Bishop Burnet's late History charg'd with great partiality and misrepresentations, to make the present, and future ages believe, that Arthur Earl of Essex, in 1683, murdered himself. But the Memory of that Great Patriot, is here vindicated from that false Charge, and it's here prov'd, that his Lordship was barbarously Murder'd, in the Tower, the third Morning after his Commitment. And Mr. Braddon, in 1683, was Prosecuted and Fin'd Two Thousand Pounds, and order'd to give Security for his good Behaviour during Life, for Endeavouring, by Lawful Means, to discover this Murder; and he was imprison'd near Five Years, before the Revolution discharg'd him. And, in 1688, and 89 Mr. Braddon prosecuted that Inquiry, before a Secret Committee of Lord's; and near Sixty Witnesses were Examin'd, in relation to that Murder; and An Abstract of their Examinations, is here Reprinted; with Remarks thereupon. And the Reason given why the Lords, upon those Examinations, came to no Resolution, in relation t

People / Organizations

• Laurence Braddon (Author)

Imprint

London: printed for Tho. Warner, in Pater-Noster-Row, [1725?]

Publication year

1725-1725

ESTC No.

T184006

Grub Street ID

220369

Description

[4],192p.,plate ; 8⁰

Uncontrolled note

Frontis = plate. Another edition dated 1725