See also:

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

ROBERT CARR 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)
• ROBERT CARR SOMERSET (or KER), EARL OF (e. 1590-1645)

SOMERSET (or See also:

• KER, JOHN (1673-1726)

KER), See also:

• EARL

EARL OF (e. 1590-1645)  , Scottish politician, the date of whose See also:

• BIRTH (a word common in various forms to Teutonic languages from the root of the verb " to bear ")

birth is unrecorded, was a younger son of 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:

• KER, JOHN (1673-1726)

Ker of Ferniehurst by his second wife, See also:

• JANET, PAUL (1823—1899)

Janet, See also:

• SISTER

sister of Sir See also:

• WALTER, HUBERT (d. 1205)
• WALTER, JOHN (1738/9-1812)

Walter See also:

• SCOTT, ALEXANDER (fl. 1550)
• SCOTT, DAVID (18o6-1849)
• SCOTT, MICHAEL (1789-1835)
• SCOTT, ROBERT (1811-1887)
• SCOTT, SIR GEORGE GILBERT (1811-1878)
• SCOTT, SIR WALTER, BART
• SCOTT, WILLIAM BELL (1811-1890)
• SCOTT, WINFIELD (1786-1866)

Scott of See also:

• BUCCLEUCH, DUKES OF

Buccleuch . He accompanied 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. as See also:

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

page to See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England, but being then discharged from the royal service, sought for a 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 to make his See also:

• FORTUNE, ROBERT (1813-188o)

fortune in See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France . Returning to England he happened to break his See also:

• ARM (a common Teutonic word; the Indo-European root is ar, to join or fit; cf. the Lat. armus, shoulder, and the plural word arma, weapons, Gr. apphs, joint, and the reduplicated apapilKSV, to join)

arm at a tilting match, at which James was See also:

• PRESENT

present, and was recognized by 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 . Entirely devoid of all high intellectual qualities, Carr was endowed with See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good looks, excellent See also:

• SPIRITS

spirits, and considerable See also:

• PERSONAL

personal accomplishments . These advantages were sufficient for James, who knighted the 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:

• MAN
• MAN, ISLE OF (anc. Mona)

man and at once took him into favour . In 1607 an opportunity enabled the king to confer upon him a more substantial See also:

• MARK
• MARK, CARL (1858– )
• MARK, GOSPEL OF ST
• MARK, ST

mark of his See also:

• AFFECTION (Lat. ad, and facere, to do something to, sc. a person)

affection . Sir W . See also:

• RALEIGH
• RALEIGH, SIR WALTER (c. 1552-1618)

Raleigh had through his See also:

• ATTAINDER (from the O. Fr. ataindre, ateindre, to attain, i.e. to strike, accuse, condemn; Lat. attingere, tangere, to touch; the meaning has been greatly affected by the confusion with Fr. taindre, teindre, to taint, stain, Lat. tingere, to dye)

attainder forfeited his See also:

• LIFE

life-See also:

• INTEREST

interest in the See also:

• MANOR

manor of See also:

• SHERBORNE

Sherborne, but he had previously executed a See also:

• CONVEYANCE

conveyance by which the See also:

• PROPERTY

property was to pass on his deatn to his eldest son . This document was, unfortunately, rendered See also:

• WORTH
• WORTH, CHARLES FREDERICK (1825-1895)

worth-less by a flaw which gave the king eventual See also:

• POSSESSION
• POSSESSION (Lat. possessio, possidere, to possess)

possession of the property . Acting on See also:

• SALISBURY
• SALISBURY, EARLS OF
• SALISBURY, ROBERT ARTHUR TALBOT GASCOYNECECIL, 3RD MARQUESS OF (1830-1903)
• SALISBURY, ROBERT CECIL, 1ST EARL OF (c. 1565-1612)
• SALISBURY, THOMAS DE MONTACUTE, 4TH EARL OF (1388-1428)
• SALISBURY, WILLIAM LONGSWORD (or LONGESPEE), EARL OF (d. 1226)

Salisbury's See also:

• SUGGESTION

suggestion, James resolved to confer the manor on Carr . The See also:

• CASE
• CASE, JOHN (d. 1600)

case was argued at 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, and See also:

• JUDGMENT

judgment was in 1609 given for the See also:

• CROWN

Crown . 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 Raleigh received some See also:

• COMPENSATION (from Lat. compensare, to weigh one thing against another)

compensation, apparently inadequate, and Carr at once entered on possession .

His See also:

• INFLUENCE (Late Lat. influentia, from influere, to flow in)

influence was already such that in 16ro he persuaded the king to dissolve the See also:

• PARLIAMENT (Anglo-Lat. parliamentum, Fr. parlement, from parler, to speak)

parliament, which had shown signs of attacking the Scottish favourites . On the 25th of See also:

• MARCH
• MARCH (1) (from Fr. marcher, to walk; the earliest sense in French appears to be " to trample," and the origin has usually been found in the Lat. marcus, hammer; Low Lat. marcare, to hammer; hence to beat the road with the regular tread of a soldier: cf.
• MARCH, AUZIAS (c. "1395-1458)
• MARCH, EARLS OF
• MARCH, FRANCIS ANDREW (1825– )

March r611 he was created See also:

• VISCOUNT (through O. Fr. viscomte, mod. vicomte, from Low Lat. vice-comes, cf. Portug. visconde, Ital. visconte)

Viscount See also:

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

Rochester, and subsequently a privy councillor, while on 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 Salisbury's See also:

• DEATH

death in 1612 he began to See also:

• ACT (Lat. actus, actum)

act as the king's secretary . On the 3rd of See also:

• NOVEMBER (Lat. novem, nine)

November 1613 he was advanced to the earldom 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, on the 23rd of See also:

• DECEMBER (Lat. decent, ten)

December was appointed treasurer of See also:

• SCOTLAND
• SCOTLAND, CHURCH OF
• SCOTLAND, EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF

Scotland, and in 1614 lord See also:

• CHAMBERLAIN (0. Fr. chamberlain, chamberlenc, Mod. Fr. chambellan, from O. H. Ger. Chamarling, Chamarlinc, whence also the Med. Lat. cambellanus, camerlingus, camerlengus; Ital. camerlingo; Span. camerlengo, compounded of 0. H. Ger. Chamara, Kamara [Lat.
• CHAMBERLAIN, JOSEPH (1836— )
• CHAMBERLAIN, JOSHUA LAWRENCE (1828– )
• CHAMBERLAIN, SIR NEVILLE BOWLES (1820-1902)

chamberlain . He supported the See also:

• EARL

earl of See also:

• NORTHAMPTON
• NORTHAMPTON, ASSIZE OF
• NORTHAMPTON, EARLS AND MARQUESSES OF

Northampton and the See also:

• SPANISH

Spanish party in opposition to the old tried advisers of the king, such as Lord-See also:

• CHANCELLOR (M. Eng. and Anglo-Fr. canceler, chanceler, Fr. chancelier, Lat. cancellarius)

Chancellor See also:

• ELLESMERE

Ellesmere, who were endeavouring to maintain the See also:

• UNION
• UNION (known locally as Union Hill and officially as Town of Union)

union with the Protestants abroad, and who now in 1614 pushed forward another See also:

• CANDIDATE

candidate for the king's favour . Somerset, whose See also:

• HEAD (in 0. Eng. heafad; the word is common to Teutonic languages; cf. Dutch hoofd, Ger. Haupt, generally taken to be in origin connected with Lat. caput, Gr. KerbOvi7)
• HEAD, SIR EDMUND WALKER, BART
• HEAD, SIR FRANCIS BOND, BART

head was turned by the sudden rise to See also:

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

power and influence, became jealous and peevish, and feeling his position insecure, obtained in 1615 from the king a full See also:

• PARDON (through the Fr. from Late Lat. perdonare, to remit a debt or other obligation on a penalty)

pardon, to which, however, the chancellor refused to put the See also:

• GREAT

Great See also:

• SEAL
• SEAL, FUR
• SEAL, HAIR

Seal . He still, however, retained the king's favour, and might possibly have remained in power for some time longer but for the See also:

• DISCOVERY

discovery of the See also:

• MURDER

murder of Sir Thomas See also:

• OVERBURY, SIR THOMAS (1581-1613)

Overbury . Before 16o9, while still only Sir See also:

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

Robert Carr, Somerset had begun an intrigue with Lady 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 . Supported by the king, the latter obtained a See also:

• DECREE (from the past participle, decretus, of Lat. decernere)

decree of nullity of See also:

• MARRIAGE

marriage against Lord Essex in See also:

• SEPTEMBER (Lat. septem, seven)

September 1613, and in December she married the earl of Somerset . Ten days before the 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 gave judgment, Sir Thomas Overbury, who apparently knew facts concerning Lady Essex which would have been fatal to her success, and had been imprisoned in the See also:

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

Tower, was poisoned . No See also:

• IDEA (Gr. Ibia, connected with i&eiv, to see; cf. Lat. species from specere, to look at)

idea seems to have been entertained at the time that Lady Essex and her future See also:

• HUSBAND

husband were implicated . The See also:

• CRIME (Lat. crimen, accusation)

crime, however, was not disclosed till September 16 5 . See also:

• COKE (a northern English word, possibly connected with " colk," core)
• COKE, SIR EDWARD (1552-1634)
• COKE, SIR JOHN (1563-1644)
• COKE, THOMAS (1747-1814)

Coke and See also:

• BACON
• BACON (through the O. Fr. bacon, Low Lat. baco, from a Teutonic word cognate with " back," e.g. O. H. Ger. pacho, M. H. Ger. backe, buttock, flitch of bacon)
• BACON, FRANCIS (BARON VERULAM, VISCOUNT ST ALBANS) (1561-1626)
• BACON, JOHN (1740–1799)
• BACON, LEONARD (1802–1881)
• BACON, ROGER (c. 1214-c. 1294)
• BACON, SIR NICHOLAS (1509-1579)

Bacon were set to unravel the See also:

• PLOT
• PLOT, ROBERT (164o-1696)

plot .

After four of the See also:

• PRINCIPAL

principal agents had been convicted and punished, the earl and countess were brought to trial . The latter confessed, and of her See also:

• GUILT

guilt there can be no doubt . Somerset's See also:

• SHARE (O. Eng. scearu, chiefly in compounds, e.g. land-scearu, a share of land, from sceran to cut; cf. " shear" )

share is far more difficult to discover, and probably will never be fully known . The See also:

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

evidence against him rested on See also:

• MERE
• MERE, ADALBERT (1838-1909)

mere presumption, and he consistently declared himself See also:

• INNOCENT (INNOCENTIUS)
• INNOCENT (POPES)

innocent . Probabilities are on the whole in favour of the See also:

• HYPOTHESIS (from Gr. inrorcOivat, to put under; cf. Lat. suppositio, from sub-ponere)

hypothesis that he was not more than an See also:

• ACCESSORY

accessory after the fact . James, who had been threatened by Somerset with damaging disclosures, let matters take their course, and both earl and countess were found guilty . The See also:

• SENTENCE (Lat. sententia, a way of thinking, opinion, judgment; vote, sentire, to feel, think)

sentence was not carried into effect against either See also:

• CULPRIT

culprit . The countess was pardoned immediately, but both remained in the Tower till See also:

• JANUARY

January 1622 . The earl appears to have refused to buy forgiveness by concessions, and it was not till 1624 that he obtained his pardon . He only once more emerged into public view when in 163o he was prosecuted in the See also:

• STAR

Star Chamber for communicating a See also:

• PAPER
• PAPER (Fr. papier, from Lat. papyrus)

paper of Sir Robert See also:

• DUDLEY
• DUDLEY, BARONS AND EARLS OF
• DUDLEY, EDMUND (c. 1462—1510)
• DUDLEY, SIR ROBERT (1573—1649)
• DUDLEY, THOMAS (1576-1653)

Dudley's to the earl of See also:

• CLARE
• CLARE, JOHN (1793-1864)
• CLARE, JOHN FITZGIBBON, 1ST EARL OF (1749-1802)

Clare, recommending the See also:

• ESTABLISHMENT (0. Fr. establissement, Fr. etablissement, late Norm. Fr. establishement, from O. Fr. establir, Fr. etablir, Lat. stabilire, to make stable)

establishment of arbitrary See also:

• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

government . He died in See also:

• JULY

July 1645, leaving one daughter, See also:

• ANNE (1665-1714)
• ANNE (1693-1740)

Anne, the See also:

• SOLE (Solea)

sole issue of his See also:

• ILL

ill-fated marriage, afterwards wife of the 1st See also:

• DUKE (corresponding to Fr. duc, Ital. duca, Ger. Herzog)

duke of See also:

• BEDFORD

Bedford . See the See also:

• ARTICLE (from Lat. articulus, a joint)

article by S .

R . See also:

• GARDINER
• GARDINER, JAMES (1688-1745)
• GARDINER, SAMUEL RAWSON (1829–1902)
• GARDINER, STEPHEN (c. 1493–1555)

Gardiner in See also:

• DIET

Diet . Nat . Biog., with authorities there cited, and the same author's See also:

• HISTORY

History of England; See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

State Trials I I . ; Life and Letters of Bacon, ed. by See also:

• SPEDDING, JAMES (18o8–1881)

Spedding; Studies in Eng . Hirt., by See also:

• GAIRDNER, JAMES (1828– )

Gairdner and Spedding .