The historical work here reproduced throws considerable light upon the life of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, and the political history of the reign of Queen Elizabeth. The book was printed on the Continent in 1584. Where, is unknown, but probably at Antwerp. It was first published under the title "Copie of a Leter Wryten by a Master of Arte of Cambrige to his friend in London." The interest excited by its issue was considerable. In 1585, the year following its publication, it was translated into French under the title Discours de la vie abominable, ruses, trahisons,... et autres tres iniques conversations desquelles a usé le my Lorde de Lecestre; and a Latin version was also published at Naples in the same year, entitled Flores Calvinistici decerpti ex vita Roberti Dudlei, comitis Leicestria.