Paper regarding Lady Francis Howard and Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex
Reference code
SAL/01/02/01/02
Title
Paper regarding Lady Francis Howard and Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex
Date
c March 1801
Level of description
item
Extent and format
4 pp
Scope and content
Joseph Jeckyl presents a letter written by Stephen Lake relating to the divorce between Lady Francis Howard and Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, dated 21st December 1615. They refer to the possibility of witchcraft having been used to bring about impotence, and mention that, as part of the trial, James I confirmed that this would be possible. It also comments on the trial of Anne Turner for her part in the murder plot in which Lady Francis Howard was implicated, with Stephen Lake appearing to be consulted for an opinion after the date of execution, and mentions that she was declared a witch before the jury passed a verdict of murder.
Mentioned in the minutes for the 19th March 1801: https://collections.sal.org.uk/sal.02.028.031
The letter is written in Latin and there is a full transcript and what appears to be the original letter included in the papers.
Mentioned in the minutes for the 19th March 1801: https://collections.sal.org.uk/sal.02.028.031
The letter is written in Latin and there is a full transcript and what appears to be the original letter included in the papers.
Creator
Jekyll, Joseph (1754-1837), Member of Parliament
Language
Latin