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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28503	A true and historical relation of the poysoning of Sir Thomas Overbury with the severall arraignments and speeches of those that were executed thereupon : also, all the passages concerning the divorce between Robert, late Earle of Essex, and the Lady Frances Howard : with King James's and other large speeches / collected out of the papers of Sir Francis Bacon ...	Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626.; James I, King of England, 1566-1625.	1651 (1651)	Wing B338; ESTC R10750	59,190	110

to be made known unto him That Councellor added that he took it for a favour from him but withall added there lies a kind of heavy Imputation on him about Overburies Death I could wish he could clear himself or give some satisfaction in the point This my Lord related back and presently Elvis was struck with it and made a kind of discovery that some attempts were undertaken against Overbury but took no effect as checkt by him This Councellor weighing well the Narration from Elvis acquainted the King with the Overture who commanded presently that Elvis should set down his knowledg in writing which accordingly he did but always reserving himself still endeavoring rather to discover others then any else should undertake that Office and so accuse him The King still endeavors to search the truth of this business gives Direction for the Examination of the Truth of it commits it to certain Councellors they pick something out of him and Weston then the further Enquiry is delivered over to my Lord Cook who in this Cause was very painful took two and three hundred Examinations but when he found it might touch upon greater persons then he desired some others might be joyned with him which was accordingly granted namely the Lord Chancellor Lord Steward and the Lord Zouch but then there were no practices left untryed for the suppressing of the Discovery Weston was solicited to stand mute but at last this dumb Devil was cast out then followed Elvis Turner Francklin all which were Actors in this Tragedy without Malice but no Authors Now when this Lady comes to her part she meets Justice in the way by Confession which is either the Corner stone of Mercy or Judgment yet it is said Mercy and Truth are met together Truth you have in her Confession and that may be a degree to Mercy with me it must be and to him in whose Power it resides in the mean time this day must be reserved for Judgment Now to conclude and give you Accompt of the often Procrastinations in this business the first was due to Humanity her Child-birth the second was for reason of state and the last had a grave and weighty Cause These Directions the King at first gave written with his own Hand for the Examination of this business I desire may be read The Kings Instructions THere be two contrary things in this Cause to be tryed and the verity can be but in one of them First whether my Lord of Somerset and my Lady were the Procurers of Overbury's death or that this Imputation hath by some practice cast an aspersion upon them I would have you diligently inquire of the first and if you find him clear then I would have you as carefully look after the other to the intent such practices may be discovered and not suffered to pass without punishing Attourney There be other Directions in these Instructions by way of Interrogatories that are not now necessary to be read let the Lords the Peers view these Directions from the King None of these Interrogatories which the King desired there should be examination upon came away empty and whatsoever whispering there be abroad of the death of Weston they all before the hour of their death confessed the fact and dyed penitent and if need should require I have brought their Confessor along namely Doctor Whiting Lord Steward My Lords you have seen and have heard these Directions under the Kings Hand with Glory to God and Honor to the King Attourney May it please your Grace whereas Frances Countess of Somerset as accessary before the fact of the wilful poysoning and murther of Sir Tho. Overbury upon her Indictment she hath been Arraigned then upon her Arraignment she hath confessed Guilty I desire that her Confession may be recorded and Judgment upon the Prisoner Fanshaw Frances Countess of Somerset thou hast been Indicted Arraigned and pleaded Guilty as accessary before the Fact of the wilful poysoning and Murther of Sir Tho. Overbury what canst thou say for thy self why Judgment of death should not be pronounced against thee Countess I can much aggravate but nothing extenuate my fault I desire Mercy and that the Lords would be pleased to intreat for me to the King This she spake humbly fearfully and so low that the Lord Steward could not hear it but the Attourney related it Attourney The Lady is so touched with remorse and sense of her fault that grief surprizes her from expressing of her self but that which she hath confusedly said is to this effect That she cannot excuse her self but desires mercy Sir R. Connisby sitting before the Lord High Steward rises and upon his knees delivers him the white staff Lord Steward Frances Countess of Somerset whereas thou hast been indicted Arraigned and pleaded Guilty and confessed that thou hast nothing to say for thy self it is now my part to pronounce Judgment only thus much before since my Lords have heard with what Humility and grief you have confessed the Fact I do not doubt but they will signifie so much to the Kings Majesty and mediate for his Grace towards you but in the mean time according to the Law the sentence of death must be thus Thou must go to the Tower of London from hence and from thence to the place of Execution where you are to be hanged by the Neck till you be dead and Lord have Mercy upon your Soul The Arraignment of the Lord of Somerset May 25. 1616. being Saturday ANd first what was done before the Pleading Sergt Cryer O Yes My Lord High Steward of England purposes to proceed this day to the Arraignment of Robert Earl of Somerset O Yes Whosoever have any Indictments touching this Cause presently give them in The Lord Cook delivers the Indictment of my Lord of Somerset to Mr Fanshaw endorsed Walter Les Sergeant at Arms return the Precipe 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 The Lord Steward excuses the Lord Mountegle and Russel of their absence in respect of their sickness Fanshaw Robert Earl of Somerset hold up thy hand He held it up so long till Mr Lievtenant bid him hold it down The Indictment is read containing VVestons Actions in the poysoning of Sir Tho. Overbury and his abetting of him the 8. of May 1613. The Lord Somerset was apparelled in a plain Sattin Sute laced with two Sattin laces in a seam a Gown of uncut Velvit all the sleeves laid with a Sattin lace a pair of Gloves with Sattin tops his George about his Neck his Hair curl'd his Visage pale his Beard long his Eyes sank in his Head whilest his Indictment was reading he three or four times whispered to the Lievtenant Fanshaw Robert Earl of Somerset what saist thou art thou guilty of this Felony and Murder whereof thou standest indicted or not Somerset making obeysance to the Lord Steward answered Not guilty