An answer to a scurrilous pamphlet intituled, Observations upon a compleat history of the lives and reignes of Mary, Queen of Scotland, and of her son, King James ... the libeller, without a name, set out by G. Bedell and T. Collins, two booksellers / but the history vindicated by the authour William Sanderson, Esq.
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An answer to a scurrilous pamphlet intituled, Observations upon a compleat history of the lives and reignes of Mary, Queen of Scotland, and of her son, King James ... the libeller, without a name, set out by G. Bedell and T. Collins, two booksellers / but the history vindicated by the authour William Sanderson, Esq.
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Sanderson, William, Sir, 1586?-1676.
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London :: Printed for the author, and are to be sold by George Sawbridge, and Richard Tomlins,
1656.
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Subject terms
Mary, -- Queen of Scots, 1542-1587.
James -- I, -- King of England, 1566-1625.
Sanderson, William, -- Sir, 1586?-1676. -- Compleat history of the lives and reigns of Mary Queen of Scotland, and of her son and successor, James the Sixth.
Observations upon a compleat history of the lives and reignes of Mary, Queen of Scotland, and of her son, King James.
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"An answer to a scurrilous pamphlet intituled, Observations upon a compleat history of the lives and reignes of Mary, Queen of Scotland, and of her son, King James ... the libeller, without a name, set out by G. Bedell and T. Collins, two booksellers / but the history vindicated by the authour William Sanderson, Esq." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A62143.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 24, 2024.
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Page 15.
Then in a moment, [He takes notice of the poisoning of Overbury▪]
which is in the beginning of the History of King Iames; I list not
search the folio, & he tells me not where [Overbury and Essex's Wife:
that I extenuate that foul murther:] not with any exception to the
truth of the story, but with his own selfe-pride, to make us believe
he knew somewhat of the matter, and repeats only what I have
said.
But he regrets upon Sommerset, for begging from Raleigh, Sherborn,
which he got by begging from an other before. Indeed Sherborn
sticks in his stomack: It is the Note of another, not of me, That the
seat of Sherborn had been the successive Inheritance of Traitors.
descriptionPage [unnumbered]
Our Libeller hath a mighty minde to it; he may in time, no
doubt, deserve it, and more, upon the same score.
As for [Overburies Character, of pride &c. Thrasonicall
&c.] which he denies, let him read Sommersets Arraignment,
where Sir Francis Bacon sets him out in the same termes, and
mentioneth the most of all my matter, and what I said of Overburies
pride.