Extortion - Early works to 1800

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An account of the behaviour of Mr. James Maclaine from the time of his condemnation to the day of his execution October 3 1750 . By the reverned Dr. Allen, who attended him all that time, to assist him in his preparations for eternity. Drawn up and published at the earnest desire of Mr. Maclaine himself. The fourth edition, with the addition of a letter written by Mr. Maclaine to a friend, the morning of his excution. which did not to hand time enough to be inserted before.
Allen, Fifield, 1699 or 1700-1764.Date: MDCCL. [1750]
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Reflections on extortion , shewing the nature, malignity, and fatal tendency of that sin to individuals and communities, displayed and enforced in a sermon preached at Newbury-port, on Lord's Day Februray 15th, 1778. By Abraham Keteltas, A.M.
Keteltas, Abraham, 1732-1798.Date: 1778
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A full and genuine narrative of the confederacy . Carried on by Cather, Cane, Alexander, Nixon, Paterson, Falconer, and Smith, which last was executed at Tybourn with Mc. Leane, against the Hon. Edward Walpole, Esq. charging him with the detestable Crime of sodomy, in Order to extort a large Sum of Money from him; together with an account of their remarkable trial and conviction, before The Rt. Hon. the Lord Chief Justice Lee, in the Court of King's-Bench, Westminster, July 5th. 1751.
Date: [1751]