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No Binding. Condition: Good. 2 pages, Condition Good, minor edge wear, edge folding, ageing of paper, undated but c1680 on WorldCat, Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey ( 1621 - 1678) was an English magistrate whose mysterious death caused anti-Catholic uproar in England. In 1669 Godfrey was briefly imprisoned for a few days because he had the King's physician, Sir Alexander Fraizer, arrested for owing him money. Samuel Pepys' diary of 26 May 1669 mentions that he went on hunger strike, claiming that the Judges had found for him, but the King, Charles II, had overridden them. He was held at the Porter's Lodge of Whitehall Palace. Two committees unsuccessfully investigated the murder. They received conflicting statements about Godfrey's whereabouts before the murder. There was no evidence of a struggle on the spot where the body had been found and Godfrey still had his money and rings. On the other hand, curious people had already trampled the ground when investigators arrived. The body was covered with bruises and a circular mark around Godfrey's neck revealed that he had been strangled and his neck broken. The sword wound had not bled, meaning that Godfrey was already dead when he was impaled, maybe for 4-5 days. Very rare, At time of listing was unable to find another copy for sale.