Truth brought to light by time : the proceedings touching the divorce between the Lady Frances Howard, and Robert Earl of Essex, before the King's delegates, George Canterbury, John Bishop of London, Lancelot Bishop of Ely, Richard Bishop of Litchfeild and Coventry, Doctor Cæsar, Thomas Parrey, Dr. Donne, John Bennet, Francis James and Thomas Edwards, authorized under the King's broad-seal, with his majesty's answer. Also, The arraignment of Sir Jervis Yelvis lieutenant of the Tower, Sir Thomas Monson Kt., Anne Turner widow, Richard Weston, and James Francklin, &c. : Touching the murthering and poysoning of Sir Thomas Overbury Kt. his majesty's prisoner in the Tower : with all their examinations, arraignments, evidences, confessions, answers and tryals, with their sentence and sufferings, with his majesty's gracious pardon and favour to the countess.

Accession number

PML 37296

Published

London : Printed for Richard Baldwin, 1692.

Credit line

Gift of Roland L. Redmond, March 1942.

Notes

Pt. IV, p. 16-21 The pardon of Theophilus Higgons with note signed Francis Bacon.
Engraved port. of Sir Thomas Overbury at the age of 32, facing p. 1.
Not in Halkett & Laing.
Pt. II, p. 100-127: Sir Francis Bacon's speech, at the arraignment of the Earl of Somerset (concerning the poisoning of Sir Thomas Overbury and Bill (in Latin and English) containing the King's pardon of Lady Francis, countess of Somerset.
Attributed to Michael Sparke.
Added t.p., engraved.
Each pt. has separate t.p. and pagination.

Description

1 p. l., 136 p. ; 18 cm

Provenance

With his [Roland L. Redmond's] exlibris.

Binding

1/2 dark brown morocco by Lahey.

Classification

Book

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