BY ANDREW AMOS, ESQ.

LATE MEMBER OF THE SUPREME COUNCIL OF INDIA.

I desire God that this precedent of Overbury may be an example and terror against
this horrible crime, and, therefore, may be called Great Oyer of Poisoning.

SIR EDWARD COKE.

Anagram of the Times.

Thomas Overburie-O, O, a busie murther!

LONDON:

RICHARD BENTLEY, NEW BURLINGTON STREET,

Publisher in Ordinary to Her Majesty.

M.DCCC.XLVI.

Now Ready, in 8vo.

FOUR LECTURES on the ADVANTAGES of a CLASSICAL as an AUXILIARY to a COMMERCIAL EDUCATION.

With a LETTER to DR. WHEWELL upon the Subject ofhis Tract on
Liberal Education.

BY ANDREW AMOS, ESQ.

LATE MEMBER OF THE SUPREME COUNCIL OF INDIA ;
RECORDER OF NOTTINGHAM, OXFORD, AND BANBURY ;
AUDITOR AND FELLOW OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE, ETC.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

PARTICULARS CONCERNING THE PERSONS WHOSE NAMES

ARE CONSPICUOUS IN THE TRIALS NAMED BY SIR EDWARD

COKE "THE GREAT OYER OF POISONING

CHAPTER II.

REPORTS OF THE TRIAL OF THE EARL OF SOMERSET

CHAPTER III.

MANUSCRIPTS CONTAINING MATTERS RELEVANT

CHARGE OF POISONING SIR THOMAS OVERBURY.

CHAPTER IV.

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OBSERVATIONS ON THE CHARGES AGAINST THE EARL OF

SOMERSET FOR POISONING SIR THOMAS OVERBURY

CHAPTER V.

CONDUCT OF SIR EDWARD COKE IN THE PROCEEDINGS

RELATIVE TO THE GREAT OYER OF POISONING

CHAPTER VI.

CONDUCT OF SIR FRANCIS BACON IN THE PROCEEDINGS

RELATIVE TO THE GREAT OYER OF POISONING

CHAPTER VII.

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CONDUCT OF KING JAMES IN THE PROCEEDINGS RELATIVE

TO THE GREAT OYER OF POISONING

APPENDIX.

FLATTERIES OF ENGLISH SOVEREIGNS

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