Trials (Fraud) - England - London - Early works to 1800
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To the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, the Aldermen and Comons of the city of London, in Common Council assembled. The petition of John Nodin, of Leadenhall-Street, citizen and wheelwright. Humbly sheweth, "That your petitioner under the sanction and encouragement of several respectable citizens of London, and of the commitee of city lands, has been engaged more than eight years in active researches and strenuous endeavours respecting the city's rights in the duties of package and scavage. ..
Nodin, JohnDate: 1796]- E-books
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The trial of Margaret Caroline Rudd, for forging a bond for 3500l. in the name of William Adair, Esq; at the Session-House, in the Old Bailey; containing the evidence verbatim, and the arguments of the court and of the council . Taken in short hand by Joseph Gurney, and revised by John Glynn, serjeant at Law, and recorder of London.
Rudd, Margaret Caroline, 1744 or 1745-Date: MDCCLXXVI. [1776]- E-books
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Prudence triumphing over vanity and dissipation or the history of the life, character and conduct of Mr. Robert and Mr. Daniel Perreau, and Mrs. Rudd. Containing An Account of every Thing relating to those celebrated Personages; their Parentage, Education, Circumstances in Life, and the Means by which they brought Shame, Infamy and Misery upon themselves. The whole compiled from authentic records, communicated to the editor, by a person well known in the literary world.
Date: [1776]- E-books
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A particular account of the tryal of Richard Towne , tallow-chandler, for felony, in defrauding his creditors, by conveying away his goods, money and books of account, and refusing to surrender them to the commissioners in a statute of bankrupt.
Towne, RichardDate: [1712]- E-books
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The tryal of Daniel Kimberly and Parson Ambrose a degreded [sic] clergy-man of the Church of England. The former for feloniously taking Bridget Reading an heiress from her nurse, (a child of about 12 years, some months old) from Rathfarnum; her father haveing sent him as Guardian from London to Ireland, to conduct her to him; and how he combin'd with one Bradock Mead an attorney, and sold her for 300l. for a wife. The latter for officiating the pretended marriage. Being both try'd at His Majesty's Court of Kings Bench, this present Wednesday being the 29th of this instant April 1730
Kimberly, Daniel.Date: 1730]