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the_o tower_n he_o have_v the_o keep_n of_o sir_n tho._n overb._n and_o soon_o after_o he_o receive_v the_o glass_n by_o his_o son_n secret_o from_o the_o countess_n and_o that_o the_o lieutenant_n tell_v he_o all_o the_o tart_n come_v likewise_o from_o she_o and_o he_o confess_v that_o the_o countess_n will_v he_o to_o give_v they_o to_o sir_n tho._n but_o not_o to_o taste_v of_o they_o himself_o weston_n examine_v 1._o octob._n 1615._o confess_v that_o mrs._n turn_n appoint_a he_o to_o come_v to_o white-hall_n to_o the_o countess_n the_o next_o day_n that_o he_o be_v at_o the_o tower_n and_o that_o he_o go_v and_o that_o the_o countess_n do_v request_v he_o to_o give_v sir_n tho._n overb._n what_o she_o shall_v deliver_v he_o but_o not_o to_o drink_v of_o it_o himself_o she_o promise_v to_o give_v he_o a_o good_a reward_n and_o he_o suspect_v it_o be_v poison_n and_o he_o receive_v the_o glass_n by_o his_o son_n and_o tell_v the_o lieutenant_n of_o it_o who_o do_v rebuke_v he_o and_o he_o set_v the_o glass_n in_o a_o little_a study_n he_o confess_v he_o tell_v mrs._n turner_n he_o have_v give_v it_o he_o and_o demand_v his_o reward_n that_o mr._n james_n and_o mr._n rawl_n my_o lord_n of_o somerset_n man_n come_v often_o to_o know_v of_o he_o what_o tart_n jelly_n or_o wine_n sir_n tho._n will_v have_v and_o they_o bring_v divers_a time_n tart_n and_o jelly_n whereof_o he_o do_v eat_v the_o confession_n of_o the_o lieutenant_n to_o his_o majesty_n your_o majesty_n servant_n sir_n jervas_n elvis_n after_o weston_n be_v place_v in_o the_o tower_n he_o meet_v with_o i_o with_o sir_n tho._n supper_n and_o the_o glass_n and_o ask_v i_o sir_n shall_v i_o give_v it_o he_o now_o wherein_o i_o protest_v unto_o your_o majesty_n my_o ignorance_n as_o i_o will_v also_o be_v glad_a to_o protest_v the_o same_o to_o the_o world_n so_o i_o private_o confer_v with_o weston_n and_o by_o this_o mean_n make_v he_o assure_v unto_o i_o and_o know_v all_o but_o dissuade_v and_o as_o 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