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An enquiry into the doctrine, lately propagated, concerning libels, warrants, and the seizure of papers; with a view to some late proceedings, and the defence of them by the majority; upon the principles of law and the constitution. In a letter to Mr. Almon from the father of candor.
Father of candor.Date: [1764]- Books
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The trial of Daniel Isaac Eaton, for publishing a supposed libel, intituled Politics for the people; or, hog's wash: at justice hall in the Old Bailey, February Twenty-Fourth, 1794.
Eaton, Daniel Isaac, -1814.Date: [1794]- Books
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The trials of the Rev. William Woolley, clerk, for publishing a libel on Sir Richard Hill, baronet; and the Rev. Rowland Hill, clerk. Intitled A cure for canting, or the grand impostors of St. Stephen's and of Surrey chapels unmasked, in a Letter to Sir Richard Hill, Bart. with a few modest Hints to the Right Honourable William Pitt. Before the Right Honourable Lloyd, Lord Kenyon, and a special jury, at Westminster Hall, in the County of Middlesex, the ninth day of December, 1794. Taken in short hand by Marsom and Ramsay.
Woolley, William, Chaplain to the Marshalsea.Date: 1794- Books
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The trial of Daniel Isaac Eaton, for publishing a supposed libel, intituled Politics for the people; or, hog's wash: ... in the Old Bailey, February twenty-fourth, 1794.
Eaton, Daniel Isaac, -1814.Date: [1794]- Books
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The trial of Thomas Paine, for a libel, contained in the second part of Rights of man. Before Lord Kenyon, and a special jury, at Guild Hall, December 18, 1792. With the speeches of the attorney general and Mr. Erskine at large.
Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809.Date: MDCCXCIII. [1793]- Books
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An Authentick account of the proceedings against John Wilkes, Esq; Member of Parliament for Aylesbury, and late colonel of the Buckinghamshire militia. Containing all the papers relative to this interesting affair, from that gentleman's being taken into custody by His Majesty's messengers, to his discharge at the Court of Common Pleas. With an abstract of that precious jewel of an Englishman, the Habeas Corpus Act. Also the North Briton no. 45. Being the paper for which Mr. Wilkes was sent to the Tower. Addressed to all lovers of liberty.
Date: 1763- Books
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Before the Most Noble and Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes. Appeal from the Vice-Admiralty Court of Antigua. De Vrouwen Maria and Elizabeth, Bartel Vos, master. The said Bartel Vos, the master and claimant of the said ship, her tackle, apparel and furniture, on behalf and as the true, lawful and sole property of Messrs. Pierre Gavannon & Co. merchants and inhabitants of Ostend, subjects of His Imperial Majesty the emperor of Germany, and claimant of sundry goods, wares, and merchandizes laden therein, on behalf of the said Messrs. Pierre Gavannon & Co. and of himself, appellant, against Stephen Casey, commander of the private ship of war the Regulator, and John Hayman, commander of the private ship of war, the Liverpool Hero, their officers and mariners, the captor of the said ship and goods, respondents. The appellant's case.
Great Britain. Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes.Date: 1786?]- Books
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Before the Most Noble and Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes. Appeal from the Vice-Admiralty Court of Jamaica. Phoenix, Richard March, master. Samuel Marshall, Esquire, Commander of His Majesty's ship of war Flora, and Sir James Wallace, Knight, Commander of His Majesty'ship of war the Warrior, their officers and mariners, the captors of the said ship and goods, appellants. Against Thomas Campbell, the claimant of the said ship and her cargo, on behalf, and as the property of himself, John Ball, Daniel Jennings, William Woddrop, and Charles Haggart; and also of sundry goods, as the advdenture and property of Richard March, the master, - - respondents. Appendix to the appellants' case.
Great Britain. Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes.Date: 1785?]- Books
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A letter to John Dunning, Esq. barrister at law, on the trial of The Rev. Henry Bate, Clerk, upon the Information of his Grace the Duke of Richmond, for a libel. With an apologetic dedication to His Grace of Richmond. By a student of the Middle Temple.
Student of the Middle Temple.Date: [1780]- Books
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The trial of Daniel Isaac Eaton, before Lloyd Lord Kenyon, and a special jury, in the Court of King's Bench, Guildhall, London, July the tenth, 1793; for selling a supposed libel, A letter, addressed to the addressers. By Thomas Paine.
Eaton, Daniel Isaac, -1814.Date: [1793]- Books
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A Complete collection of state trials, and proceedings for high treason, and other crimes and misdemeanours; commencing with the eleventh year of the reign of King Richard II. and ending with the sixteenth year of the reign of King George III. with two alphabetical tables to the whole. To which is prefixed a new preface, By Francis Hargrave, Esquire. The fifth edition. Vol. I. To which is added a supplementary volume, containing all the interesting trials on constitutional subjects, particularly those of libels, &c. &c.
Date: 1793- Books
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Before the Most Noble and Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes. De Twee Gesusters, Pieter Cooman, master. First appeal. Mary Chevallier, widow, the relict and administratrix of the goods of Nicholas Chevallier, deceased, late commander of the private ship of war the Stag, a pretended joint chafer and captor of the said ship and goods, - - - - - - - appellant. Against Henry Tozer, commander of the private ship or cutter of war the Providence, and Peter Tessier, master of the ship or cutter the Spitfire, joint chasers, and captors of the prize in question, - - - - - - - - respondents. Second appeal. The said Henry Tozer, commander of the said ship or cutter the Providence, - - - - - - appellant. Against said Peter Tessier, master of the ship or cutter Spitfire, - respondent. And against George Gostling, His Majesty's procurator general in his office of Admiralty, for the interest of His Majesty in his said office of Admiralty in both appeals, - - - - - intervener. Case on behalf of His Majesty in his office of Admiralty.
Great Britain. Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes.Date: 1785?]- Books
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Memorial for the Honourable Charles Elphinstone, Esquire, son to the deceased Lord Elphinstone, and residenter at Cumbernauld, and John Gray of Condorat.
Elphinstone, Charles Elphinstone, Lord, 1711-1781.Date: 1762]- Books
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The whole proceedings in the cause on the action brought by the Rt. Hon. Geo. Onslow, Esq. against the Rev. Mr. Horne, on Friday, April 6, at Kingston, for a defamatory libel, before the Right Honourable Sir William Blackstone, Knt. One of the Justices of His Majesty's Court of King's Bench. Taken in short-hand (by Permission of the Judge). by Joseph Gurney.
Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812.Date: MDCCLXX. [1770]- Books
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Before the Most Noble and Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes. Jonge Juffrouw Anna, Ids Baarends Kuyk, master. James Verco, commander of the private ship or vessel of war the fox, the pretended sole captor of the said ship and goods, - - - - - - - appellant. Against Richard Pentreath, master of the ship or vessel the success, claiming joint captor of the said ship and goods, - - - - - - - - respondent. And against George Gostling, His Majesty's procurator general in his office of admiralty, for the interest of His Majesty in his said office of admiralty, - - - intervener. Case on behalf of His Majesty in his office of Admiralty.
Great Britain. Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes.Date: 1785?]- Books
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The genuine trial of Thomas Paine, for a libel contained in the second part of Rights of man; at Guildhall, London, Dec. 18, 1792, before Lord Kenyon and a special jury: together with the speeches at large of the Attorney-General and Mr. Erskine, and Authentic Copies of Mr. Paine's Letters to the Attorney-General and others, On the Subject of the Prosecution. Taken in short-hand by E. Hodgson.
Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809.Date: 1792- Books
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Before the Most Noble and Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes. The Triumph, Benjamin Northam, Master. John Simpson, of London, Merchant, on Behalf of Thomas Ogden, Titus Ogden, Messrs. John Wright Stanley, Wright Stanley, and James Green, all of the Town of Newburn, in the State of North-Carolina, in America, Claimant and Appellant, against William Swinney, Esquire, Commander of his Majesty's Ship of War the Assurance, Captor and Respondent. Case on Behalf of the Captor & Respondent.
Great Britain. Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes.Date: 1788?]- Books
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Before the most Noble and Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes. (an appeal from East-Florida,) The Brigantine Triumph, Benjamin Northam, Master. John Simpson, of London, Merchant, on Behalf of Thomas Ogden, Titus Ogden, Messrs. John Wright Stanley, Wright Stanley, and James Green, all of the Town of Newburn, in the State of North-Carolina, in America, Claimant and Appellant, against William Swiney, Esquire, Commander of his Majesty's Ship of War the Assurance, Captor and Respondent. Appendix to the Respondent's Case.
Great Britain. Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes.Date: 1788?]- Books
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Before the Most Noble and Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes. General Van Huth, Jan Meinert Meinertz master. Jan Meinert Meinertz, the master and claimant of the ship, her tackle, apparel, and furniture, for and on behalf of Hendrick Dultz of Altona, merchant, a subject of His Majesty the King of Denmark, the sole owner thereof; and also claimant of all and singular the goods, wares, and merchandizes, laden on board the said ship, on behalf and as the property of Jacob de chapeaurouge, a burgher, merchant, and inhabitant of the free imperial city of Hamburgh, - - - - - appellent. George Davis, commander of the armed cutter the Nancy; James Nash, commander of the armed cutter the Dorset; William Nowell Esquire, commander of His Majesty's sloop of war the Ferret; James Heseltine Esquire, His Majesty's procurator general; and George Gostling Esquire, His Majesty's procurator general in his office of Admiralty, - - - - - - - respondents. The appellant's case. (On an appeal from the High Court of Admiralty.)
Great Britain. Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes.Date: 1794]- Books
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An enquiry into the extent of the power of juries, on trials of indictments or informations, for publishing seditious, or other criminal writings, or libels, extracted from a miscellaneous collection of papers that were published in 1776, intituled, Additional papers concerning the province of Quebec. To which is added, An enquiry into the question whether juries are, or are not, judges of law, as well as of fact; with particular reference to the case of libels.
Maseres, Francis, 1731-1824.Date: 1785- Books
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Before the Most Noble and Right Honorable the Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes. Den Arend Op Zee, Jan Hendrick Siebes, master. Jan Hendrick Siebes, - - - - appellant. Robert Sutton, John Willett Payne, Henry Savage, the Honorable William Carnigie, Isaac Vaillant, and James Heseltine, Esquires, - - - - respondents. Appendix to the appellant's case.
Great Britain. Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes.Date: 1785?]- Books
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A sketch of English liberty! Illustrated by precedents for proceeding on attachment and by interrogatories in the Court of King's Bench, in matter of libel: being the case of a free citizen, who was two years imprisoned for a supposed libel, without trial, conviction, or sentence.
Bingley, William, 1737 or 1738-1799.Date: 1793]- Books
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Before the Most Noble and Right Honorable the Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes. Appeal from the High Court of Admiralty of Great-Britain. De Twee Gesusters, Pieter Cooman, master. Mary Chevallier, widow, the relict and administratrix of the goods of Nicholas Chevallier, deceased; late commander of the private ship of war the Stag, a pretended joint chaser and captor of the said ship, - - - - - - - - appellant. And Henry Tozer, commander of the private ship of war the Providence, the actual captor, and Peter Tessier, commander of the private ship of war the Spitfire, a joint chaser and captor of the prize in question, - - - - - respondents. On a second appeal, the said Henry Tozer, commander of the providence, - - - - - - appellant, and the said Peter Tessier, commander of the Spitfire, - - - - - - - respondent. Case on behalf of the Peter Tessier, one of the respondents.
Great Britain. Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes.Date: 1785]- Books
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An address to the judges, on being called up for judgement, May 30th, 1799.
Wakefield, Gilbert, 1756-1801.Date: 1799]- Books
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Before the Most Noble and Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes. St. Eustatius and its dependencies. No. 11. Claim of John Ingram. John Ingram of Billiter Square, London, Merchant, claimant on behalf of John Campbell the elder, and Co. of Glasgow, in North-Britain, - - - -appellant, against Sir George Brydges (now Lord) Rodney, and the Honourable Major (now Lieutenant) General John Vaughan, the commander in Chief of His Majesty's sea and land forces in an expedition to the island of Saint Eustatius, the captors, - - - - - - respondents case on behalf of the respondents.
Great Britain. Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes.Date: 1786?]