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 mss. / by Andrew Amos.

  • Amos, Andrew, 1791-1860.
Date:
1846
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Credit: 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 mss. / by Andrew Amos. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    agreeably to the prevalent usage of omitting what- ever was favourable to a prisoner. The report of the trials for the Overbury murder, with the exception of those of the Earl and Coun- tess of Somerset, correspond verbatim with the reports of these trials published in the tract Truth brought to Light by Time. The dress of Sir Ger- vase Helwysse at his execution, it is believed, is the only circumstance in the tract which has not been copied in the State Trials. The tract does not in- clude the trials of the Earl and Countess of Somer- set, and it is not apparent from what source Hargrave and Howell obtained them. The Trial of Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset, May 25, for the Murder of Sir Thomas Overbury: 14 James I. a. d. 1616. Ser. Cryer.—O yes, my Lord High Steward of England purposes this day to proceed to the trial of Robert Earl of Somerset. O yes, whosoever have any indictments touching this cause, publicly give them in. My Lord Coke delivers in the indictment of my Lord of Somerset to Mr. Fenshaw indorsed. Ser. Cryer.—O yes, Walter Lee, Serjeant-at-Arms, return the precept for the Lords which thou hast warned to be here this day. O yes. [He calls every Lord by his name, and they stand up as they be called.] My Lord High Steward excuses the Lords Mounteagle and Russell of their absence, in respect of their sickness. F