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The history and examination of duels . Shewing their heinous nature and the necessity of suppressing them. In two parts. By John Cockburn, D.D. With the edict of the King of France against duels; and an abridgment of that of the King of Poland.
Cockburn, John, 1652-1729.Date: 1720
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A duel on horseback between Alvar Sánchez and Gonzalo Gomez, watched by Doña Lambra: Alvar Sánchez is killed. Etching by A. Tempesta after O. Vaenius.
Otto van VeenReference: 42729i
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A woman is holding her dying lover; a sword lying at his feet. Aquatint by F. Goya, 1812/1888.
Francisco GoyaDate: 1812/1888Reference: 567176i
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A tract on duelling wherein the opinions of some of the most celebrated writers on crown law are examined and corrected Either by the Authority of the same Writers, declared in contradictory Sentiments on the same Subject collated from other Parts of their Works, Or, by the solemn Decisions of more ancient Writers of (at least) equal Authority; in order to ascertain the due distinction between manslaughter and murder. By Granville Sharp.
Sharp, Granville, 1735-1813.Date: MDCCXC. [1790]
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Against duelling . A sermon preach'd before the Queen in the Royal Chapel at Windsor-Castle, on November the 23d, 1712. By Edmund Chishull, B. D. Chaplain in Ordinary to Her Majesty. Publish'd by Her Majesties Special Command.
Chishull, Edmund, 1671-1733.Date: 1712
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Abel Drugger, from Ben Jonson's 'The alchemist', in a posture of combat. Engraving by J. Thornthwaite, 1777, after Roberts.
Roberts, fl. 18th century.Date: 1791Reference: 36891i
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An essay on duelling . Written with a view to discountenance this barbarous and disgraceful practice.
Hunter, William, active 18th century-19th centuryDate: 1792
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Men and violence : gender, honor, and rituals in modern Europe and America / edited by Pieter Spierenburg.
Date: [1998]
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Du suicide considéré aux points de vue philosophique, religieux, moral et médical, suivi de quelques réflexions sur le duel / Par P.-J.-C. Debreyne.
Pierre Jean Corneille DebreyneDate: 1847
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Two gentlemen duelling with pistols. Etching, 1823.
Sams, WilliamDate: 1823Reference: 568668i
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Frogs conducting a duel: one frog has killed another with his sword, watched by their seconds. Photograph by J.P. Soule, 1876, after a drawing.
Date: 1876Reference: 644719i
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Pistols at dawn : a history of duelling / Richard Hopton.
Hopton, Richard, 1962-Date: 2008
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A view of ancient laws, against immorality and profaneness Under the following Heads; Lewdness; Profane Swearing, Cursing, and Blasphemy; Perjury; Prophanation of Days devoted to Religion; Contempt or Neglect of Divine Service; Drunkenness; Gaming; Idleness, Vagrancy, and Begging; Stage-Plays and Players; and Duelling. Collected from the Jewish, Roman, Greek, Gothic, Lombard, and other laws, down to the middle of the eleventh century. By John Disney, M. A. Vicar of St. Mary's in Nottingham.
Disney, John, 1677-1730.Date: MDCCXXIX. [1729]
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A full inquiry into the subject of suicide To which are added (as Being Closely Connected with the Subject) two treatises on duelling and gaming. In two volumes. By Charles Moore, M. A. Rector of Cuxton and Vicar of Boughton-Blean, Kent; and Formerly Fellow of Trinity-College, Cambridge.
Moore, Charles, 1743-1811.Date: [1790]
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Earl Talbot stands behind a fire screen armed with a spit and a pot lid in an attempt to defend himself from John Wilkes who is armed with a pen and an ink-bottle. Etching with etched verse below, 1762.
George Townshend, 1st Marquess TownshendDate: (Oct 3 1762)Reference: 581197i
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Top: Daniel O'Connell as a cock supported by Jewish finance and the Roman Catholic church; below, O'Connell withdrawing from fighting a duel (?). Coloured lithograph by Robert Seymour, 1835.
Robert SeymourDate: [1 December]Reference: 12246i
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Against duelling . A sermon preach'd before the Queen in the Royal Chapel at Windsor-Castle, on November the 23d, 1712. By Edmund Chishull, B. D. Chaplain in Ordinary to Her Majesty. Publish'd by Her Majesties Special Command.
Chishull, Edmund, 1671-1733.Date: 1712
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Three dissertations; on the pernicious effects of gaming, on duelling, and on suicide / First pub. in 1783, 1784, 1785, by appointment; as having gained, in the University of Cambridge, the three prizes of an anonymos donor. By Richard Hey. Rev. and cor., in 1811, by the author.
Richard HeyDate: 1812
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A vindication of the true art of self-defence . With a proposal to the Honourable Members of Parliament for erecting a Court of Honour in Great-Britain. Recommended to all Gentlemen, but particularly to the Soldiery. To which is annexed, a short, but very useful memorial for sword-men. By Sir William Hope Baronet, late Deputy-Governour of Edinburgh Castle.
Hope, William, Sir.Date: MDCCXXIV. [1724]
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The history and examination of duels. Shewing their heinous nature and the necessity of suppressing them. In two parts / By John Cockburn. With the edict of the King of France against duels; and an abridgment of that of the King of Poland.
John CockburnDate: 1720
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Two ladies duelling with pistols. Engraving, 1792.
Date: 1 August 1792Reference: 568670i
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Mrs Fitzherbert and George Prince of Wales represented as Adam and Eve standing under the Tree of Knowledge surrounded by the trappings of fashionable pastimes and vices, causing the devil to flee. Etching, 1786.
Date: Nov. 24 1786Reference: 571243i
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A surgery where all fantasy and follies are purged and good qualities are prescribed. Line engraving by E. de Boulonnois, 16--.
Date: 1600-1699Reference: 18173i
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A full inquiry into the subject of suicide : To which are added (as being closely connected with the subject) two treatises on duelling and gaming. In two volumes / by Charles Moore.
Moore, Charles, 1743-1811Date: MDCCXC [1790]
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A discourse against the fatal practice of duelling occasioned by a late melancholy event, And preached at St. Mary's Church, in Manchester, On Sunday the 23d of March, 1783. By the Rev. John Bennett. What hast thou done? The voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground. Gen. 4. 10. Price One Shilling.
Bennett, John, Curate of St. Mary's, Manchester.Date: MDCCLXXXIII. [1783]

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The history and examination of duels . Shewing their heinous nature and the necessity of suppressing them. In two parts. By John Cockburn, D.D. With the edict of the King of France against duels; and an abridgment of that of the King of Poland.

A duel on horseback between Alvar Sánchez and Gonzalo Gomez, watched by Doña Lambra: Alvar Sánchez is killed. Etching by A. Tempesta after O. Vaenius.

A woman is holding her dying lover; a sword lying at his feet. Aquatint by F. Goya, 1812/1888.

Against duelling . A sermon preach'd before the Queen in the Royal Chapel at Windsor-Castle, on November the 23d, 1712. By Edmund Chishull, B. D. Chaplain in Ordinary to Her Majesty. Publish'd by Her Majesties Special Command.

Abel Drugger, from Ben Jonson's 'The alchemist', in a posture of combat. Engraving by J. Thornthwaite, 1777, after Roberts.

An essay on duelling . Written with a view to discountenance this barbarous and disgraceful practice.

Men and violence : gender, honor, and rituals in modern Europe and America / edited by Pieter Spierenburg.

Du suicide considéré aux points de vue philosophique, religieux, moral et médical, suivi de quelques réflexions sur le duel / Par P.-J.-C. Debreyne.

Two gentlemen duelling with pistols. Etching, 1823.

Frogs conducting a duel: one frog has killed another with his sword, watched by their seconds. Photograph by J.P. Soule, 1876, after a drawing.

Pistols at dawn : a history of duelling / Richard Hopton.

A full inquiry into the subject of suicide To which are added (as Being Closely Connected with the Subject) two treatises on duelling and gaming. In two volumes. By Charles Moore, M. A. Rector of Cuxton and Vicar of Boughton-Blean, Kent; and Formerly Fellow of Trinity-College, Cambridge.

Earl Talbot stands behind a fire screen armed with a spit and a pot lid in an attempt to defend himself from John Wilkes who is armed with a pen and an ink-bottle. Etching with etched verse below, 1762.

Top: Daniel O'Connell as a cock supported by Jewish finance and the Roman Catholic church; below, O'Connell withdrawing from fighting a duel (?). Coloured lithograph by Robert Seymour, 1835.

Against duelling . A sermon preach'd before the Queen in the Royal Chapel at Windsor-Castle, on November the 23d, 1712. By Edmund Chishull, B. D. Chaplain in Ordinary to Her Majesty. Publish'd by Her Majesties Special Command.

Three dissertations; on the pernicious effects of gaming, on duelling, and on suicide / First pub. in 1783, 1784, 1785, by appointment; as having gained, in the University of Cambridge, the three prizes of an anonymos donor. By Richard Hey. Rev. and cor., in 1811, by the author.

The history and examination of duels. Shewing their heinous nature and the necessity of suppressing them. In two parts / By John Cockburn. With the edict of the King of France against duels; and an abridgment of that of the King of Poland.

Two ladies duelling with pistols. Engraving, 1792.

Mrs Fitzherbert and George Prince of Wales represented as Adam and Eve standing under the Tree of Knowledge surrounded by the trappings of fashionable pastimes and vices, causing the devil to flee. Etching, 1786.

A surgery where all fantasy and follies are purged and good qualities are prescribed. Line engraving by E. de Boulonnois, 16--.

A full inquiry into the subject of suicide : To which are added (as being closely connected with the subject) two treatises on duelling and gaming. In two volumes / by Charles Moore.