Sodomy.- Castlehaven (Mervyn Touchet, Earl of) The tryal and condemnation of Mervin, Lord Audley Earl of Castle-Haven. At Westminster, April the 5th 1631. For abetting a rape upon his Countess, committing sodomy with his servants, and commanding and countenancing the debauching his daughter, title dustsoiled, light age yellowing, occasional spotting, 3 leaves trimmed, evident glue stain from repair at gutter throughout, modern blue cloth, new endpapers, a little rubbed, [Wing (2nd ed.), T2144], 8vo in 4’s, Printed in the Year, 1699. *** Scarce. Only 3 copies in USTC. A record of the famous Castlehaven sodomy trial in 1631. The 2nd Earl of Castlehaven was convicted of abetting the rape of his wife and of committing sodomy with his male servants and the trial was a spectacular sex scandal, resulting in the execution of Castlehaven and his servants.