See also:

• SIR

SIR See also:

• THOMAS
• THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
• THOMAS (d. 110o)
• THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
• THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
• THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
• THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
• THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
• THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
• THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
• THOMAS, ST
• THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
• THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)

THOMAS See also:

• SIR THOMAS OVERBURY (1581-1613)

OVERBURY (1581-1613)  , See also:

• ENGLISH

English poet and essayist, and the victim of one of the most sensational crimes in English See also:

• HISTORY

history, was the son of See also:

• NICHOLAS
• NICHOLAS (1841– )
• NICHOLAS (or NICLAES), HENRY (or HENDRIK) (c. 1501-C. 158o)
• NICHOLAS, SIR EDWARD (1593-1669)
• NICHOLAS, ST

Nicholas See also:

• OVERBURY, SIR THOMAS (1581-1613)

Overbury, of Bourtcnon-the-See also:

• HILL
• HILL (0. Eng. hyll; cf. Low Ger. hull, Mid. Dutch hul, allied to Lat. celsus, high, collis, hill, &c.)
• HILL, A
• HILL, AARON (1685-175o)
• HILL, AMBROSE POWELL
• HILL, DANIEL HARVEY (1821-1889)
• HILL, DAVID BENNETT (1843–1910)
• HILL, GEORGE BIRKBECK NORMAN (1835-1903)
• HILL, JAMES J
• HILL, JOHN (c. 1716-1775)
• HILL, MATTHEW DAVENPORT (1792-1872)
• HILL, OCTAVIA (1838– )
• HILL, ROWLAND (1744–1833)
• HILL, SIR ROWLAND (1795-1879)

Hill, and was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born in 1581 at See also:

• COMPTON, HENRY (1632-1713)

Compton See also:

• SCORPION (Lat. Scorpio)

Scorpion, near Ilmington, in See also:

• WARWICKSHIRE

Warwickshire . In the autumn of 1595 he became a See also:

• GENTLEMAN (from Lat. gentilis, " belonging to a race or gens," and " man "; Fr. gentilhomme, Span. gentil hombre, Ital. gentil huomo, in its original and strict signification, a term denoting a man of good family, the Lat. generosus (its invariable transl

gentleman commoner of See also:

• QUEEN
• QUEEN (O.E. cwen, wife, related to "quean," O.E. cwene, a hussy; cf. Gr. yvvi7: from root gan-, to produce; cf. genus, " kin," &c.)

Queen's See also:

• COLLEGE (Collegium)

College, See also:

• OXFORD
• OXFORD, EARLS OF
• OXFORD, EDWARD DE VERE, 17TH EARL
• OXFORD, JOHN DE VERE, 13TH EARL OF (1443-1513)
• OXFORD, PROVISIONS OF
• OXFORD, ROBERT DE VERE, 9TH EARL OF (1362-1392)
• OXFORD, ROBERT HARLEY, 1ST

Oxford, took his degree of B.A. in 1598 and came to See also:

• LONDON

London to study See also:

• LAW
• LAW (0. Eng. lagu, M. Eng. lawe; from an old Teutonic root lag, " lie," what lies fixed or evenly; cf. Lat. lex, Fr. loi)
• LAW, JOHN (1671—1729)
• LAW, WILLIAM (1686-1761)

law in the See also:

• MIDDLE

Middle See also:

• TEMPLE
• TEMPLE, FREDERICK (1821-1902)
• TEMPLE, RICHARD
• TEMPLE, SIR RICHARD, BART
• TEMPLE, SIR WILLIAM, BART

Temple . He found favour with See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• ROBERT
• ROBERT (1275—1343)
• ROBERT, HUBERT (1753-1808)
• ROBERT, LOUIS LEOPOLD (1794-1835)

Robert See also:

• CECIL

Cecil, travelled on the See also:

• CONTINENT (from Lat. continere, "to hold together "; hence " connected," " continuous ")

Continent and began to enjoy a reputation for an accomplished mind and See also:

• FREE

free See also:

• MANNERS, CHARLES (1857– )

manners . About the See also:

• YEAR

year 16o1, being in See also:

• EDINBURGH

Edinburgh on a See also:

• HOLIDAY

holiday, he met Robert Carr, then an obscure See also:

• PAGE
• PAGE, THOMAS NELSON (1853- )
• PAGE, WILLIAM (1811-1885)

page to the See also:

• EARL

earl of See also:

• DUNBAR, GEORGE (1774—1851)
• DUNBAR, PAUL LAURENCE (1872–1906)
• DUNBAR, WILLIAM (c. 1460-c. 1520)

Dunbar; and so See also:

• GREAT

great a friendship was struck up between the two youths that they came up to London together . The See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early history of Carr remains obscure, and it is probable that Overbury secured an introduction to See also:

• COURT
• COURT (from the O. Fr. court, Late Lat. cortis, curtis, a popular form of class. Lat. cohors, gen. cohortis; the mod. Fr. form tour is due to the influence of the Lat. curia, the word used in medieval documents to translate " court " in the feudal sense)
• COURT, ANTOINE (1696-176o)

Court before his See also:

• YOUNG
• YOUNG, A
• YOUNG, ARTHUR (1741-1820)
• YOUNG, BRIGHAM (1801-1877)
• YOUNG, CHARLES MAYNE (1777–1856)
• YOUNG, EDWARD (1683–1765)
• YOUNG, JAMES (1811-1883)
• YOUNG, THOMAS (1773-1829)

young See also:

• ASSOCIATE (Lat. associates, from ad, to, and sociare to join)

associate contrived to do so . At all events, when Carr attracted the See also:

• ATTENTION (from Lat. ad-tendo, await, expect; the condition of being " stretched " or " tense ")

attention of See also:

• JAMES
• JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
• JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
• JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
• JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
• JAMES, EPISTLE OF
• JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
• JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
• JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
• JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)

James I., in 1606, by breaking his See also:

• LEG
• LEG (a word of Scandinavian origin, from the Old Norwegian leggr, cf. Swed. lagg, Dan. laeg; the O. Eng. word was sceanca, shank)

leg in the tilt-yard, Overbury had for some See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time been servitor-in-See also:

• ORDINARY (med. Lat. ordinarius, Fr. ordinaire)

ordinary to the See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king . He was knighted in See also:

• JUNE

June 1608, and in 1609 he travelled in See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France and the See also:

• LOW, SETH (1850- )
• LOW, WILL HICOK (1853- )

Low Countries . He seems to have followed the fortunes of Carr very closely, and " such was the warmth of the friendship, that they were inseparable, . . . nor could Overbury enjoy any felicity but in the See also:

• COMPANY

company of him he loved [Carr]." When the latter was made See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

Lord See also:

• ROCHESTER
• ROCHESTER, JOHN WILMOT, 2ND EARL
• ROCHESTER, LAWRENCE HYDE, EARL OF (1641-1711)

Rochester in 1610, the intimacy seems to have been sustained . But it was now destroyed by a new See also:

• ELEMENT (Lat. elementum)

element . Early in 1611 the Court became aware of the mutual attraction between Rochester and the infamous and youthful countess of See also:

• ESSEX
• ESSEX, ARTHUR CAPEL
• ESSEX, EARLS OF
• ESSEX, KINGDOM OF
• ESSEX, ROBERT DEVEREUX
• ESSEX, ROBERT DEVEREUX, 2ND2 EARL OF (1566-1601)
• ESSEX, WALTER DEVEREUX, IST2 EARL OF (1541–1576)

Essex, who seemed to have bewitched the handsome Scots adventurer . To this intrigue Overbury was from the first violently opposed, pointing out to Rochester that an See also:

• INDULGENCE (Lat. indulgentia, indulgere, to grant, concede)

indulgence in it would be hurtful to his preferment, and that the woman, even at this early See also:

• STAGE (Fr. 6/age; from Lat. stare, to stand)

stage in her career, was already " noted for her injury and immodesty." He went so far as to use, in describing her, a word which was not more just than scandalous .

But Rochester was now infatuated, and he repeated tc the countess what Overbury had said . It was at this time, too, that Overbury wrote, and circulated widely in MS., the poem called " His Wife," which was a picture of the virtues which a young See also:

• MAN
• MAN, ISLE OF (anc. Mona)

man should demand in a woman before he has the rashness to marry her . It was represented to See also:

• LADY (0. Eng. hlaefdige, Mid. Eng. ldfdi, lavedi; the first part of the word is hldf, loaf, bread, as in the corresponding hldford, lord; the second part is usually taken to be from the root dig-, to knead, seen also in " dough "; the sense development fr

Lady Essex that Overbury's See also:

• OBJECT

object in See also:

• WRITING
• WRITING (the verbal noun of " to write," O. Eng. writan, to inscribe)

writing this poem was to open the eyes of Rochester to her defects . The situation now resolved itself into a deadly See also:

• DUEL (Ital. duello, Lat. duellum—old form of bellum-from duo, two)

duel for the See also:

• PERSON, OFFENCES AGAINST THE

person of Rochester between the See also:

• MISTRESS

mistress and the friend . The countess contrived to See also:

• LEAD
• LEAD (pronounced iced)

lead Overbury into such a See also:

• TRAP (0. Eng. treppe or traepee, properly a step, as that or which an animal places its foot and is caught, cf. Ger. Treppe flight of stairs)

trap as to make him seem disrespectful to the king, and she succeeded so completely that he was thrown into the See also:

• TOWER (Lat. turris; Fr. tour, clocker; Ital. torre; Ger. Thurm)

Tower on the 22nd of See also:

• APRIL

April 1613 . It was not known at the time, and it is not certain now, how far Rochester participated in this first See also:

• CRIME (Lat. crimen, accusation)

crime, or whether he was ignorant of it . But the queen, by a foolish phrase, had sown discord between the See also:

• FRIENDS, SOCIETY
• FRIENDS, SOCIETY OF

friends; she had called Overbury Rochester's " See also:

• GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

governor." It is, indeed, apparent that Overbury had become arrogant with success, and was no longer a favourite at Court . Lady Essex, however, was not satisfied with having had him shut up; she was determined that " he should return no more to this stage." She had Sir See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William See also:

• WADE (or WAAD), SIR WILLIAM (1546-1623)
• WADE, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1800-1878)
• WADE, GEORGE (1673-1748)
• WADE, SIR THOMAS FRANCIS (1818-1895)
• WADE, THOMAS (18o5-1875)

Wade, the honest Governor of the Tower, removed to make way for a creature of her own, Sir Gervaise Elvis (or Heiwys); and a gaoler, of whom it was ominously said that he was " a man well acquainted with the See also:

• POWER [WILLIAM GRATTAN] TYRONE (1797-1841)

power of drugs," was set to attend on Overbury . This See also:

• FELLOW

fellow, afterwards aided by Mrs See also:

• TURNER, CHARLES (1773–1857)
• TURNER, JOSEPH MALLORD WILLIAM (1775–1851)
• TURNER, NAT (1800-1831)
• TURNER, SHARON (1768-1847)
• TURNER, SIR JAMES (1615–1686)
• TURNER, WILLIAM (d. 1568)

Turner, the widow of a physician, and by an See also:

• APOTHECARY (from the Lat. apothecarius, a keeper of an apotheca, Gr. aroth is , a store)

apothecary called See also:

• FRANKLIN
• FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN (1706-1790)
• FRANKLIN, SIR JOHN (1786-1847)
• FRANKLIN, WILLIAM BUEL (1823-1903)

Franklin, plied the miserable poet with sulphuric See also:

• ACID (from the Lat. root ac-, sharp; acere, to be sour)

acid in the See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form of See also:

• COPPER (symbol Cu, atomic weight 63.1, H=1, or 63.6, O = 16)

copper See also:

• VITRIOL

vitriol . But his constitution See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long withstood the timid doses they gave him, and he lingered in exquisite sufferings until the 15th of See also:

• SEPTEMBER (Lat. septem, seven)

September 1613, when more violent See also:

• MEASURES

measures put an end to his existence . Two months later Rochester, now earl of See also:

• SOMERSET, EARLS AND DUKES OF
• SOMERSET, EDMUND BEAUFORT, DUKE OF (c. 1404–1455)
• SOMERSET, EDWARD SEYMOUR, DUKE OF (c. 1506–1552)
• SOMERSET, LORD ROBERT EDWARD HENRY (1776-1842)
• SOMERSET, ROBERT CARR (or KER), EARL OF (e. 1590-1645)

Somerset, married the See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief murderess, Lady Essex . More than a year passed beforesuspicion was roused, and when it was, the king showed a hateful disinclination to bring the offenders to See also:

• JUSTICE (Lat. justitia)

justice .

In the celebrated trial which followed, however, the wicked See also:

• PLOT
• PLOT, ROBERT (164o-1696)

plot was all discovered . The four accomplices were hanged; the countess of Somerset pleaded guilty but was spared, and Somerset himself was disgraced . Meanwhile, Overbury's poem, The Wife, was published in 1614, and ran through six See also:

• EDITIONS

editions within a year, the See also:

• SCANDAL

scandal connected with the See also:

• MURDER

murder of the author greatly aiding its success . It was abundantly reprinted within the next sixty years, and it continued to be one of the most widely popular books of the 17th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century . Combined with later editions of The Wife, and gradually adding to its bulk, were "Characters" (first printed in the second of the 1614 editions), " The Remedy of Love " (1620), and " Observations in See also:

• FOREIGN

Foreign Travels " (1626) . Later, much that must be See also:

• SPURIOUS

spurious was added to the gathering See also:

• SNOW (in O. Eng. sndw; a common Indo-European word; cf. in Teutonic languages, Ger. Schnee, Du. sneeuw; in Slavonic snieg', Lith. snegas; Gr. vi4a, Lat. nix, nivis, whence the Romanic forms, Ital. neve, Fr. neige, &c.; Ir. and Gael. sneachd; the original

snow-See also:

• BALL (in Mid. Eng. bal; the word is probably cognate with " bale," Teutonic in origin, cf. also Lat. falls, and Gr. 7raXXa)
• BALL, JOHN (1585-1640)
• BALL, JOHN (1818-1889)
• BALL, JOHN (d. 1381)
• BALL, SIR ALEXANDER JOHN, BART
• BALL, THOMAS (1819- )

ball of Overbury's See also:

• WORKS

Works . Posterity has found the praise of his contemporaries for the sententious and graceful moral See also:

• VERSE (from Lat. versus, literally a line or furrow drawn by turning the plough, from vertere, and afterwards signifying an arrangement of syllables into feet)

verse of Overbury extravagantly expressed . The Wife is smooth and elegant, but uninspired . There is no question that the horrible See also:

• DEATH

death of the writer, and the extraordinary way in which his murderers were brought to justice, gave an extraneous See also:

• CHARM (through the Fr. from the Lat. carmen, a song)

charm to his writings . Nor can we be quite sure that Overbury was in fact such a " glorious See also:

• CONSTELLATION (from the Lat. constellatus, studded with stars; co'n, with, and Stella, a star)

constellation " of all the religious virtues as the 17th century believed . He certainly kept very See also:

• BAD, BCD

bad company, and See also:

• POSITIVE (or PORTABLE) ORGAN

positive See also:

• EVIDENCE (Lat. evidentia, evideri, to appear clearly)

evidence of his goodness is wanting . But no one was ever more transcendently canonized by becoming the victim of conspirators whose crimes were equally detestable and unpopular .

(E .