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Murderers - Great Britain - Early works to 1800
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A history of the lives and exploits of the most remarkable pirates, highwaymen, murderers, street-robbers, &c. Interspersed with several tales, and plesasant songs. Adorned with the essigies of the most notorious offenders, curiously engraven on copper. Published with the leave of the proprietor.
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.Date: M.DCC.XLII. [1742]- Books
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A true and faithful narrative of the life and actions of John Oneby, Esq; Commonly called Major One BY; who was to have been executed last Monday at Tyburn, for the murder of William Gower, Esq; giving an account of his birth, Parentage and Education. Of his Killing Count Truxy a Saxon Officer in Flanders; Lieut. Toolley in Jamica, and the Murder of himself in Newgate: with the copy of a letter he wrote to a Gentleman an Hour before he committed that Violent Action; and of an Amazing Wicked Declaration he made a few Days before it, of an Undertaker's Letter to him about his Burial; and his Behaviour thereupon. Also, of a remarkable Instance of Generosity in one of his Fellow-Prisoners. With many other Surprizing Particulars.
Date: [1727?]- Books
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The happy sinner: or, The penitent malefactor : Being the prayers and last words of one Richard Cromwel (some time a souldier and chyrurgion in the late D. of Monmouth's Army, and since of their present Majesties) who was executed at Leichfield for murder, on the 3d. day of July, 1691. Wherein are not only contained his prayers ... but also his last speech ... And also, his legacy to his county, of choyce, physical, and chyrurgical receipts.
Cromwel, Richard, -1691.Date: 1691- Books
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God's dreadful judgments, on wicked and prophane swearers. Or, Fair warning to murderers, swearers, or jealous persons of either sex. A full and true account of one John Chambers of the town of Simer; in the county of York; who was hanged on the 6th of May 1725, having a very good woman to his wife, who bore him seven children, with whom he lived very contented for the space of thirteen years, but then growing jealous of her, he contrived to murder her and the seven children. I. How the Devil appeared to him, and put him in a way to murder his wife and children. [I]I. How he murdered his six youngest, and how he was prevented of murdering his eldest, by her prayers to God who set his angel to deliver her out of his hands. [III]. Likewise, how he was apprehended, and committed to the county goal, where he lay till the assizes. [IV.] His condemnation, and last dying speech at the place of execution. [L]icens'd and enter'd according to order.
Date: 1725?]