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The Queen v. Palmer : verbatim report of the trial of William Palmer at the Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey, London, May 14, and following days, 1856, before Lord Campbell, Mr. Justice Cresswell, and Mr. Baron Alderson / transcribed from the short-hand notes of Angelo Bennett.
Bennett, Angelo.Date: 1856- Books
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Romeo and Juliet. A tragedy. As it is now acted at the Theatres Royal, in Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden. By William Shakespear.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.Date: MDCCLXXV. [1775]- Books
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Christ the true messiah. A sermon, preached, at Sion-Chapel, Whitechapel, to God's ancient Israel, the Jews, on Sunday, August 28, 1796: With the Prayers before and after Sermon. By William Cooper, Minister of the Gospel. Accurately taken in short-hand, by E. Hodgson, Eleven Years Short-Hand Writer at the Old Bailey.
Cooper, William, 1776-1848.Date: [1796]- Books
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A treatise on the better employment, and More Comfortable Support, of the Poor in Workhouses. Together with Some Observations on the Growth and Culture of Flax. With Divers New Inventions, neatly engraved on Copper, for the Improvement of the Linen Manufacture, of which The Importance and Advantages are considered and evinced. By William Bailey, Member of the Society for promoting Arts and Commerce.
Bailey, William, active 1770.Date: M.DCC.LVIII. [1758]- Books
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Palæographia Britannica: or, discourses on antiquities in Britain. Number I. Origines Roystonianæ, or, an account of the oratory of Lady Roisia Foundress of Royston, discovered at Royston, in august 1742. By William Stukeley, Rector of All-Saints in Stamford.
Stukeley, William, 1687-1765.Date: MDCCXLIII. [1743]- Books
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The merchant of Venice. A comedy. As it is performed at the Theatres Royal. Written by William Shakespeare, Esq.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.Date: M,DCC,LXXXVIII. [1788]- Books
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Party revenge: or, Mr. William Clarke's narrative of his case and sufferings, for defending the doctrine of the ever-blessed Trinity, in a late discourse, entitled Plain dealing. To which is added, his letter to one of the non-subscribing ministers for misrepresenting his character. Also, A Seasonable Caution to his Fellow Collegian, that Indefatigable Busy-Body near Kt-Street. With an account of the prosecution and indictment of E. Curl, bookseller, at the Old Bailey, for printing a scandalous libel against the aforemention'd Mr. Clark.
Clarke, William, Dissenting Minister.Date: [1720]- Books
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Proceedings in the High Court of Admiralty, held at Justice-Hall, in the Old-Bailey, on Saturday, March 30, 1782. Before Sir James Marriott, Knt. Judge of the Admiralty-Court, Sir William Ashhurst, Knt. One of the Judges of his Majesty's Court of King's-Bench, &c. &c. By Francis Vincent, of Gray's-Inn, Esq;
Great Britain. High Court of Admiralty.Date: [1782]- Books
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Washington's monuments of patriotism. Being a collection of the most interesting documents, connected with the military command and civil administration of the American hero and patriot. To which is annexed, an eulogium on the character of General Washington, by Major William Jackson.
Date: 1800- Books
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The Trials of all the felon prisoners, tried, cast, and condemned, this session at the Old Bailey. Including those of Catherine Lahey, Ann Warner, Sarah Willis, and Ann Sydney, capitally convicted of colouring base metal in imitation of sixpences and Shillings. Also, the trial and sentence of Ann Clark, convicted of Bigainy. To which is added, the trials of William East, Joseph Sampson, and William ...dlemas, for murder's and James Wingrove, for burglary.
Date: 1798]- Books
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The oddest of all oddities, being an odd book of all the odd sermons that have been preached in the fields, and such odd chapels, in every odd year, odd month, or odd day, since the odd year seventy-one: Humbly dedicated to the Use of those odd Gentlemen who shew the odd Strength of their odd Lungs very odd Opportunity in the above odd Chapels, &c. To which is added, as an odd end to the odd Book, The Most Curious of All Curiosities, Consisting of Curious Histories, Epistles, &c. Compiled For the use of every odd Subject of Great Britain, From curious six Inches to odd seven Feet. by their odd and curious humble Servant, Odicurious, Phinosopher and Member of the odd Clue, of odd Fellows.
Odicurious.Date: 1790- Books
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The grounds and reasons of Christian regeneration, or, The new-birth. Offer'd to the consideration of Christians and deists. By William Law, M.A.
Law, William, 1686-1761.Date: MDCCXLII. [1742]- Books
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The history of King Lear, a tragedy. By William Shakespear. Revived, with alterations, by N. Tate, Esq; As it is now acted at the Theatres Royal, in Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden.
Tate, Nahum, 1652-1715.Date: M,DCC,LXXV. [1775]- Books
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The trial of Margaret Caroline Rudd, for forging a bond for 3500l. in the name of William Adair, Esq; at the Session-House, in the Old Bailey; containing the evidence verbatim, and the arguments of the court and of the council. Taken in short hand by Joseph Gurney, and revised by John Glynn, serjeant at Law, and recorder of London.
Rudd, Margaret Caroline, 1744 or 1745-Date: MDCCLXXVI. [1776]- Books
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The whole proceedings on the King's commission of the peace oyer and terminer, and gaol delivery for the city of London; and also the gaol delivery for the county of Middlesex, Held at Justice-Hall, in the Old-Bailey, On Wednesday, the 3d of December, 1800, and following Days, Being the First Session in the mayoralty of the Right Honourable Sir William Staines, Knight, Lord Mayor of the City of London. Taken in Short-Hand by William Ramsey, and Published by Authority.
Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Middlesex)Date: [1800]-01- Books
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Bailey's Northern directory, or, merchant's and tradesman's useful companion, for the year 1781. Containing An Alphabetical List of the Names and Places of Abode of the Bankers, Merchants, Manufacturers, and other Eminent Traders, in Every Principal Town From the River Trent to Berwick upon Tweed; with the Cities of London and Westminster, Edinburgh, and Glasgow. Compiled with Great Care and Accuracy.
Bailey, William, printer in Warrington, Birmingham, and London.Date: [1781]- Books
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The whole proceedings on the King's commission of the peace, oyer and terminer, and gaol delivery for the City of London, and also, the gaol delivery for the county of Middlesex, Held at Justice-Hall, in the Old-Bailey, On Wednesday the 6th of December, 1797, and the following Days, being the first session in the mayoralty of the Right Honourable John William Anderson, Esq. Lord Mayor of the city of London. Taken in short-hand by William Ramsey, and Published by Authority.
Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Middlesex)Date: 1797- Books
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The deceitful Irishman, and artful cheat; being the whole life and remarkable robberies and forgeries, committed by William Smith, who was executed at Tyburn on Wednesday the 3d of October. Shewing how he was bred at the University, and the artful Tricks he made use of to rob and defraud his Master and several Bankers to the amount of Five Hundred Pounds. Escapes on Board the Surprize Man of War, and is promoted to be Captain's Clark, and as a mark of his Gratitude, robs the Ship of above Two Hundred Pounds in money belonging to the poor Seamen, and a large Quantity of Plate. Likewise a Remarkable Piece of Ingratitude to his Friend who cloath'd him and had him cur'd of a bad Distemper, which Kindness being done him, he cheats his Friend of a large Sum of money, and going under Pretence of thanking the Doctor, claps a Pistol to his Head in his own House in order to rob him, is disappointed, and makes out a mournful Tale whereby he gets more money of the Doctor than by robbing him. With many more Rogueries too redious to mention.
Smith, William, -1750.Date: [1750?]- Books
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The trial of William Baker, sugar baker, for forging an East-India warrant for the delivery of goods, purporting to lie in the East-India warehouse; and publishing the same, knowing it to be such; at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bailey. On Saturday the ninth of December, 1750 being the first sessions in the Mayoralty of the Right Hon. Francis Cokayne, Esq; Lord-Mayor of the City of London.
Baker, William, active 18th century.Date: 1751- Books
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Barbarian cruelty; or, an accurate and impartial narrative of the unparallel'd sufferings and almost incredible hardships of the British captives, belonging to the Inspector privateer, Capt. Richard Veale, Commander, During Their Slavery under the arbitrary and despotic Government of Muley Abdallah, Emperor of Fez and Morocco, from January 1745-6, to their happy Ransom and Deliverance from their painful Captivities, compleated in December 1750, by his Excellency William Latton, Esq; his Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Consul-General to the Emperor of Fez and Morocco.
Troughton, Thomas.Date: 1751- Books
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The trials of the prisoners who were try'd at the assizes held at Maidstone, for the county of Kent, on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, being the 19th, 20th, 21st, 22d, and 23d of March, 1749-50, before the Hon. Sir Thomas Denison, knt. one of the judges of the Court of King's Bench. In which are the remarkable trials of John Stone, late of Challock Lees, for maliciously and wickedly setting fire to the barn, corn and hay-ricks of Mr. John Clarke of Throwleigh; John Collington, a gentleman farmer of a considerable estate, for counselling, abetting, aiding and hiring the said John Stone to commit the said wicked act; also of Benjamin Baker and Francis Foster, for robbing on the highway; William Randal, for stealing a mare; Henry Farleys, for robbing on the highway; William Randal, for stealing a mare; Henry Farleys, for robbing his master, the late Mr. Clarke, of Denton, of 14l. 18s. John Williams, for breaking open the house of Richard Mey, of St. Cosmus and Domain in the Bleane, in the night-time, and stealing and taking away a silver watch, the property of Stephen Gammon, who received sentence of death. Likewise of James Lawrenson, for a rape on Fanny Collier, a child of ten years old; William Barlow, for a rape on Mary Ray, the wife of William Ray of Cliffe; Thomas Munn, for sending several threatening letters to Michael Comport, of Cobham in Kent, and Stephen Barret and Joseph Gregory, for going in disguise to the barn of the abovementioned John Clarke of Throwleigh, and forcibly taking him from thence, beating him, and firing a carbine and pistol at him, for which purpose they were hired by the abovesaid John Collington.
Great Britain. Assizes (Kent, England)Date: 1750- 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 Lady Ann Foley; wife of the Hon. Edward Foley, Esq; and daughter of William, Earl of Coventry, for adultery, with the Right Hon. Charles Henry Earl of Peterborough, in the consistorial and episcopal court at Doctor's Commons. Containing the whole of the evidence.
Foley, Edward, 1747-1803.Date: [1785?]- Books
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The trial of Mrs. Eliz. Leslie Christie, Daughter of the Late Sir William Baird, Bart. of Saughton Hall, and Wife of James Christie, Esquire, Capt. in the late 88th Regiment of Foot, And son of Major General Christie; for committing adultery with Joseph Baker, Esq; And Violating her Conjugal Vow.
[Christie, James, Esquire]Date: [1783?]- Books
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Dean Swift's maw-wallup, a dainty-dish, or a quality-mess, Being A rare Receipt, quite scalding new, To make a Mess of French Ragou.
Date: [1780?]