17TH See also:

• EARL

EARL See also:

• EDWARD

EDWARD DE See also:

• VERE
• VERE, SIR FRANCIS (1560-1609)

VERE See also:

• OXFORD
• OXFORD, EARLS OF
• 17TH EARL EDWARD DE VERE OXFORD
• OXFORD, JOHN DE VERE, 13TH EARL OF (1443-1513)
• OXFORD, PROVISIONS OF
• OXFORD, ROBERT DE VERE, 9TH EARL OF (1362-1392)
• OXFORD, ROBERT HARLEY, 1ST

OXFORD  r OF (1550-1604), son of See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John de See also:

• VERE
• VERE, SIR FRANCIS (1560-1609)

Vere, the 16th See also:

• EARL

earl, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born on the 12th of See also:

• APRIL

April 1550 . He matriculated at 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's See also:

• COLLEGE (Collegium)

College, See also:

• CAMBRIDGE
• CAMBRIDGE, EARLS AND DUKES OF
• CAMBRIDGE, RICHARD OWEN (1717-1802)

Cambridge, but he removed later to St John's College, and was known as 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 Bolebec or Bulbeck until he succeeded in 1562 to the earldom and to the hereditary dignity of See also:

• GREAT

great See also:

• CHAMBERLAIN (0. Fr. chamberlain, chamberlenc, Mod. Fr. chambellan, from O. H. Ger. Chamarling, Chamarlinc, whence also the Med. Lat. cambellanus, camerlingus, camerlengus; Ital. camerlingo; Span. camerlengo, compounded of 0. H. Ger. Chamara, Kamara [Lat.
• CHAMBERLAIN, JOSEPH (1836— )
• CHAMBERLAIN, JOSHUA LAWRENCE (1828– )
• CHAMBERLAIN, SIR NEVILLE BOWLES (1820-1902)

chamberlain of See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England . As one of the royal wards the boy came under the care of Lord See also:

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

Burghley, at whose See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

house in See also:

• LONDON

London he lived under the tutorship of his maternal See also:

• UNCLE

uncle, See also:

• ARTHUR (Fr. Arius)
• ARTHUR, CHESTER ALAN (1830 – 1886)

Arthur See also:

• GOLDING, ARTHUR (c. 1536-c. 1605)

Golding, the translator of See also:

• OVID [PUBLIUS OvID1us NASO] (43 B.C.–A.D. 17)

Ovid . His violent See also:

• TEMPER (from Lat. temperare, to mingle or compound in due proportion, to qualify, rule, regulate, to be moderate, formed from tempos, time, fit or due season)

temper and erratic doings were a See also:

• CONSTANT, BENJAMIN (1845-1902)

constant source of anxiety to Burghley, who nevertheless in 1571 gave him his eldest daughter, See also:

• ANNE (1665-1714)
• ANNE (1693-1740)

Anne, in See also:

• MARRIAGE

marriage . See also:

• OXFORD
• OXFORD, EARLS OF
• OXFORD, EDWARD DE VERE, 17TH EARL
• OXFORD, JOHN DE VERE, 13TH EARL OF (1443-1513)
• OXFORD, PROVISIONS OF
• OXFORD, ROBERT DE VERE, 9TH EARL OF (1362-1392)
• OXFORD, ROBERT HARLEY, 1ST

Oxford more than once asked for a military or a See also:

• NAVAL

naval command, but Burghley hoped that his See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good looks together with his skill in dancing and in feats of arms would win for him a high position at See also:

• COURT
• COURT (from the O. Fr. court, Late Lat. cortis, curtis, a popular form of class. Lat. cohors, gen. cohortis; the mod. Fr. form tour is due to the influence of the Lat. curia, the word used in medieval documents to translate " court " in the feudal sense)
• COURT, ANTOINE (1696-176o)

court . His accomplishments did indeed secure 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's favour, but he offended her by going to See also:

• FLANDERS (Flem. Vlaanderen)

Flanders without her consent in 1574, and more seriously in 1582 by a See also:

• DUEL (Ital. duello, Lat. duellum—old form of bellum-from duo, two)

duel with one of her See also:

• GENTLE (through the Fr. gentil, from Lat. gentilis, belonging to the same gens, or family)

gentle-men, 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 Knyvet . Among his other escapades was a futile 1 I.e. in the Vere See also:

• LINE

line . See also:

• PLOT
• PLOT, ROBERT (164o-1696)

plot to See also:

• RESCUE (in Middle Eng. rescous, from O. Fr. recousse, Low Lat. rescussa, from reexcussa,reexcutere, to shake off again, re, again, ex, off, quatere, to shake)

rescue from the See also:

• TOWER (Lat. turris; Fr. tour, clocker; Ital. torre; Ger. Thurm)

Tower Thomas See also:

• HOWARD (FAMILY)
• HOWARD, CATHERINE (d. 1542)
• HOWARD, JOHN (1726-1790)
• HOWARD, LORD WILLIAM (1563–1640)
• HOWARD, OLIVER OTIS (1830-19o9)
• HOWARD, SIR ROBERT (1626–1698)

Howard, 4th See also:

• DUKE (corresponding to Fr. duc, Ital. duca, Ger. Herzog)

duke of t Oxford, and Maud (d . 1413), daughter of See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• RALPH (d. 1122)

Ralph de Ufford See also:

• NORFOLK
• NORFOLK, EARLS AND DUKES OF

Norfolk, with whom he was distantly connected . In 1579 he insulted Sir See also:

• PHILIP
• PHILIP (Gr.'FiXtrsro , fond of horses, from dn)^eiv, to love, and limos, horse; Lat. Philip pus, whence e.g. M. H. Ger. Philippes, Dutch Filips, and, with dropping of the final s, It. Filippo, Fr. Philippe, Ger. Philipp, Sp. Felipe)
• PHILIP, JOHN (1775-1851)
• PHILIP, KING (c. 1639-1676)
• PHILIP, LANOGRAVE OF HESSE (1504-1567)

Philip See also:

• SIDNEY
• SIDNEY (or SYDNEY), ALGERNON (1622-1683)
• SIDNEY, SIR HENRY (1529-1586)
• SIDNEY, SIR PHILIP (1554-1586)

Sidney by calling him a " puppy " on the See also:

• TENNIS (sometimes called royal tennis, and, in America, court tennis)

tennis-court at See also:

• WHITEHALL

Whitehall . Sidney accordingly challenged Oxford, but the queen forbade him to fight, and required him to apologize on the ground of the difference of See also:

• RANK (O.Fr. rant or rent, mod. rang, generally connected with the O.E. and O.H.G. bring, a ring)

rank between the disputants . On Sidney's refusal and consequent disgrace Oxford is said to have schemed to See also:

• MURDER

murder him .

The earl sat on the See also:

• SPECIAL

special See also:

• COMMISSION (from Lat. commissio, committere)

commission (1586) appointed for the trial of See also:

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

Mary queen of Scots; in 1589 he was one of the peers who tried Philip Howard, earl of See also:

• ARUNDEL
• ARUNDEL, EARLDOM OF
• ARUNDEL, EARLS OF
• ARUNDEL, THOMAS (1353-1414)

Arundel, for high See also:

• TREASON (Fr. trahison, Lat. traditio)

treason; and in 16oI he took See also:

• PART

part in the trial of See also:

• ESSEX
• ESSEX, ARTHUR CAPEL
• ESSEX, EARLS OF
• ESSEX, KINGDOM OF
• ESSEX, ROBERT DEVEREUX
• ESSEX, ROBERT DEVEREUX, 2ND2 EARL OF (1566-1601)
• ESSEX, WALTER DEVEREUX, IST2 EARL OF (1541–1576)

Essex and See also:

• SOUTHAMPTON
• SOUTHAMPTON, EARL OF
• SOUTHAMPTON, HENRY WRIOTHESLEY, 3RD EARL OF (1J73—1624)

Southampton . It has been suggested that Oxford was the Italianated Englishman ridiculed by See also:

• GABRIEL (Heb. SKns, man of God)

Gabriel See also:

• HARVEY
• HARVEY, GABRIEL (c. 1545-1630)
• HARVEY, SIR GEORGE (1806-1876)
• HARVEY, WILLIAM (1578—1657)

Harvey in his See also:

• SPECULUM

Speculum Tuscanismi . On his return from a See also:

• JOURNEY (through O. Fr. jornee or journee, mod. Fr. journee, from med. Lat. diurnata, Lat. diurnus, of or belonging to dies, day)

journey to See also:

• ITALY
• ITALY (Italia)

Italy in 1575 he brought back various inventions for the See also:

• TOILET

toilet, and his See also:

• ESTATE (through O. Fr. estat, mod. flat, from Lat. status, state, condition, position, stare, to stand)

estate was rapidly dissipated in satisfying his extravagant whims . His first wife died in 1588, and from that See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time Burghley withdrew his support, Oxford being reduced to the See also:

• NECESSITY (Lat. necessitas)

necessity of seeking help among the poor men of letters whom he had at one time or another befriended . He was himself a lyric poet of no small merit . His fortunes were partially retrieved on his second marriage with Elizabeth Trentham, by whom he had a son, 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 de Vere, 18th earl of Oxford (1593-1625) . He died at Newington, near London, on the 24th of See also:

• JUNE

June 1604 . His poems, scattered in various anthologies—the See also:

• PARADISE (Gr. lrap6BEwos)

Paradise of Dainty Devices, England's See also:

• PARNASSUS (mod. Likkoura or Likeri)

Parnassus, See also:

• PHOENIX
• PHOENIX (Gr. 4oivt )

Phoenix See also:

• NEST

Nest, England's See also:

• HELICON
• HELICON (Fr. helicon, bombardon circulaire; Ger. Helikon)

Helicon—and elsewhere, were collected by Dr A . B . See also:

• GROSART, ALEXANDER BALLOCH (1827-1899)

Grosart in vol. iv. of the See also:

• FULLER, ANDREW (1954-1815)
• FULLER, GEORGE (1822—1884)
• FULLER, M
• FULLER, MARGARET, MARCHIONESS
• FULLER, MELVILLE WESTON (1833-1910)
• FULLER, THOMAS (16o8-1661)
• FULLER, WILLIAM (1670--c. 1717)

Fuller Worthies Library (1876) .