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The Trial of the Bishop of Bangor and Others Before Mr Justice Heath..
"Assault, Rout, and Riot" [Trial]. Warren, John [1730-1800], Defendant. The Trial of the Bishop of Bangor and Others, Before Mr. Justice Heath, At the Assises at Shrewsbury, On Tuesday, July 16, 1796. For an Assault, Rout, And Riot: With the Pleadings at Large of Counsellors Adam and Erskine; Also the..... More
The Account of the Manner of Executing a Writ of Inquiry of Damages...
The Beginning of the End For Titus Oates [Trial]. [Popish Plot]. Oates, Titus [1649-1705], Defendant. The Account of the Manner of Executing a Writ of Inquiry of Damages: Between His Royal Highness James Duke of York, &c. And Titus Otes, Which was Executed at the Bar of the Court of..... More
The Trial of Joseph Wall, Esq, Late Governor of Goree, For the...
The Consequences of Overzealous Flogging [Trial]. Wall, Joseph, Defendant [1737-1802]. The Trial of Joseph Wall, Esq. Late Governor of Goree, For the Wilful Murder of Benjamin Armstrong, A Serjeant of the African Corps, At the Old Bailey, On Wednesday, January 20, 1802. London: Printed by A. Macpherson for J. Lee..... More
Dundonnell Cause; Report of the Trial by Jury, Thomas Mackenzie, Esq..
A Notable Scottish Estate Case [Trial]. Roy, Robert, Defendant. MacGregor, Simon, Reporter. Dundonnell Cause. Report of the Trial by Jury, Thomas Mackenzie, Esq. Against Robert Roy, Esq. W.S. Reported by Simon MacGregor. May 11, 1830. Edinburgh: Printed for Daniel Lizars [by Ballantyne and Co.], 1830. 84 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x...... More
The Trial of William Lord Byron, Baron Byron of Rochdale, For the...
"That Absurd Relic of Gothic Barbarism" [Trial]. Byron, William, Lord [1722-1798], Defendant. The Trial of William Lord Byron, Baron Byron of Rochdale, For the Murder of William Chaworth, Esq; Before the Right Honourable the House of Peers, In Westminster-Hall, In Full Parliament. On Tuesday the 16th, And Wednesday the 17th..... More
A Full Account of the Case of John Sayer, Esq; From the Time of His...
"The Consequences of Town Gallantry Are Always Fatal" [Trial]. Noble, Richard, Defendant [1684-1713]. A Full Account of the Case of John Sayer, Esq; From the Time of His Unhappy Marriage with his Wife, To His Death. Including the Whole Intrigue Between Mrs. Sayer and Mr. Noble; With Several Diverting Incidents..... More
The Proceedings on the Trial of Captain G------, Late of His...
A "Penurious Old Reptile" [Trial]. Gambier, James, Defendant [1723-1789]. The Proceedings on the Trial of Captain G------, Late of His Majesty's Ship the Severn, On an Action on the Case Wherein the Damages Sued for was 10,000 l. for Crim. Con. With Ad----l K-----s's Lady; Which was Tried in the..... More
The Proceedings of a General Court-Martial Held in the Council...
The Aftermath of a British Naval Failure [Trial]. Mordaunt, Sir John, Defendant [1697-1780]. The Proceedings of a General Court-Martial Held in the Council-Chamber at Whitehall, On Wednesday the 14th, And Continued by Several Adjournments to Tuesday the 20th of December 1757, Upon the Trial of Lieutenant General Sir John Mordaunt..... More
The Trial of Andrew McKinley, Before The High Court of Justiciary...
"For Administering Unlawful Oaths" [Trial]. McKinley, Andrew [1799-1817], Defendant. The Trial of Andrew McKinley, Before The High Court of Justiciary, At Edinburgh, On the 18th Day of July, 1817, For Administering Unlawful Oaths. Edinburgh: Printed for Manners and Miller, 1818. [iv], 70 pp. Octavo (7-3/4" x 5"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in..... More
Trials of Robert Watt and David Downie for High Treason [with] The...
The Trial and Confession of a Scottish Traitor [Trials]. [Scotland]. Watt, Robert, Defendant [c.1761-1794]. Trials of Robert Watt and David Downie for High Treason, Before the Courts of Oyer and Terminer, Held at Edinburgh Aug. 14. 15. 22. 27.-Sept. 3. 5. 6. 1794. With an Engraving of the Pikes Found..... More
The Tryal of Dr. Henry Sacheverell, Before the House of Peers...
A Triumph for Tories and High-Churchmen [Trial]. Sacheverell, Henry [1674-1724], Defendant. The Tryal of Dr. Henry Sacheverell, Before the House of Peers, For High Crimes and Misdemeanors; Upon an Impeachment by the Knights, Citizens and Burgesses in Parliament Assembled, In the Name of Themselves, And of All the Commons of..... More
The Trial of Richard Patch, For the Wilful Murder of Mr. Isaac Blight.
An Ungrateful Murderer [Trial]. [Great Britain]. Patch, Richard, Defendant [c.1770-1806]. The Trial of Richard Patch, For the Wilful Murder of Mr. Isaac Blight, September 23, 1805, At Rotherhithe, In the County of Surry; Before the Right Hon. Sir A. Macdonald, Knt. Lord Chief Baron of His Majesty's Court of Exchequer;..... More
The Trial of Jane Butterfield for the Wilful Murder of William...
Accused of Poisoning Her Elderly Paramour [Trial]. Butterfield, Jane, Defendant. The Trial of Jane Butterfield for the Wilful Murder of William Scawen, Esq; At the Assizes Held at Croydon for the County of Surry on Saturday the 19th of August, 1775, Before the Right Honourable Sir Sidney Stafford Smythe, Knt..... More
The Tryal and Condemnation of Sir John Friend, Knight, For Conspiring.
Tried for Treason Without Benefit of Counsel [Trial]. Friend, Sir John [d.1696], Defendant. The Tryal and Condemnation of Sir John Friend, Knight. For Conspiring to Raise Rebellion in These Kingdoms, In Order to a French Invasion: Who Upon Full Evidence was Found Guilty of High-Treason, At the Sessions-House in the..... More
The Proceedings at Large on the Trial of John Donellan, Esq....
Poisoned with Essence of Laurel Water [Trial]. Donellan, John [d. 1781], Defendant. The Proceedings at Large on the Trial of John Donellan, Esq. For the Wilful Murder (By Poison) of Sir The. Edward Allesley Boughton, Bart. Late of Lawford-Hall, In the County of Warwick. Tried Before Mr. Justice Buller, At..... More
The Whole Proceedings in the House of Peers [with] The Trial of...
Two Notable British Executions [Trials]. Lovat, Simon, Lord [1675?-1747], Defendant. The Whole Proceedings in the House of Peers, Upon the Impeachment Exhibited by the Knights, Citizens, And Burgesses, In Parliament Assembled, In the Names of Themselves and of All the Commons of Great Britain; Against Simon Lord Lovat, For High..... More
An Account of the Tryal of Richard Lyddel, Esq; At His Majesty's...
"Carrying on a Criminal Conversation" [Trial]. Liddell, Richard, Defendant [c.1694-1746]. An Account of the Tryal of Richard Lyddel, Esq; At His Majesty's Court of Common-Pleas, Before the Right Honourable Lord-Chief-Justice Eyre, For Carrying on a Criminal Conversation with the Late Lady Abergavenny; On Monday the 16th of February, 1729/30. London..... More
The Tryall of Richard Langhorn Esq; Counsellor at Law: For...
A Victim of the Popish Plot [Trial]. [Popish Plot]. Richard Langhorne, Defendant [c.1624-1679]. The Tryall of Richard Langhorn Esq; Counsellor at Law: For Conspiring the Death of the King, Subversion of the Government, And Protestant Religion. Who Upon Full Evidence was Found Guilty of High Treason, And Received Sentence Accordingly..... More
The Tryal of Edward Coleman Gent for Conspiring the Death of the King.
A Victim of The Popish Plot [Trial]. [Popish Plot]. Coleman, Edward, Defendant [1636-1678]. The Tryal of Edward Coleman, Gent. For Conspiring the Death of the King, And the Subversion of the Government of England, And the Protestant Religion: Who upon Full Evidence was Found Guilty of High Treason, And Received..... More
The Trial and Conviction of Charles S. Smith, of Otego,... 1874.
"Criminal Intercourse" in Otego, NY [Trial]. Smith, Charles S., Defendant. The Trial and Conviction of Charles S. Smith, Of Otego, N.Y., Elder of the Presbyterian Church, Superintendent of the Sunday School, And Trustee of the School District, For Bastardy, With Sketch of Lucy Edith Wilson, His Victim, A Girl Eleven..... More
The Tryal of William Viscount Stafford for High Treason....
A Victim of the Popish Plot [Trial]. Stafford, William Howard [1614-1680], Defendant. The Tryal of William Viscount Stafford for High Treason, In Conspiring the Death of the King, The Extirpation of the Protestant Religion, The Subversion of the Government, And Introduction of Popery into this Realm, Upon an Impeachment by..... More
The Case of Henry Simons, A Polish Jew Merchant [bound with] The Case.
The First Instance of a New Trial Being Granted in a Criminal Case in England [Trial]. Simons, Henry, Defendant. The Case of Henry Simons, A Polish Jew Merchant; And His Appeal to the Public Thereon. Now Publish'd, With the Tryal at Chelmsford, For the Benefit of Him and His Unhappy..... More
Trial and Conviction of Dr Stephen T Beale; With the Letters...
Raped Under Anesthesia by Her Dentist [Trial]. Beale, Stephen T., Defendant. Trial and Conviction of Dr. Stephen T. Beale; With the Letters of Chief Justice Lewis, And Judges Black and Woodward, On His Case. Interesting Ether Cases, And the Letters of Prof. Gibson, Prof. Wiltbank, Wm. Badger, Esq., W.L. Hirst..... More
Trial of Henry G. Green, For the Murder of His Wife, New York, 1845.
He Poisoned His Wife with Arsenic [Trial]. Green, Henry G., Defendant. Trial of Henry G. Green, For the Murder of His Wife. New York: Printed for the Publisher, 1845. 32 pp. Text to p. 22 in parallel columns. Octavo (9" x 5-1/2"). Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet, woodcut portrait frontispiece of Green..... More
The Trial of Fanny Wilmot, Wife of John Wilmot, Esq M P for Adultery..
"This Singular and Lamentable Amour" [Trial]. Wilmot, Fanny, Defendant. The Trial of Fanny Wilmot, Wife of John Wilmot, Esq. M.P. for Adultery with a Footman. Containing the Whole of the Curious Depositions of the Servants, And Others, Who Described this Singular and Lamentable Amour from its Rise and Progress in..... More