Death of James I, 1625
Death of James I with Doctor Lambe at His Bedside, 1625. James VI and I (June 19, 1566 - March 27, 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the English and Scottish crowns in 1603 until his death. After about the age of fifty, James suffered increasingly from arthritis, gout, and kidney stones. He also lost his teeth, and drank heavily. He died during a violent attack of dysentery at the age of 58. John Lambe (1545 - June 13, 1628) calling himself Doctor Lambe (though he was not a licensed physician), claimed that he could read fortunes, identify diseases, repel witchcraft, and locate missing or stolen items with his crystal ball. In 1625, he attracted the attention of George Villiers, a favorite of King Charles I, and he eventually became the Duke's personal adviser. In 1627, he was accused of raping an 11 year old girl named Joan Seager, and promptly received the death penalty, but he was able to postpone the execution. On June 13, 1628, an unruly mob stoned him to death as he exited a theater. No one was punished for the murder, and less than two months later, Villiers was killed, as well.
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