Gervase Helwys

Sir Gervase Helwys
Born	1 September 1561 Saundby, Nottinghamshire, England
Died	20 November 1615 (aged 54) Tower Hill, London, England
Cause of death	Hanging
Resting place	The Tower of London, Westminster
Nationality	English
Other names	Gervase Helwysse Jervis Yelwys
Education	Middle Temple
Alma mater	New Inn
Occupation	Lieutenant of the Tower of London
Employer	Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton
Known for	Complicity in murder of Sir Thomas Overbury
Title	Sir
Opponents	Sir Edward Coke Sir Francis Bacon
Spouse	Mary Brooke
Children	William Thomas Nathaniel Gervase John Elizabeth Bridget Maria Jane Anna Francesca
Parent(s)	John Helwys Mary Blagden
Relatives	Thomas Helwys

Sir Gervase Helwys (1 September 1561 – 20 November 1615), also known as Jervis Yelwys, was a Lieutenant of the Tower of London found guilty of complicity in the murder of Sir Thomas Overbury and hanged in 1615. The scandal provoked much public and literary conjecture and irreparably tarnished King James I's court with an image of corruption and depravity. There are variations in the spelling of Helwys: Helwis, Helwiss, Helewyse, Helwysse, Yelwys, Ellowis, Elwys, Elwis, Elvis, Elwes, and Elwaies.^[1]