The trial of Laurence Earl Ferrers, for the murder of John Johnson, before the Right Honourable the House of Peers. In Westminster-hall, in full Parliament, on Wednesday the 16th, Thursday the 17th, and Friday the 18th of April, 1760: on the last of which days, judgment for murder was given against him ... / [Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers].

  • Shirley, Laurence, 4th Earl Ferrers, 1720-1760.
Date:
1760
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Credit: The trial of Laurence Earl Ferrers, for the murder of John Johnson, before the Right Honourable the House of Peers. In Westminster-hall, in full Parliament, on Wednesday the 16th, Thursday the 17th, and Friday the 18th of April, 1760: on the last of which days, judgment for murder was given against him ... / [Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    r ~ i When the Lords were placed in their proper Scat:, and the Lord High Steward upon the Woolpack ; The Clerk of the Crown in Chancery, having his Majefty's Commiflion to the Lord High Steward in his Hand, and the Clerk of the Crown in the King's Bench, {landing before the Clerk's Table with their Faces towards the State, made Three Reverences; the Firft at the Table, the Second in the Midway, and the Third near the Woolpack ; then kneeled down •, and the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery, on his Knee, prefented the Commiflion to the Lord High Steward, who delivered the fame to the Clerk of the Crown in the King's Bench to read : Then rifing, they made Three Reverences, and returned to the Table. And then Proclamation was made,for Silence, in this Manner : Serjeant at Arms. Oyez, Oyez, Oyez ! Our Sovereign-Lord the King ftrictly charges and commands all manner of Perfons to keep Silence, upon Pain of Imprifonment. Then the Lord High Steward ftood up, and fpoke to the Peers. Lord High Steward. His Majefty's Commiflion is about to be read: Your Lordfhips are defired to attend to it in the ufual Manner-, and all;others are likewife to ftand up, uncovered, while the Commiflion is reading. All the Peers uncovered themfelves; and they, and all others, ftood up uncovered, while the Commiflion was read. GEORGE R. f^EORGE the Second, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, ^ Defender of the Faith, and fo forth. To our Right Trufty and Wellbeloved Councellor Robert Lord Henley, Baron of Grainge, in Our County of Southampton, Keeper of our Great Seal of Great Britain, Greeting, Know ye, That, whereas Lawrence Earl Ferrers, Vifcount Tarn- worth, late of the Parifh of Breedon, in Our County of Leicefter (before Our Juftices, afllgned by Our Letters Patent under Our Great Seal of Great Britain, to enquire more fully the Truth, by the Oath of good and lawful Men of Our faid County of Leicefter; and by other Ways, 'Means, and Methods, by which they fhould and might better know (as well within Liberties as without), by whom the Truth of the Matter may be the better known and enquired into, of all Treafons, Mifprifions of Treafons, Infurrections, Rebellions, Counterfeitings, Clippings, Wafliings, falfe Coinings, and other Falfities of the Money of Great Britain, and of other Kingdoms or Dominions whatfoever, and of all Murders, Felonies, Manflaughters, Killings, Burglaries, Rapes of Women, unlawful Meetings and Conventicles, unlawful Uttering of Words, Affemblies, Mifprifions, Confederacies, falfe Allegations, Trefpaffes, Riots, Routs, ^Retentions, Efcapes, Contempts, Falfities, Negligencies, Concealments, Maintenances, Op- preffions, Champarties, Deceits, and all other evil Doings, Offences, and Injuries whatfoever, and alfo of the Accefiaries of them, within the County of Leicefter aforefaid fas well within Li- berties as without), by whomfoever and in what manner foever done, committed, or perpetrated, and by whom, or to whom, when, how, and after what manner, and of all other Articles and Circumftances concerning the Premifes, and every or any of them, in any manner whatfoever; and the faid Treafons, and other the Premifes, according to the Laws and Cuftoms of England, to hear and determine), ftands indicted, by the Oath of good and lawful Men of Our faid County of Leicefter, of Felony and Murder, by him the faid Lawrence Earl Ferrers Vifcount Itamworth done and committed ; We, confidering that Juftice is an excellent Virtue, and pleafing to the Moft High.; and being willing that the faid LawrenceEari Ferrers Vifcount Tamworth, of and for the Felony and Murder whereof he is indicted as aforefaid before Us, in Our prefent Par- liament, according to the Law and Cuftom of Our Kingdom ol Great Britain, may be heard, examined, fentenced, and adjudged ; and that all other Things which are neceflary on this Oc- cafion may be duly exercifed and executed ; and for that the Office of High Steward of Great Britain (whofe Prefence, upon this Occafion, is required), is now vacant (as We are informed); We, very much confiding in your Fidelity, Prudence, provident Circumipeclion, and Induftry, have, for this Caufe, ordained and conftituted you Steward of Great Britain, to bear, execute, and exercife (for this Time), the faid Office, with all Things due and belonging to the fame Of- fice in this Behalf: And therefore We command you, that you diligently let about the Premifes, and (for this Time) do exercife, and execute with Effect, all thofe Things which belong to the Office of Steward of Great Britain,, and which are required in this Behalf. In Witnefs whereof, We have caufed thefe our Letters to be made Patent. Witnefs Ourfeif at IVeftminfter, the Six- teenth Day of April, in the Thirry-third Year of Our Reign. By the King Himfelf, figned with his own Hand. Torke and Torke. Serjeant at Arms. God fave the King. 7 Then