Diary of Anne Clifford 1619. 15 Feb 1619. The 15th Sir [her father-in-law] Thomas Lake (age 51), his Lady (age 44), and [her sister-in-law] Lady Ross (age 19), were sent to the Tower [Map]. There was nothing heard all this term but the matter between the Countess of Exeter (age 39) and them, at which the King sat [five] several days. It was censured on my Lady Exeter’s (age 39) side against them, who were fined great fines both to the King and her, there was spoken extraordinary foul matters of my Lady Ross (age 19) and reports went that amongst others she lay with her own brother, so as their foul matters did double the miseries of my Lady Lettice (age 30) Lake in her unfortunate marriage. Sarah Swarton was fined and censured to be whipt, which censure was not executed, the reason she confessed all that she knew.

In Sir Thomas Lake’s (age 51) place Sir George Calvert (age 39) was sworn secretary.

Diary of Anne Clifford 1619. 24 Apr 1619. Saturday 24th my Lord (age 30) went to Tibbalds to see the King who used him very graciously. This night my Coz. Clifford came out of the North where matters went more to my content and less to his than were expected. Either this night or next morning Sir [her husband] Arthur Lake’s (age 21) Lady (age 30) was brought to bed of a son.

Diary of Anne Clifford 1619. 03 May 1619. The 3rd about two or three o’clock in the morning Sir [her husband] Arthur Lake’s (age 21) wife (age 30) died, having been grievously tormented a long time with pains and sores which broke out in blotches so that it was reported she died of the French disease. This day Williams a lawyer was arraigned and condemned at the King’s Bench of Treason and adjudged to be hanged, drawn and quartered for a certain book he had made and entitled Balaam’s Ass, for which book one Cotton was committed to the Tower and a long time kept prisoner there upon suspicion of it, but of late got out on bail and was now well acquitted, but Williams was carried to Newgate and on the 5th hanged, drawn and quartered at Charing Cross [Map].

Note. The 3rd Barnwelt was beheaded at the Hague which is like to breed alteration for the best for this man hath long been a secret friend to the Spaniards and an enemy to the English.