Crime - Great Britain
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The annals of Newgate or, malefactors register. Containing a particular and circumstantial account of the lives, transactions, and trials of the most notorious malefactors, who have suffered an ignominious Death for their Offences, viz. for Parricide, Murder, Treason, Robbery, Burglary, Piracy, Coining, Forgery, and Rapes: From the Commitment of the celebrated John Sheppard, to the Acquittal of the equally celebrated Margaret Caroline Rudd. Including a Period of fifty Years and upwards, both in Town and Country. Calculated To expose the Desormity of Vice, the Infamy and Punishments naturally attending those who deviate from the Paths of Virtue; and intended as a Beacon to warn the rising Generation against the Temptations, the Allurements, and the Dangers of bad Company. The former Part extracted from Records; and the Histories and Transactions of the modern Convicts, communicated by the unhappy Sufferers themselves, since the Author has been appointed to his present Office. By the Rev. Mr. Villette, Ordinary of Newgate, and others.
Villette, John, d. 1799.Date: 1776- E-books
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The lives of the most remarkable criminals, who have been condemn'd and executed; for murder, highway, house-breakers, Street-Robberies, Coining, or other Offences; from the year 1720, to the present time: Containing Particularly, The Lives of Mrs. Griffin, for the Murder of her Maid; Kennedy the Pirate, Molony and Carrick, Highwaymen; Brinsden, who Murder'd his Wife; Lovee, and the rest of his Gang, Street-Robbers; Captain Massey for Piracy; Roch, for Piracy and Murder; Captain Stanley, for the Murder of Mrs. Maycock; a full Account of the Waltham Blacks; the famous Jack Shephard; his Companion Blueskin; and Towers, who was hang'd for setting up the new Mint. Collected from original papers and authentick memoirs. ... . To which is Perfix'd A Preface, containing a General View of the Laws of England, with respect to Capital Offences
Date: MDCCXXXV. [1735]- E-books
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An accurate statement, of the trial of James Price and Thomas Brown , before the Hon. Francis Burton, Esq. at the assizes holden for the county palatine of Chester, the 6th day of April, 1796. Charged on Oath, with a strong Suspicion of having on Tuesday the 19th of January last past, between the Hours of Eight and Nine in the Afternoon of the same Day, on the King's Highway, in the Parish of Thorton-in-The-Moors, in the County of Chester, feloniously assaulted Peter Yoxall, who was carrying on Horseback, his Majesty's Mail, from Warrington in the County of Lancaster, to the City of Chester, and taking from his Person; the said Mail bag, with the letters and other articles contained therein. Entered at Stationers-Hall.
Price, James, fl. 1796.Date: 1796- E-books
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The tyburn chronicle or, villainy display'd in all its branches. Containing an authentic account of the lives, adventures, tryals, executions, and last dying speeches of the most notorious male factors. Of all Denominations, who have suffered for Bigamy, Forgeries, Highway-Robberies, House-Breaking, Murders, Perjury, Piracy, Rapes, Riots, Sodomy, Starving, Treason, And other the most enormous Crimes. The Whole being the most faithful Narrative ever yet Published of the various Executions, and other Punishments, In England, Scotland, and Ireland, From the year 1700, to the present time.
Date: [1768]- E-books
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Serious thoughts in regard to the publick disorders , with several proposals for remedying the same; particularly in respect to gaming, publick-houses, Pawn-Brokers, and Receivers of Stolen Goods. By a country Justice of the Peace.
Country justice of the peaceDate: [1750?]