A young man (William Booth) stands before a table at which sit a magistrate and his clerk; a boy whispers something into the magistrate's ear. Engraving by J. Saunders after S. de Wilde.

  • De Wilde, Samuel, 1751-1832.
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Nov. 2 1793
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31641i
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A young man (William Booth) stands before a table at which sit a magistrate and his clerk; a boy whispers something into the magistrate's ear. Engraving by J. Saunders after S. de Wilde. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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An episode in the novel Amelia by Henry Fielding: on the evidence of the watchman, Mr Gotobed, William Booth is brought before Jonathan Thrasher, Justice of the Peace of the city of Westminster, on a mistaken charge of assaulting the watchman and breaking his lantern. He is sentenced to be imprisoned in Newgate prison, London

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[London] (17 Paternoster Row) : C. Cooke, Nov. 2 1793.

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1 print : engraving ; image 7.5 x 6.1 cm

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Amelia. Vol. 1. Ch. 2. p. 12. Booth's examination before Justice Thrasher, on the charge of the watch. S. de Wilde del. I. Saunders sculp. Cooke's Pocket Edition of Select Novels.

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Wellcome Collection 31641i

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