas Carew.
23 Letters of Rale,gh, p. 345; BL, Cotton MS Titus BVIII, fos 168v, 169.
24 BL,Add. MS 34216, fo. 49r.
25 Ralegh's journal of the voyage to 13 February 1618, BL, Cotton MS Titus BVIII, fos 162-175v, printed by Sir Robert Schomburgk (ed.), The Discovery of the Lar~e, Rich, and Beautilld Empire of Guiana...by Sir W. Ralegh (London, 1848), pp. 177-208. This quote at to. 167.
26 BL, Cotton MS Titus BVIII, fo. 167.
27 Letters of Chamberlain, ii, p. 104, letter dated 18 October 1617. The teller of tales, one Captain Bayley, who apparently left Ralegh's fleet at Lanzarote, was later imprisoned for defamation and desertion in the Gatehouse in January 1618 (Letters of Chamberlain, ii, p. 131; SP 14/95/20; APC 1618-19, pp. 7-9, 55-6).
28 BL, Cotton MS Titus BVIII, to. 168.
29 Ibid., fos 168, 168v.
30 Ibid., fos 169, 171, 172, 173v-174.
31 Letters of Rale th, pp. 345-6.
32 For the 'Newes', eventually published in 1618, see Harlow, Rah,Qh'.s Last Voyage, pp. 148-53.
33 BL, Cotton MS Titus BVIII, fo. 173v.
34 These instructions were set out after the event by Ralegh in his 'Apologie' (Harlow, RaletYh's Last U3yage, pp. 324-5).
35 Spanish accounts of the capture of San Thons are copied in BL, Add. MS 36321, esp. fos 1-10, 53-118. See Harlow, Ralegh's Last Voyage, pp. 162-237.
36 Harlow, Rale,Ehs Last Voyage, p. 344.
37 See the helpful note in Trevelyan, Sir Walter Raleigh, p. 497.
38 Huntington Library MS HM 60322.
39 J. Lorimer, 'The location of Ralegh's Guiana gold mine', Terrae Inxgnitae 14 (1982), pp. 90, 94; Harlow, Ralegh's Last Voyage, p. 235.
40 C. Le Neve Foster long ago suggested that the Caratal goldfield was the inspiration for Ralegh's great mine ('On the Caratal gold-field', Proceedings of the Geological Society in the Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society 25 (1869), 336-43). Joyce Lorimer argues that a mine did exist near San Thome, and even that James knew of its existence, carefully concealing that knowledge from Gondomar, 'The location of Ralegh's Guiana gold mine', passim.
41 A. M. C.
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