The arraignement of Richard Weston yeoman at the Gild Hall London the xixth daye of October 1615 for the poysoninge of Sir Thomas Overberye knight prisoner in the Tower [manuscript], ca. 1615.

The arraignement of Richard Weston yeoman at the Gild Hall London the xixth daye of October 1615 for the poysoninge of Sir Thomas Overberye knight prisoner in the Tower [manuscript], ca. 1615.

10 leaves ; 19 x 16 cm

Account of the arraignment of Richard Weston, relating to the presumed poisoning of Thomas Overbury. Includes the examinations of Lawrence Davies and Henry Payton, servants to Overbury, Richard West, Sir Thomas Monson, Sir Jervis Elwys (i.e. Helwys), Simon Marston, musician, Paul de la Bell, apothecary, Giles Rawlings and the Lieutenant of the Tower, as well as the sentence and execution of Weston.

Caption title (leaf 1): Th[e] arraignement of Richard Weston yeoman at the Gild Hall London the xixth Dye of October 1615 for the poysoninge of S[i]r Thomas Overberye knight prisoner in the Tower.

"Poisoning of Sr Thomas Overbery" is written at the top of leaf 1 in a later hand.

For related documents see also Arraignment of Sir Jervis Helliwish (Folger MS V.a.580) and Arraignment of Anne Turner (Folger MS V.a.581).

Appears to have been originally part of a larger document that included V.a.580 and V.a.581; leaves numbered in pencil in a later hand 230-239.

Formerly Folger MS Add 977.

Acquired from Richard Hatchwell, October 1993.

Great Britain -- England.

V.a.582

MS Add 977