Hill's biography of Sir Julius is filled with accounts of the squabbles between him and other prominent figures, usually over money, and even records Sir Julius's own complaints about the visits he received from the Queen, since such visits demanded the outlay of a gift, which he claimed was unlikely to ever be returned to him via direct financial reward in spite of the several preferments he received-it was common knowledge after 12 September 1598, for example, that during the Queen's visit to Caesar's estate at Mitcham, he had identified himself in his supplication as 'the eldest judge, the youngest and the poorest', in reference to his frequent pleas regarding financial hardship.7 One public squabble is particularly relevant: