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not think the Queen her Sister would have consented to her death or have executed the sentence against a person not subject to the laws and jurisdictions of England. Thus perished in the forty fifth year of her age, and nineteenth of her captivity in England Mary Queen of Scots--A woman of great accomplishments both of body and mind, natural as well as acquired, but unfortunate in her life--The beauties of her person and graces of her air combined to make her the most amicable of woman. While Elizabeth ensured tranquility from the attempts of her nearest neighbour, she was not negligent of more distant danger-- She commissioned Drake with Thirty Ships to attack the coast of Spain and that gallant Officer having learned that a rich spanish fleet was lying at Cadiz, entered the harbour and burnt a hundred vessels laden with ammunition and naval stores--The year after in 1588-- Philip sent the formadable Armament called the [[underline]] Invincible Armada [[/underline]] to attack the English
