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The genuine copies of letters which passed between His Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland and Lady Grosvenor; Her Ladyship's letters to the Hon. Miss Vernon, Maid Of Honour To The Queen, the anonymous letters, signed Jack Spratt, Which Were Sent To Lord Grosvenor, Another signed T. Trusty, sent to Lady Grosvenor, And one from Miss Vernon to her Ladyship, Part of Which Were Never Before Published. To which is annexed, a clear and Circumstantial account of the trial in the Court of King's Bench, o the 5th of July 1770; wherein the Rt. Hon. Lord Grosvenor was plaintiff, and His Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland, defendant, for Criminal Conversation with the Plaintiff Wife.
Date: [1770?]- Books
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Crim. Con. A narrative of a late trial in a cause of crim. con. Wherein the Rt. Hon. George, Earl of Westmeath was plaintiff, and the Hon. Augustus Cavendish Bradshaw, defendant. To which is subjoined: a poetical deseant on modern incontinency; or, The mysteries of coaching developed. With a word or two directing to the choice of charioteers, addressed to the higher circles. And in conclusion: a coach-scene described; or, a dissertation on strokes. After the manner of sterne.
Westmeath, George Frederick Nugent, Earl of, 1760-1814.Date: [1796]- Books
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The whole of the trial of the Hon. Charles Wyndham, on a charge of adultery, with Sophia, the wife of Anthony Hodges, Esq. Before Lord Kenyon, and a special jury, in the Court of King's Bench, at Westminster Hall. When After an Examination of considerable Length, replete with curious Matter, and in which was mentioned, among others, an Illustrious Personage, The Jury gave a Verdict in Favour of the Defendant. Embellished with a striking likeness of Mrs. Hodges. Taken in short hand by a gentleman of the Temple.
Hodges, Anthony.Date: [1791]- Books
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The genuine trial of Francis Sykes, Esq. for criminal conversation with the wife of Capt. Parslow, of the 3d. regiment of dragoons, before The Right Honourable Lord Kenyon, And a Special Jury; on Wednesday December 9, 1789. At the Court of King's-Bench, Westminster.
Sykes, Francis WilliamDate: [1789]- Books
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The trial of Viscountess Belmore, (formerly Lady Henrietta Hobart, and daughter to John Earl of Buckinghamshire) for adultery with the Earl of Ancram, including the depositions of the earl of Enniskillen, Sir R. Heron, and all the other witnesses.
Belmore, Armar Lowry-Corry, Earl, 1740-1802.Date: 1793