Sales catalogue 573: Maggs Bros

Date:
1932
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/13/117
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 573: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    7 FAMOUS TRIAL FOR BIGAMY. 575 GLEVELAND (DUCHESS OF, 1641-1709) and FEILDING (ROBERT, 1651-1712), known as “‘ Beau Feilding.’’ EXTREMELY INTERESTING AND IMPORTANT MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENTS AND OTHER PInOE oe RELATING TOO THE TRIAL AND CONVICTION OF ROBERT FEILDING FOR FELONY IN MARRYING THE DUCHESS OF CLEVELAND; HIS PREVIOUS WIFE, MRS. MARY WADSWORTH, BEING THEN ALIVE. Tried at the Old Bayly. goth September—,th December, 1706. Consisting of :— THE ORIGINAL SIGNED TESTIMONY of Charlotte Henrietta Villers, spinster, taken upon oath before Chief Justice Holt on oth September, 1706, giving information concerning Feilding’s marriage with Mary Wadsworth. THE ORIGINAL SIGNED TESTIMONIES of Michaell Rosse, of Covent Garden, jeweller; and of Anne Symmons, servant to the Duchess of Cleveland; taken upon oath before Chief Justice Holt, goth September, 1706, giving information concerning Feilding’s marriage with the Duchess of Cleveland. Pobre RINTED AGCOUNT of the rialey'S%The Arraignment, Tryal, and Conviction of Robert Feilding, Esq., for Felony,’’ etc. 27 pp., folio. London, Printed for John Morphew. 1708. THE ORIGINAL WARRANT, SIGNED BY QUEEN ANNE, and countersigned by Robert Harley, Secretary of State, addressed to Chief Justice Holt and Sir Salathiel Lovel; pardoning Feilding for the crime of bigamy. 1 page, folio. £25 The Reprieve or Pardon signed and sealed by Queen Anne reads: ‘“ Whereas we are informed that Robert Feilding, Esq., is to be Tryed at the next Sessions to be held at the Old Bayly for having two wives alive at the same time, We have thought fit upon some circumstances humbly represented unto us in his behalfe hereby to signify Our Will and Pleasure unto you, that in case the said Robert Feilding shall upon his Tryall be found guilty of that Felony, you do forbear putting in Re csuieat the Sentence of Burning in the Hand, untill we shall signify our further Pleasure. And for so doin this shall be your Warrant. Given at our Court a Kensington, the Fourth day of December, 1706, In the Fifth Year of ovr Reign.” Each of the testimonies bears the endorsement of Chief Justice Holt. (Continued over)
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