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A genuine account of the lives, characters, behaviours, confessions, and dying words, of the Six Malefactors, That were executed at Kennington-Common, on Friday the Fourteenth of September, 1739. Containing, The particular and full Confession of John Hanna, in Relation to Captain Longdon, with a Discovery of the Person who persuaded him into that villainous Conspiracy against his innocent Master; and an Account of various Robberies by him committed after his Trial for Perjury. Also, The Copies of several original Letters and Papers delivered by the other Five Malefactors at the Place of Execution. The Whole communicated to the Printer of this Paper, By the Reverend Mr. Wilson, M. A. Curate of St. George the Martyr, Southwark. Who attended them while under Sentence of Death.
Wilson, W., Curate of St. George the Martyr.Date: 1739- Books
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God's revenge against murder and adultery: remarkably displayed in thirty tragical histories. Shewing the justice and power of divine providence in punishing such atrocious offences. The Whole Extremely interesting, entertaining, and instructive; very necessary to deter and restrain us from giving a Loose to our Passions and irregular Appetites. Each history introduced with a copper plate, representing the most striking Passages. A new edition, revised and corrected, with a recommendatory preface, by the Rev. Philip Batteson, B.A.
Batteson, Philip, 1745 or 1746-1793.Date: M.DCC.LXXIX. [1779]- Books
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Memoire pour Catherine de Henny, native de la ville de Berne, en Suisse, demeurant in Chorch-Street, [sic], St. Ann's, Soho, ches Mr. Coop: contre le Comte
Henny, Catherine de.Date: Printed in the Year MDCCLXIII. [1763]- Books
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Gaol calendar, summer assizes, at Maidstone, Monday the 2d. of August, 1784. Sir Charles Booth, knt. Sheriff.
Kent (England)Date: [1784]- Books
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[Retsah] a cry against a crying sinne: or, A just complaint to the magistrates, against them who have broken the statute laws of God, by killing of men meerly for theft : Manifested in a petition long since presented to the Common Councel of the City of London, on the behalfe of transgressours. Together with certaine proposals, presented by Col. Pride to the Right Honourable the generall Counsell for the Army, and the Committee appointed by the Parliament of England, to consider of the inconveniences, mischiefes, chargeablenesse, and irregularities in their law.
Chidley, SamuelDate: 1652- Books
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A true narrative of the proceedings at the sessions holden for London and Middlesex, at Justice-hall in the Old-bayly, the 10th and 11th days of May, 1676 : Setting forth the tryal and condemnation of the man for having several wives, and the woman for having several husbands: and other most material passages. And also an account of the tryal of the woman who was arraigned as being accessary to the sacrilegious robbery of St. Giles's-Church: with the tryal of the man for buying the plate of her. And likewise how many are condemn'd, how many burn'd in the hand, and transported. These are to satisfie all people, that the book of the sessions with the name of John Millet, was the tryals four sessions ago. With permission, Ro. L'Estrange.
Date: [1676]- Books
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The contrast, or behaviour of two criminals, of very contrary principles, executed at Tyburn, in the reign of King Charles the Second; When Atheism, Infidelity and Licentiousness, were very predominant in High Life; and Enthusiasm and Bigotry were no less prevalent among the Lower Sort of People. with curious and useful remarks suited to the present times. And Some Thoughts on the Most probable State of Existing Spirits after Death.
Date: MD.CC.LXI. [1761]- Books
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A full and genuine account of the confessions and behaviour, whilst under sentence of death; and of the lives, characters, and last dying words, of the two malefactors, one of whom was executed at Kingston upon Thames, on Thursday the 21st, and the other at Kennington Common, ... on Friday the 22d of August, 1740. With a true copy of the remarkable papers, ... Particularly two prayers, composed by Mr. Hooper himself, ... To which is added, the trial, confession, character, and dying words, of ... Benjamin Randal, ... executed ... the 8th of August, 1740, ...
Date: [1740?]- Books
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The speech of the queene of sluts : At her execntion [sic] at Tyburne, on Wednesday February 25. 1662, with a true relation of eleven more that were executed the same time.
Date: printed in the year 1663- Books
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A full and true account of the proceedings at the sessions of oyer and terminer, holden for the city of London, county of Middlesex, and goal-delivery of Newgate; which began at the Sessions-House in the Old-Bayly, on Thursday, Iune 1st. and ended on Fryday, Iune 2d. 1682 : Wherein is contained the tryal of many notorious malefactors, for murders, fellonies, burglary, and other misdemeanours, but more especially the tryal of Jane Kent for witch-craft. Together, with the names of those that received sentence of death, the number of those burn'd in the hand, transported, and vvhip'd. As likewise some proceedings in relation to the persons that violently took the lady out of the coach on Hounslow-Heath.
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To His Highness the Lord Protector, and the Parliament of England, &c.
Chidley, SamuelDate: [1657]- Books
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The most cruell and bloody murther committed by an Inkeepers wife, called Annis Dell, and her sonne George Dell, foure yeeres since : On the bodie of a childe, called Anthony Iames in Bishops Hatfield in the countie of Hartford, and now most miraculously reuealed by the sister of the said Anthony, who at the time of the murther had her tongue cut out, and foure yeeres remayned dumme and speechlesse, and now perfectly speaketh, reuealing the murther, hauing no tongue to be seen. With the seuerall vvitch-crafts, and most damnable practises of one Iohane Harrison and her daughter vpon seuerall persons, men and women at Royston, who were all executed at Hartford the 4 of August last past. 1606.
Date: 1606- Books
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An account of the confession of VVilliam Lord Russel : with the manner of his behaviour in prison, and the Christian speeches he made at the place of execution in Lincolns-Inn Fields, where he was beheaded for high-treason, against his Majesty. On Saturday the 21st. of July, 1683.
Date: [1683]