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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, the Kings Attorney-Generall: manuscript

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Description: A manuscript copy of a printed text concerning the divorce case of Frances (Howard), Countess of Essex and Robert, Earl of Essex and the trial of Sir Thomas Overbury's poisoners; copied out in an unidentified hand. In limp vellum covers with the initials "W B" decorating front and back covers; with the signature of "Wm Browne" pasted onto front page, this is possibly the signature of William Browne (1590-approx. 1645), the English poet. The text ends with "The Proceeding against Sir Tho. Monson, at the Guild-hall...May 24, 1616" so is missing a portion of the printed text; following the trial text is one page of autograph notes dated 1620.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1613-1620.
Call number: mssHM 1553
Provenance: In Library, May 3, 1926.
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