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sensible that it was necessary to carry on the war in a more vigorous manner--Essex ambitious of fame was desirous of obtaining the government for himself--The Queen to insure him success had levied an army of twenty thousand foot and two thousand Horse-- She likewise entrusted him with the power of furnishing the war when he pleased and of filling the most considerable employments of the Kingdom'--The first act of authority which he exercised after his arrival in Ireland was to appoint his intimate frind's the Earl of Southampton General of the Horse--A nobleman who had encurred the Queens displeasure She no sooner heard of this than she reprimanded him and ordered him to recal his commission to Southampton, but Essex had the impudance to remonstrate and it was not till she reiterrated her commands that he could be prevailed on to displace his Friend-- Essex received from Tyrone proposals for peace so unexpected an issue of enterprise, the most expensive Elizabeth had ever undertaken
