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THE VERDICTS OF EACH OF THE JURORS IN THE TRIAL OF

Mervyn Touchet, Lord Audley 1631

The vote on rape precedes the vote on sodomy under each juror name below. Bio�graphical details from CP and DNB.

Richard Weston, Lord Western

guilty

guilty

(1576/77-1634/35). Lord Treasurer. Student at the Middle Temple in 1593/94. Member of Parliament for Essex in 1614; privy councilor from 1621; Lord Treasurer from 1628 until his death. Male heir born 1605. Created Baron Weston in 1628 and 1st Earl of Portland in 1633.

Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester

guilty

guilty

(ca. 1563-1642). Lord Privy Seal. In 1606 was a Reader at the Middle Temple. Member of Parliament for London, 1614; Sergeant-at-Law and King's Sergeant in 1611; Chief Justice of the King's Bench from 1616 to 1620; member of the Privy Council from 1620. Male heir bom 1602. Close ally of the Countess of Castlehaven's mother; father-in-law to Warwick's daughter. Cre�ated Earl of Manchester, 1626.

Thomas Howard, Earl of Arundel

guilty

guilty

(1585-1646). Earl Marshal. Privy councilor from 1616. Male heir born 1608. Restored to his father's earldom, 1604.

Philip Herbert, Earl of Pembroke

(KB8/63 lists his forename as John]

guilty

not guilty

(1584-1649/50) Lord Chamberlain. Member of the Privy Chamber; Lord Chamberlain of the Household from 1626 to 1641. Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire and several other counties from 1630. Married (1) 1604, Susan, daughter of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, and Anne Cecil and sister to Elizabeth, Countess of Derby; (2) Anne, widow of Richard Sackville, Earl of Dorset, heir of George Clifford, Earl of Cumberland, and Margaret, daughter of Francis Russell, Earl of Bedford. Adulterous alliance with Berkshire's daughter. Male heir bom 1619. Created Earl of Montgomery 1605 and succeeded his brother as Earl of Pembroke in 1630.

Henry Grey, Earl of Kent

guilty

not guilty

(ca. 1583-1639). Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire 1614. Succeeded to the earldom, 1623.

Henry Somerset, Earl of Worcester

guilty

not guilty

(1576/77-1646). Attended the Middle Temple 1598/99. Married in 1600 to Ann, daughter of Lord Russell; male heir bom 1601. Brother-in-law of Petre. Succeeded to earldom, 1628.

Francis Russell, Earl of Bedford

guilty

not guilty

(1593-1641). In 1608/9, married Catherine, daughter and co-heir of Giles Brydges, 3rd Baron of Chandos, and Frances, daughter of Edward Clinton, Earl of Lincoln. Male heir bom 1616. Succeeded to the earldom, 1627.

Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex

guilty

not guilty

(1590/91-1646). Married (1) 1605/6 to Fiances Howard, daughter of Thomas Howard, Earl of Suffolk, and Katherine, daughter and co-heir of Sir Henry Knyvett; marriage dissolved in 1613; (2) 1630/31 to Elizabeth, daughter of Sir William Paulet of Eddington, Wiltshire. Former brother-in-law of Berk- shire and of Howard. Restored to his father's earldom, 1604.

Edward Sackville, Earl of Dorset

guilty

not guilty

(1590-1652). Chamberlain to the Queen from 1628. Member of the Privy Council from 1626. Married Mary, daughter and heir of Sir George Curzon, and governess to the children of Charles I. Male heir born 1622. Succeeded to the earldom, 1624.

William Cecil, Earl of Salisbury

guilty

not guilty

(1591-1664/65). Member of the Privy Council from 1626. Brother-in-law of Clifford, Howard, and Berkshire; father-in-law of Percy; first cousin of Wimbledon. Succeeded to the earldom, 1612.

Robert Sydney, Earl of Leicester

guilty

not guilty

(1595-1677). Member of Parliament for Wilton in 1614. In 1615, married Dorothy, daughter of Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland, and Dorothy, daughter of Walter Devereux, Earl of Essex; male heir bom 1619. Brother-in-law of Percy and of Carlisle; related by marriage to Holland and Warwick. Succeeded to the earldom, 1626.

Robert Rich, Earl of Warwick

guilty

guilty

(1587-1658). Admitted to the Inner Temple in 1604; member of Parliament for Essex in 1614; burgess of Southampton, 1626. Male heir bom 1611; older brother of Holland; related by marriage to Leicester and Carlisle. Succeeded to the earldom, 1619.

James Hay, Earl of Carlisle

guilty

guilty

(1580-1636). Bom in Scotland, educated in France. Gentleman of the Bed�chamber to James 11603-15; member of the Privy Council from 1616/17. He married (1) in 1606/7, Honora, only child of Edward Denny, Earl of Norwich, and Mary, daughter of Thomas Cecil, Earl of Exeter; (2) in 1617 Lucy, daugh�ter of Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland, and Dorothy, daughter of Wal�ter Devereux, Earl of Essex. Brother-in-law of Leicester and of Percy; related by marriage to Holland and Warwick. Created Lord Hay, 1606, Earl of Carlisle, 1622.

Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland

guilty

not guilty

(1590-1648/49). Steward of the Queen's Household from 1629; member of Parliament for Leicester, 1614; member of the Privy Council from 1625; Gentleman of the Bedchamber from 1626. Male heir bom 1620. Brother of Warwick; related by marriage to Leicester and Carlisle. Created Earl of Hol�land, 1624.

Thomas Howard, Earl of Berkshire

guilty

not guilty

(ca. 1590-1669). Second son of Thomas, 1st Earl of Suffolk, and Catherine, daughter and co-heir of Sir Henry Knyvett of Charlton, Wiltshire. Member of Parliament for Wiltshire in 1614. Married Elizabeth, daughter and co-heir of William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter, and niece of Viscount Wimbledon, in 1614. Designated in 1621/22 as the heir to his mother's Wiltshire estates and created Baron Howard of Charleton, Wiltshire. Male heir born 1615. Brother of Howard; brother-in-law of Salisbury; former brother-in-law of Essex: daughter was Pembroke's mistress. In 1625/26, created Earl of Berkshire.

Henry Danvers, 1st Earl ofDanby

guilty

guilty

(1573-1643/44). Second son of Sir John Danvers of Dauntsey, Wiltshire. Fought as a soldier in Europe and in Ireland; Lord President of Munster,  1607-15; member of the Privy Council from 1628. Created Baron Danvers of Dantsey,Wiltshire, 1603, and Earl of Danby, Yorkshire, 1625/26.

Edward Cecil, Viscount Wimbledon

guilty

guilty

(1571/72-1638). Gentleman of the Privy Chamber for James I. Third son ofThomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter. Married in 1601 to Theodosia, sister of Edward Noel, 2nd ViscountCampden, and of the 1st Dowager Countess of Castlehaven, Elizabeth Noel Touchet Crosby; first cousin of Salisbury. Created Viscount Wimbledon, 1625.

Edward Conway, Viscount Conway

guilty

guilty

(1594-1655). Son and heir of the former Secretary of State. Married 1621 to Frances, daughter of Sir Francis Popham of Littlecote, Wiltshire. Male heir born 1623. Succeeded to the Viscountcy in January 1631.

Dudley Carleton, Viscount Dorchester

guilty

guilty

(1573/74-1631/32). Principal Secretary of State from 1628; member of the Privy Council from 1625. His second wife was Anne, daughter of Sir Henry Glenham, and Anne, daughter of Thomas Sackville, Earl of Dorset. Created Baron, 1626, Viscount, 1628.

Thomas, Viscount Wentworth

guilty

guilty

(1593-1641). Lord President of the North. Member of Parliament for Yorkshire, 1614; privy councilor from 1629. Male heir born 1626. Brother-in-law of Clifford. Created Baron in July 1628, 'Viscount in December 1628.

Henry Clifford, Lord Clifford

guilty

guilty

(ca. 1591/92-1643). Member of Parliament for Westmoreland, 1614. Son of the Earl of Cumberland (succeeded him 1641); brother-in-law of Salisbury and of Wentworth.

Algernon Percy, 4th Lord Percy

guilty

guilty

(1602-68). Third but first-surviving son of the Earl of Northumberland. Son-in-law of Salisbury; brother-in-law of Leicester. Took his seat in the House of Lords as Lord Percy in 1626 and succeeded his father as Earl of Northumberland in 1632.

James Stanley, Lord Strange

guilty

guilty

(1607-51). Son of William Stanley, Earl of Derby (succeeded in 1642). Summoned to Parliament as Lord Strange in 1627/28. Male heir bom 1628. First cousin of Anne, Countess of Castlehaven.

Dudley North, 3rd Lord North

not guilty

not guilty

(1582-1665/66). Male heir bom 1602. Succeeded as Lord North, 1600.

William Petre, 2nd Lord Petre

guilty

guilty

(1575-1637). Student at the Middle Temple in 1593. Married in 1596 to Katherine, 2nd daughter of Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester, and Elizabeth, daughter of Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon. Male heir born 1599. Brother-in-law of Worcester. Succeeded 1613.

Edward Howard of Escrick

guilty

not guilty

(b.?-1675). Youngest son of Thomas, 1st Earl of Suffolk, and Catherine, daughter and co-heir of Sir Henry Knyvett of Charleton, Wiltshire. Male heir born 1625. Married to Mary, daughter of Sir John Boteler and niece of the Duke of Buckingham. Brother of Berkshire; brother-in-law of Salisbury; former brother-in-law of Essex. Created Baron Howard of Escrick in 1628.

George Goring, Lord Goring

guilty

guilty

(1585-1662/63). Master of the Queen's Horse since 1628; Gentleman of the

Privy Chamber to the Prince of Wales in 1610 and to the King in 1611; Vice-Chamberlain of the Queen's Household, 1626-28. Married Lettice, third daughter of the 1st Earl of Cork and once the intended spouse of James, Lord Audley Male heir bom 1615. Created Baron Goring, 1628 (succeeded his Uncle as 2nd Earl of Norwich in 1644).


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