Prisoners - Great Britain - Early works to 1800

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George, by the grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, defender of the faith, to our lovits, macers of our Court of Justiciary, messengers at Arms, our sheriffs in that part, conjunctly and severally, specially constitute, greeting. Forasmuchas it is humbly meand and complained to us by our Lovit John Wightman of Maulsie, ..
Great Britain. High Court of Justiciary.Date: 1758?]
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A List of the Scots and English noblemen and gentlemen , And the number of their servants taken prisoners at Preston, the 13th of November 1715. And carried from thence to Wigan, in their way towards London, the 20th of the samemoneth [sic].
Date: Printed in the year 1715
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The prisoner's advocate, or, A caveat against under sheriffs, and their officers; jayl-keepers, and their agents . Shewing, I. The great abuse all persons suffer, both before, and after, they are committed to prison. II. The notorious imposition, and fraudulent practices of Springing-Houses detected. III. The orders of the Court of King's-Bench, for regulating all the jayls in England, as to the usage of prisoners, with relation to their lodging, chamber-rent, &c. IV. An exact table of the fees, belonging to the fleet and King's-Bench prisons, and the legal expence of removing may person from one, to the other, by Habeas Corpus.
Curll, Edmund, 1675-1747.Date: 1726
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The committee's memorial
Date: [1729]
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The prisoners advocate or, a caveat that was laid before the King and Parliament, against under-sheriffs and their officers, goal-keepers and their agents.
PhilalethesDate: 1726