The Great Oyer of Poisoning: The Trial of the Earl of Somerset for the Poisoning of Sir Thomas Overbury, in the Tower of London, and Various Matters Connected Therewith, from Contemporary MssR. Bentley, 1846 - 551 pagina's |
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... effect , that the supposed marriage , at which the King had presided , was adjudged to be no marriage at all , on the ground , that , although it could not be suggested that the Earl of Essex , now arrived at the age of twenty- one ...
... effect , that the supposed marriage , at which the King had presided , was adjudged to be no marriage at all , on the ground , that , although it could not be suggested that the Earl of Essex , now arrived at the age of twenty- one ...
Pagina 7
... effect , himself divorced . The same King paid the expenses of the second wedding . The same Dean of the Chapel , a Bishop of Bath and Wells , performed both ceremonies . The Bride , according to the language of a contemporary writer ...
... effect , himself divorced . The same King paid the expenses of the second wedding . The same Dean of the Chapel , a Bishop of Bath and Wells , performed both ceremonies . The Bride , according to the language of a contemporary writer ...
Pagina 21
... served that his " visage was pale , his beard long , his eyes sunk in his head . " The Earl's trial lasted from nine in the morning till ten at night . Towards the concluding part of the trial , the dramatic effect of OF POISONING . 21.
... served that his " visage was pale , his beard long , his eyes sunk in his head . " The Earl's trial lasted from nine in the morning till ten at night . Towards the concluding part of the trial , the dramatic effect of OF POISONING . 21.
Pagina 22
... effect of the scene was increased by a multitude of torches casting a glimmering light through the high and vaulted roofs of the Hall , and making transiently visible the countenances of the Judges , the Coun- sellors , the Peers ...
... effect of the scene was increased by a multitude of torches casting a glimmering light through the high and vaulted roofs of the Hall , and making transiently visible the countenances of the Judges , the Coun- sellors , the Peers ...
Pagina 28
... the height of prosperity to which he was raised . The records of the State Paper Office * State Paper Office ; Domestic Papers , 1615 , Nov. 17 , No. 296 . • supply a variety of particulars to the same effect 28 THE GREAT OYER.
... the height of prosperity to which he was raised . The records of the State Paper Office * State Paper Office ; Domestic Papers , 1615 , Nov. 17 , No. 296 . • supply a variety of particulars to the same effect 28 THE GREAT OYER.
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accused answered appear arraignment Bacon Ben Jonson cause Chancellor circumstances clyster Coke Coke's handwriting concerning confessed conviction Countess of Essex Countess of Somerset Court delivered desired Domestic Papers Earl and Countess Earl of Somerset evidence examination favour Franklin give guilty hand hath Helwysse honour imprisonment indictment Judges Jury King James King's knew Lady letter Lieutenant Lobell Lord Chancellor Lord Chief Justice Lord Coke Lord High Steward Lord of Somerset lordship majesty majesty's Majty Majty's Masque matter means mercy Mounson murder never observed occasion offence Overbury's death Oyer of Poisoning Paper Office pardon Peers persons plot powder present presumptions Prince printed report proceedings proof Queen regard secret sent Serjeant servant Sir F Sir Robert Cotton Sir Thomas Overbury Somerset's trial Sovereign speech tarts testimony things thought tion told Tower treason truth Turner unto Villiers Weston wherein whereof whilst wife witnesses words writes written
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