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none, having been ever produced. During his confinement, to amufe his
melancholy hours, he drew up a narrative of all that had pafled between
Rocheiler and him from their firft acquaintance, which he fent to a friend
under eight feals, with an inj undlion to give copies of it to various perfons:
and though it has never appeared in print, it probably yet exifts fome-
where in manufcript. In the expoftulatory letter already quoted, ad-
drefiing himfelf to Rochefler, he fays, “ With what face could you tell him
[Overbury’s brother] that you would belejfe to me, towhome you owe more than
to any foul living, both for your fortune, underjlanding, and reputation?” and
fpeaking of the narrative abovementioned, he tells him, “ If you will deal
thus wickedly by me, I have provided that whether I live or die, your nature
fhall never die, or leave to be the mo/l odious man alive.”*
“ Certainlie, (fays Sir Symonds D’Ewes,) this gentleman's extreme
miferie is not to bee parallelde by any examples of former ages, being
cutte off in the midfl: of his hopes, and in the flower of his youth ; be-
traied by his friend, and proflituted to the crueltie of his fatal enemie ■>
fent to prifon, as it were in jeafl, and there undergoing many deaths, to
latiate the implacable malice of one cruell murtherefle ; debarred from the
fight of friends, divines, and phyflcians, and only cumbered with the
dailie converfe of his treacherous executioner. His owne father not being
able to entertaine the leafl: fpeach with him, noe nor foe much as to fee
him, petitioned the king for remedie j from whom he received a gratious
anfweare, but was prevented by Vifcount Rochefler from ever reaping
any good effect by it, or happie ifiue from it, on whom hee yet relied for
relief and helpe ; but he that had betraied the fonne, did as eafilie delude
the father. Towards his end, to fill his foule with yet greater horrour,
they conveied him to a darke and unwholefome prifon, where he fcarce
beheld the light of the funne to refreflie him. His youth indeed, even
to the daye of his imprifonment, had been fpent vainlie enough, accord-
ing to the court garbe ; and he now found need of comfort from heaven,
before he had fully fludied the way thither.
* Winwood, iii. 479.
t Extracts from the Journal of Sir Symonds D’Ewes (Harl. MSS. 641) publifhed by J. Nichols,
melancholy hours, he drew up a narrative of all that had pafled between
Rocheiler and him from their firft acquaintance, which he fent to a friend
under eight feals, with an inj undlion to give copies of it to various perfons:
and though it has never appeared in print, it probably yet exifts fome-
where in manufcript. In the expoftulatory letter already quoted, ad-
drefiing himfelf to Rochefler, he fays, “ With what face could you tell him
[Overbury’s brother] that you would belejfe to me, towhome you owe more than
to any foul living, both for your fortune, underjlanding, and reputation?” and
fpeaking of the narrative abovementioned, he tells him, “ If you will deal
thus wickedly by me, I have provided that whether I live or die, your nature
fhall never die, or leave to be the mo/l odious man alive.”*
“ Certainlie, (fays Sir Symonds D’Ewes,) this gentleman's extreme
miferie is not to bee parallelde by any examples of former ages, being
cutte off in the midfl: of his hopes, and in the flower of his youth ; be-
traied by his friend, and proflituted to the crueltie of his fatal enemie ■>
fent to prifon, as it were in jeafl, and there undergoing many deaths, to
latiate the implacable malice of one cruell murtherefle ; debarred from the
fight of friends, divines, and phyflcians, and only cumbered with the
dailie converfe of his treacherous executioner. His owne father not being
able to entertaine the leafl: fpeach with him, noe nor foe much as to fee
him, petitioned the king for remedie j from whom he received a gratious
anfweare, but was prevented by Vifcount Rochefler from ever reaping
any good effect by it, or happie ifiue from it, on whom hee yet relied for
relief and helpe ; but he that had betraied the fonne, did as eafilie delude
the father. Towards his end, to fill his foule with yet greater horrour,
they conveied him to a darke and unwholefome prifon, where he fcarce
beheld the light of the funne to refreflie him. His youth indeed, even
to the daye of his imprifonment, had been fpent vainlie enough, accord-
ing to the court garbe ; and he now found need of comfort from heaven,
before he had fully fludied the way thither.
* Winwood, iii. 479.
t Extracts from the Journal of Sir Symonds D’Ewes (Harl. MSS. 641) publifhed by J. Nichols,