See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

WILLIAM See also:

• WILLIAM DAVISON (c. 1541-1608)

DAVISON (c. 1541-1608)  , secretary to See also:

• QUEEN
• QUEEN (O.E. cwen, wife, related to "quean," O.E. cwene, a hussy; cf. Gr. yvvi7: from root gan-, to produce; cf. genus, " kin," &c.)

Queen See also:

• ELIZABETH
• ELIZABETH (1533-1603)
• ELIZABETH (1596-1662)
• ELIZABETH (1635–1650)
• ELIZABETH [ AMELIE EUGENIE ] (1837—1898)
• ELIZABETH [1lisabeth Philippine Marie Helene of France] (1764—1794)
• ELIZABETH [PAULINE ELIZABETH OTTILIE LOUISE] (1843– )
• ELIZABETH [PETROVNA] (1709-1762), EMPRESS
• ELIZABETH, SAINT (1207-1231)

Elizabeth, was of Scottish descent, and in 1566 acted as secretary to See also:

• HENRY
• HENRY (1129-1195)
• HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
• HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
• HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
• HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
• HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
• HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
• HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
• HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
• HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
• HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
• HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
• HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)

Henry See also:

• KILLIGREW, SIR HENRY (d. 1603)
• KILLIGREW, THOMAS (1612-1683)

Killigrew (d . 1603), when he was sent into See also:

• SCOTLAND
• SCOTLAND, CHURCH OF
• SCOTLAND, EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF

Scotland by Elizabeth on a See also:

• MISSION

mission to See also:

• MARY
• MARY (1457-1482)
• MARY (1496-1533)
• MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS

Mary, queen of Scots . Remaining in that See also:

• COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country for about ten years, See also:

• DAVISON, WILLIAM (c. 1541-1608)

Davison then went twice to the See also:

• NETHERLANDS

Netherlands on See also:

• DIPLOMATIC

diplomatic business, returning to See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England in 1586 to defend the hasty conduct of his friend, See also:

• ROBERT
• ROBERT (1275—1343)
• ROBERT, HUBERT (1753-1808)
• ROBERT, LOUIS LEOPOLD (1794-1835)

Robert See also:

• DUDLEY
• DUDLEY, BARONS AND EARLS OF
• DUDLEY, EDMUND (c. 1462—1510)
• DUDLEY, SIR ROBERT (1573—1649)
• DUDLEY, THOMAS (1576-1653)

Dudley, See also:

• EARL

earl of See also:

• LEICESTER
• LEICESTER, EARLS OF
• LEICESTER, ROBERT DUDLEY, EARL
• LEICESTER, ROBERT SIDNEY, EARL OF (1563-1626)
• LEICESTER, THOMAS WILLIAM COKE, EARL OF (1754-1842)

Leicester . In the same See also:

• YEAR

year he became member of See also:

• PARLIAMENT (Anglo-Lat. parliamentum, Fr. parlement, from parler, to speak)

parliament for See also:

• KNARESBOROUGH

Knaresborough, a privy councillor, and assistant to Elizabeth's secretary, See also:

• THOMAS
• THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
• THOMAS (d. 110o)
• THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
• THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
• THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
• THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
• THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
• THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
• THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
• THOMAS, ST
• THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
• THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)

Thomas See also:

• WALSINGHAM, SIR FRANCIS (c. 1530-1590)
• WALSINGHAM, THOMAS (d. c. 1422)

Walsingham; but he soon appears to have acted rather as the colleague than the subordinate of Walsingham . He was a member of the See also:

• COMMISSION (from Lat. commissio, committere)

commission appointed to try Mary, queen of Scots, although he took no See also:

• PART

part in its proceedings . When See also:

• SENTENCE (Lat. sententia, a way of thinking, opinion, judgment; vote, sentire, to feel, think)

sentence was passed upon Mary the See also:

• WARRANT (Med. Lat. warantum; O. Fr. garant, warant, derived from O.H.G. root represented in modern German bygewdhren)

warrant for her See also:

• EXECUTION (from Lat. ex-sequor, exsecutus, follow or carry out)

execution was entrusted to Davison, who, after some delay, obtained the queen's See also:

• SIGNATURE (through Fr. from Lat. signature, signare, to sign, signum, mark, token, sign)

signature . On this occasion, and also in subsequent interviews with her secretary, Elizabeth suggested that Mary should be executed in some more See also:

• SECRET (Lat. secretum, hidden, concealed)

secret See also:

• FASHION (adapted from Fr. facon, agon, Lat. factio, making, facere, to do or make)

fashion, and her conversation afforded ample See also:

• PROOF (in M. Eng. preove, proeve, preve, &°c., from O. Fr . prueve, proeve, &c., mod. preuve, Late. Lat. proba, probate, to prove, to test the goodness of anything, probus, good)

proof that she disliked to take upon herself any responsibility for the See also:

• DEATH

death of her See also:

• RIVAL

rival . Meanwhile, the privy See also:

• COUNCIL (Lat. concilium, from cum, together, and the root cal, to call)

council having been summoned by . See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

Lord See also:

• BURGHLEY, WILLIAM CECIL, BARON (1521-1598)

Burghley, it was decided to carry out the sentence at once, and Mary was beheaded on the 8th of See also:

• FEBRUARY

February 1587 . When the See also:

• NEWS

news of the execution reached Elizabeth she was extremely indignant, and her wrath was chiefly directed against Davison, who, she asserted, had disobeyed her instructions not to part with the warrant . The secretary was arrested and thrown into See also:

• PRISON (derived through the Fr. from the Lat. prehensio, seizure)

prison, but, although he defended himself vigorously, he did not say anything about the queen's wish to get rid of Mary by assassination . Charged before the See also:

• STAR

Star Chamber with See also:

• MISPRISION (from O. Fr. mesprendre, mod. meprendre, to misunderstand)

misprision and contempt, he was acquitted of evil intention, but was sentenced to pay a See also:

• FINE

fine of 1o,000 marks, and to imprisonment during the queen's See also:

• PLEASURE (through Fr. plaisir from Lat. placere, to please; Gr. rlbovii)

pleasure; but owing to the exertions of several influential men he was released in 1589 .

The queen, however, refused to employ him again in her service, and he retired to See also:

• STEPNEY
• STEPNEY, GEORGE (1663-1707)

Stepney, where he died in See also:

• DECEMBER (Lat. decent, ten)

December 16o8 . Davison appears to have been an industrious and outspoken See also:

• MAN
• MAN, ISLE OF (anc. Mona)

man, and was undoubtedly made the scapegoat for the queen's pusillanimous conduct . By his wife, See also:

• CATHERINE
• CATHERINE, SAINT

Catherine See also:

• SPELMAN, SIR HENRY (c. 1564-1641)

Spelman, he had a See also:

• FAMILY

family of four sons and two daughters . Two of his sons, See also:

• FRANCIS
• FRANCIS (FRarrcols) OF SALES, ST (1567-1622)
• FRANCIS (Lat. Franciscus, Ital. Francesco, Span. Francisco, Fr. Francois, Ger. Franz)
• FRANCIS, SIR PHILIP (174o-1818)

Francis and See also:

• WALTER, HUBERT (d. 1205)
• WALTER, JOHN (1738/9-1812)

Walter, obtained some celebrity as poets . Many See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state papers written by him, and many of his letters, are extant in various collections of See also:

• MANUSCRIPTS

manuscripts . See See also:

• SIR

Sir N . H . See also:

• NICOLAS
• NICOLAS, SIR NICHOLAS HARRIS (1799–1848)

Nicolas, See also:

• LIFE

Life of W . Davison (See also:

• LONDON

London, 1823) ; J . A . See also:

• FRONDE, THE

Fronde, See also:

• HISTORY

History of England (London, 1881 fol.); See also:

• CALENDAR

Calendar of State Papers 158o—1609; and See also:

• CORRESPONDENCE
• CORRESPONDENCE (from med. scholastic Lat. correspondentia, corrcspondere, compounded of Lat. cum, with, and respond ere, to answer; cf. Fr. correspondance)

Correspondence of Leicester during his See also:

• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

Government of the See also:

• LOW, SETH (1850- )
• LOW, WILL HICOK (1853- )

Low Countries, edited by J . See also:

• BRUCE
• BRUCE, ALEXANDER BALMAIN (1831-1899)
• BRUCE, JAMES (1930-1794)
• BRUCE, MICHAEL (1746-1767)

Bruce (London, 1844) .