The case and tryal of John Peter Zenger, of New-York, printer, who was lately tryed and acquitted for printing and publishing a libel against the government  with the pleadings and arguments on both sides.

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The case and tryal of John Peter Zenger, of New-York, printer, who was lately tryed and acquitted for printing and publishing a libel against the government with the pleadings and arguments on both sides.