Criminals - England - Early works to 1800
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Gaol calendar, summer assizes, at Maidstone, Monday the 2d. of August, 1784. Sir Charles Booth, knt. Sheriff
KentDate: 1784- E-books
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A full and genuine account of the confessions and behaviour, whilst under sentence of death and of the lives, characters, and last dying words, of the two malefactors, one of whom was executed at Kingston upon Thames, on Thursday the 21st, and the other at Kennington Common, ... on Friday the 22d of August, 1740. With a true copy of the remarkable papers, ... Particularly two prayers, composed by Mr. Hooper himself, ... To which is added, the trial, confession, character, and dying words, of ... Benjamin Randal, ... executed ... the 8th of August, 1740, ..
Date: 1740- E-books
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The contrast, or behaviour of two criminals , of very contrary principles, executed at Tyburn, in the reign of King Charles the Second; When Atheism, Infidelity and Licentiousness, were very predominant in High Life; and Enthusiasm and Bigotry were no less prevalent among the Lower Sort of People. with curious and useful remarks suited to the present times. And Some Thoughts on the Most probable State of Existing Spirits after Death.
Date: 1761- Books
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[Retsah] a cry against a crying sinne: or, A just complaint to the magistrates, against them who have broken the statute laws of God, by killing of men meerly for theft : Manifested in a petition long since presented to the Common Councel of the City of London, on the behalfe of transgressours. Together with certaine proposals, presented by Col. Pride to the Right Honourable the generall Counsell for the Army, and the Committee appointed by the Parliament of England, to consider of the inconveniences, mischiefes, chargeablenesse, and irregularities in their law.
Samuel ChidleyDate: 1652- Books
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A true narrative of the proceedings at the sessions holden for London and Middlesex, at Justice-hall in the Old-bayly, the 10th and 11th days of May, 1676 : Setting forth the tryal and condemnation of the man for having several wives, and the woman for having several husbands: and other most material passages. And also an account of the tryal of the woman who was arraigned as being accessary to the sacrilegious robbery of St. Giles's-Church: with the tryal of the man for buying the plate of her. And likewise how many are condemn'd, how many burn'd in the hand, and transported. These are to satisfie all people, that the book of the sessions with the name of John Millet, was the tryals four sessions ago. With permission, Ro. L'Estrange.
Date: [1676]