The trial of Mervyn Touchet, earl of Castlehaven; with two letters written by him after condemnation to his sisters and his son, an account of his execution, and his speech on the scaffold
MS. Rawl. A. 346, fol. 124
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Title
The trial of Mervyn Touchet, earl of Castlehaven; with two letters written by him after condemnation to his sisters and his son, an account of his execution, and his speech on the scaffold
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. A. 346, fol. 124
Summary
At the end are 24 lines, beginning, "Rome's worst Philenis and Pasiphae's dust / Are now chast fictions, and noe longer lust;" and a six-line epitaph on the earl, written by himself.
Date
14 May 1631
Language
English
Physical extent
1 item
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Collection contents
Rawlinson A: English History
Speeches and miscellaneous papers
The trial of Mervyn Touchet, earl of Castlehaven; with two letters written by him after condemnation to his sisters and his son, an account of his execution, and his speech on the scaffold
