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Hanoi, Vietnam: four seated men restrained by the cangue round their necks are being tried for violent crimes by the tribunal of the French resident; armed guards standing by. Wood engraving by H. Thiriat, 1889, after C.E. Hocquard.

Trial of a Chinese woman charged with adultery: the trial before elders is shown taking place in an ancestral hall. Ink drawing, China, 18--?.

The new and complete Newgate calendar; or, villany displayed in all its branches ... Containing ... narratives ... of the various executions and other exemplary punishments ... in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, from the year 1700 to the present time / by William Jackson.

Tom Delolme, a medical student, gives evidence as a witness in Bow Street magistrates' court, London: the magistrate and his clerk are seated on the left. Etching after G. Cruikshank, 1844.

Four scenes all involving water: trial by water, people using divination rods, and different types of rods. Engraving.

A complete collection of state-trials, and proceedings for high treason, and other crimes and misdemeanors; from the reign of King Richard II to the reign of King George II / With two alphabetical tables to the whole.

The Beggar's opera: on trial for robbery, Captain Macheath stands in shackles in Newgate prison, while two of his lovers (Polly Peachum and Lucy Lockit) plead for his life. Engraving by W. Blake after W. Hogarth, 1st July 1790.

A full and impartial account of the discovery of sorcery and witchcraft, : practis'd by Jane Wenham of Walkerne in Hertfordshire, upon the bodies of Anne Thorn, Anne Street, &c. The proceedings against her from her being first apprehended, till she was committed to gaol by Sir Henry Chauncy. Also her tryal at the assizes at Hertford before Mr. Justice Powell, where she was found guilty of felony and witchcraft, and receiv'd sentence of death for the same, March 4. 1711-12.

Report of the jury trial, the North British Insurance Company against the executors of the late Mrs Ralston of Warwickhill, in Ayrshire. Tried at Edinburgh, on Friday, 21st July 1837.

A convicted thief stands on trial in a packed law court while his sister weeps. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1848, after himself.

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A complete collection of state-trials, and proceedings for high treason, and other crimes and misdemeanors; from the reign of King Richard II to the reign of King George II / With two alphabetical tables to the whole.

The Beggar's opera: on trial for robbery, Captain Macheath stands in shackles in Newgate prison, while two of his lovers (Polly Peachum and Lucy Lockit) plead for his life. Engraving by W. Blake after W. Hogarth, 1st July 1790.

Report of the jury trial, the North British Insurance Company against the executors of the late Mrs Ralston of Warwickhill, in Ayrshire. Tried at Edinburgh, on Friday, 21st July 1837.

A convicted thief stands on trial in a packed law court while his sister weeps. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1848, after himself.