Caption:
Portrait of Mervyn Tuchet (Mervin Touchet), 2nd Earl of Castlehaven (1593 – 14 May 1631). An English nobleman who was convicted of rape and sodomy and subsequently executed. The case remains of interest to some as an early trial concerning male homosexuality. The Arraignment and Conviction of Mervin Lord Audley, Earl of Castlehaven ... at Westminster on Monday April 25, 1631. As also the beheading of the said Earle shortly after on Tower Hill. London, England 1642. Source: E.84.(2) title page and frontispiece. Language: English.