were written down with discretion, might do justice to the memory of those who are gone." "What is that to you, master? text: 'Am I my brother's keeper ? ""
Mayerne laughed pleasantly as he rose with difficulty and placed his hand on his man's shoulder.
"You have forgot who asked that question, Stephen. The text comes as a message to me.
To-morrow I will After all, they need not be made public as yet, but may lie hid until it is time for the truth to come to light."
begin to write down my memories.
But the morrow for writing never came. Stephen went to his master's room in the morning he found him almost speechless and in great pain. Sir Matthew Lister was sent for, but when he arrived he found his friend and colleague unconscious and dying. It was on the morning of March 22nd, 1655, that the great physician passed away and with the death of Sir Theodore Mayerne died the secret of the Overbury Mystery. He was the man who knew.
ABBOT, George, Archbishop of Canterbury, 65; - interviews Overbury, 125; President of Nullity Commission, 131; argues with James, 133-5; conduct on Commission, 154- 161; present at Carr's wedding, 166; checkmates Northampton, 173; 176; joins Villiers' party, 180-6, 191-4; tries Hollis's case, 234. ANDREWES, Lancelot, Bishop of Ely, member of Nullity Commis- sion, 131, 161; visits Weston, 219. ANNE, of Denmark, Queen, at masque, 37; favours Carr, 42; 57, 59; account of, 69-74; insulted by Overbury, 106-7; believes her son poisoned by Carr, 115; 124, 157; favours Villiers, 184-6; works against Carr, 192.
reports he died of consump- tion, 149; his boy Reeve, 195; who may have poisoned Overbury, 198-9; 221; his evidence, 222; 253; - deposi- tion of, read against Carr, 299- 301. BELLARMINE, Cardinal, 172. BENNET, Sir John, doctor of law, member of Nullity Commission, 131, 157, 159, 161. BEZA, Theodore de, 65.
BILSON, Thomas, Bishop of Win- chester, member of Nullity Com- mission, 154, 155, 157, 160, 161. BOWLES, John, D.D., Cecil's chap- lain, 108.
BRIGHT, Mr., a coroner, 151. BRUCE, Mr. Edward, of Loch Leven, 20-3.
BUCKERIDGE, John, Bishop of Rochester, member of Nullity Commission, 154-5, 161.
CAESAR, Sir Julius, member of Nullity Commission, 131, 156, 160-1.
CAMPION, Thomas, his masque for Carr's wedding, 168. CAREY, Sir Robert, 25. CARLETON, Sir Dudley, 152. CARLISLE, Earl of. See HAY, James. CARR, Lady Anne, her marriage, 316.
CARR, Robert, Viscount Rochester, Earl of Somerset: boyhood, 21-4; King's favourite, 38- 47; - quarrels with Prince Henry, 50-53; intrigues with Frances Howard, 58-62, 72-4; -created Viscount Rochester, 75; K.G., 106; - quarrels with Overbury, 112-20; betrays him, 124-6; his in- solence to James, 170, 182; - insults Villiers, 192; King's rebukes to, 193; suspected of Overbury's murder, 199; protests innocence, 205; arrested, 206-9;
placed in accused by asserts his
innocence, 286; threatens James, 287-93; his trial and conviction, 294-311; par- doned, 316; reconciled to James, 318.
CASTLE, Mr., describes Anne Turner's execution, 240-1. CECIL, Sir Robert, Earl of Salisbury, 18, 19; patron of Overbury, entertains James at
20; Theobalds, 25-31; approves of Overbury, 44; and defeats his plans, 53; arranges masque for King of Denmark,
dies, 108; Coke believes he was poisoned, 195. CHAMBERLAIN, John, on Overbury's death, 152.
CHARLES, Prince of Wales, visits Cambridge, 179.
CHARTLEY, house of Earl of Essex, 71, 76, 97–105.
CHESTERFORD PARK, 170.
CHRISTIAN IV, King of Denmark, visits England, 59.
CHRISTMAS, Gerard, carver, 57. COKE, Sir Edward, Lord Chief Justice-believes Prince Henry was poisoned, 65; 109, 142, 146, 194; -appointed to investigate Overbury mystery, 199; — his investigations, 201-9; - tries and convicts Weston, 210-25 ; -tries and convicts Anne Turner, 226-42; — tries and convicts Sir Gervase Helwys, 243-50; believes Franklin's
lies, 252; tries and convicts Franklin, 253; annoys James by references to poisoning of Prince Henry, 254; -superseded by Bacon, 259-69; 275, 277;
present at trial of Frances Howard, 275-83; 285, 287; interrupts Bacon in Somerset's
Rochester to, 301. CRAIG, Dr. John (junior), physician, visits Overbury, 145, 314. CREW, Serjeant, Sir Randolph, re- tained to prosecute Somerset, 269; 279; his speech, 308; 310. CROMWELL, Sir Oliver, of Hinchin- brook, entertains James I, 29.
ELLESMERE, Thomas Egerton, Lord Chancellor, 125, 127, 128, ap- pointed to examine Somerset, 206; assists Bacon to prepare illness, 269–71;
presides at Frances Howard's trial, 273-84; 287; -presides at Somerset's trial, 294–311. ELY, Bishop of. See ANDREWES. ESSEX, Countess of. See Howard, Frances.
CROOK, Mr. Justice, sentences Anne ESSEX, Earl of. See DEVEREUX.
DALLISON, Sir Maximilian, 249. DANIELL, Samuel, his masque, 71. DEFOE, 236.
DEVEREUX, Robert, Earl of Essex : child marriage with Frances Howard, 34-7; returns from abroad and claims his wife, 70-5 ; illness and recovery, 77-8; 91; takes his wife to Chartley, her conduct there, 99 ; 97-8;
their return to London, 104–5; 110; his wife deserts him, 113; claims a nullity, com- mission appointed, 130; - he states his case, 133, 135; marriage annulled, 154–62; returns to Chartley, 164; present at Frances Howard's conviction, 283. DIGBY, Sir John, 269. DODERIDGE, Mr. Justice, insults Sir
Thomas Monson at his trial, 257. DONNE, Dr. John, his marriage verses at Somerset's wedding, 167. DONNE, Sir Daniel, member of Nullity Commission, 131, 154,
161. EDWARDS, Dr., member of Nullity
Commission, 131, 161. ELIZABETH, Princess Royal, 71; marriage, 104, 108, 112,
GARNET, Henry, 257. GIB, Henry, of the bedchamber, 157.
GLOVER, Moses, architect, 57. GOODMAN, Dr. Godfrey, Bishop of Gloucester, 135. GRESHAM, magician, 104.
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