Francis Walsingham — English Celebrity died on December 30, 1590

Sir Francis Walsingham was principal secretary to Queen Elizabeth I of England from 20 December 1573 until his death and is popularly remembered as her "spymaster"... (wikipedia)

I call God to witness that as a private person I have done nothing unbeseeming an honest man, nor, as I bear the place of a public man, have I done anything unworthy of my place.
See and keep silent.
There is nothing more dangerous than security.
There is less danger in fearing too much than too little.
Knowledge is never too dear.