Ralegh's efforts to avert complete ruin--True greatness-- Keeps in touch with life--First two years--The history-- The first sentence--Reasons for incompleteness--James's dislike of the work--Its greatness 238 CHAPTER XVIII THE LAST JOURNEY Ralegh's influence with Queen and Prince Henry--Death of Robert Cecil--Rise of Villiers--Liberty--The undying endeavour--Anecdote--Preparations for expedition--Delays and uncertainty--The King's treachery--The expedition starts--Further delays--Storms--Captain Bailey--Ralegh's illness--At Terra de Bri--His son's death--Return of Keymis--Suicide of Keymis--Mutiny--The return 253 CHAPTER XIX DEATH His reception--Arrest--Journey from Plymouth--Stukeley and Manourie--The final scene 287 INDEX 305 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS SIR WALTER RALEGH _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE THE BIRTHPLACE OF SIR WALTER RALEGH, BUDLEIGH-SALTERTON 6 _From a Photograph by F. Frith & Co., Ltd._ FRANCIS BACON 14 MAP OF LONDON 26 _By kind permission of Dr. F. J. Furnivall_ QUEEN ELIZABETH 46 WILLIAM CECIL, LORD BURGHLEY 54 MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS 68 A SAILING SHIP IN THE TIME OF RALEGH 78 GENERAL VIEW OF LONDON 100 _From Thornton's "London_," 1784 ROBERT CECIL 124 KING JAMES I. 195 COUNT ARENBERGH 206 HENRY PRINCE OF WALES 254 PHILIP III. OF SPAIN 260 SIR WALTER RALEGH 270 _From an Engraving by Vaughan_ TRAITOR'S GATE 294 GREAT RALEGH CHAPTER I BIRTH The spread of news--Birth--Influence of birthplace--His father--His mother.