The new instructor clericalis, stating the authority, jurisdiction, and modern practice, of the Court of King's Bench. With Directions for commencing and defending Actions, entering Judgments, suing out Executions, and proceeding in Error. To Which Are Added, The Rules of the Court, Modern Precedents, and several other Matters necessary to be known by Attornies, and their Clerks, In Town And Country. The whole illustrated by useful Notes and Observations from the best Authorities. The fourth edition; To which are added, several New Titles, and all the Modern Determinations in Cases of Practice, to the End of the last Term; with a copious Index. By John Impey, Inner-Temple.

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MDCCLXXXVIII. [1788]

A journal of the proceedings in the detection of the conspiracy formed by some white people, in conjunction with negro and other slaves, for burning the City of New-York in America and murdering the Inhabitants. Which conspiracy was partly put in execution, by burning his Majesty's house in fort George, within the said city, on Wednesday the 18th of March, 1741, and setting fire to several dwelling and other houses there, within a few days succeeding. And by another attempt made in prosecution of the same infernal scheme, by putting fire between two other dwelling-houses within the said city, on the 15th day of February, 1742; which was accidentally and timely discovered and extinguished. Containing, I. A narrative of the trials, condemnations, executions, and behaviour of the several criminals, at the gallows and stake, with their speeches and confessions; with notes, observations and reflections occasionally interspersed throughout the whole. II. An appendix, wherein is set forth some additional evidence concerning the said conspiracy and conspirators, which has come to light since their trials and executions. III. Lists of the several persons (whites and blacks) committed on account of the conspiracy; and of the several criminals executed; and of those transported, with the places whereto. By the Recorder of the City of New-York.

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MDCCXLVII. [1747]

A true account of the tryals, examinations, confessions, condemnations, and executions of divers witches, at Salem, in New-England : for their bewitching of sundry people and cattel to death, and doing other great mischiefs, to the ruine of many people about them. With the strange circumstances that attended their enchantments: and their conversation with devils, and other infernal spirits. In a letter to a friend in London. Licensed according to order.

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1692

The Cork remembrancer. Being an historical register. Containing a chronological account of all the remarkable battles, sieges, conspiracies, invasions, rebellions, executions, fires, plagues, earthquakes comets, storms, revolutions, and other memorable occurrences, that have happened since the creation to the present year, 1783. Particularly for England and Ireland, and more especially for the city of Cork. By John Fitzgerald, teacher of mathematics, and clerk to John Marsh, Esq; His Majesty's commissary at Cork.

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M.DCC.LXXXIII. [1783]

London; or, an abridgment of the celebrated Mr. Pennant's description of the British capital, and its environs. Containing, An accurate, succinct, and interesting Account Of the most memorable Revolutions in Politics, Historical Events, Treasons, Fires, Public Executions, Remarkable Murders, and singular Robberies. Critical Observations on the public Buildings; a Review of their History; and a candid Examination of their Perfections and Defects. To which are prefixed, Notes, Additions, and Observations; and four capital plates. By Mr. John Wallis.

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MDCCXC. [1790]

Instructor clericalis: the first part. Directing clerks both in the court of Queen's-Bench and Common-Pleas: In The Abbreviation and Contraction of Words (and thereby the speedy Reading of Precedents) in the Filling up and Suing out Writs of first Process, in Drawing Declarations, Marking up Issues, Ingrossing Records, Entring Judgments, and Suing out Executions: Also Pleas and Demurrers, &c. With an addition of special notes and observations in the Court of Common-Pleas, Alphabetically Digested.

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1714

Instructor clericalis. The first part. Directing clerks both in the court of Queen's-Bench and Common-Pleas: in the abbreviation and contraction of words (and thereby the speedy Reading of Presidents) in the filling up and suing out writs of first process, in Drawing Declarations, making up Issues, Ingrossing Records, Entring Judgments, and Suing out Executions: Also Pleas and Demurrers, &c. With an addition of special notes and Observations in the Court of Common-Pleas, Alphabetically Digested.

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1707

The new and complete Newgate calendar; or, villany displayed in all its branches. Containing new and authentic accounts of all the lives, adventures, exploits, trials, executions and last dying speeches, confessions, (as well as letters to their relatives never before published) of the most notorious malefactors and others of both sexes and all denominations, who have suffered death and other exemplary punishments for murders, burglaries, felonies, horse-stealing, bigamy, forgeries, highway robberies, footpad robberies, perjuries, piracies, rapes, riots, mobbing, sodomy, starving to death, sheep stealing, swindling, high-treason, petit-treason, sedition, and other misdemeanors. Interspersed with notes, reflections, and remarks, arising from the several subjects, moral, useful, and entertaining. Including the transactions of the most remarkable prisoners, tried for high treason at the Old Bailey, viz. Hardy, Horne Tooke, Thelwall, &c. Likewise the trials of Watt, Downe, Palmer, Fitzgerald, Margarott, &c. &c. at Edinburgh for High Treason, Sedition, Libels, &c. &c. Comprehending also, all the most material passages in the sessions papers for a long series of years; together with the ordinary of Newgate's Account of the capital convicts; and complete narratives of all the most remarkable trials Also a great variety of the most important lives and trials never before published in any former work of the kind. The whole containing the most faithful narratives ever yet published of the various executions, and other exemplary punishments, which have happened in England, Scotland, and Ireland, from the year 1700, to the end of the year 1795. Properly arranged from the records of court. By William Jackson, Esq. Of the Inner-Temple, barrister at law; assisted by others. ... Illustrated with upwards of sixty most elegant copper plates.

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[1795]

The remembrancer: being an historical register of the most remarkable battles sieges treaties Conspiracies Rebellions Massacres Tryals Executions Plagues Fires Earthquakes Comets Eclipses Storms and other memorable occurrences in Great Britain, and even throughout Europe, from William the Conqueror, to the present year 1739. With an alphabetical index for readily finding out the very Day of the Year when they happened; as well as the Births, Marriages, Coronations, Deaths, &c. of the Sovereign Princes.

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MDCCXXXIX. [1739]

London; or, an abridgment of the celebrated Mr. Pennant's description of the British capital, and it's environs. Containing an accurate, succinct, and interesting account Of the most memorable Revolutions in Politics, Historical events, treasons, fires, public executions, remarkable murders, and singular Robberies. With Critical Observations on the Public Buildings; a Review of their History; and a candid Examination of their Perfections and Defects. To which are prefixed notes, additions, and observations; and four capital plates. Second edition. By Mr. John Wallis.

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1795

Instructor clericalis: Compleat in Five parts. The first part. Directing clerks both in the court of Queen's-Bench and Common-Pleas: in the Abbreviation and Contraction of words (and thereby the speedy Reading of Precedents) in the Filling up and Suing out Writs of first Process, in Drawing Declarations, Making up Issues, Ingrossing Records, Entring Judgments, and Suing out Executions: Also Pleas and Demurrers, &c. With an addition of special notes and observations in the Court of Common-Pleas, Alphabetically Digested.

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1715

Lady Jane Grey is blindfolded and led to the execution block where the executioner waits, axe in hand. Line engraving by P. Mercury after H. Delaroche.

The history of the life and reign of Edward II. Containing a full account of the tyrannical government of his favourites and minions. The several Struggles of the Barons for Liberty in his Time. The Bloody Executions when the Minions prevail'd. Their ill Treatment of the Queen and the Prince. The Deposing of Edward II, and the Election of Edward III. By the author of the life and reign of Henry VI. To which are added, The political reflections of a person of quality.

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1713

A genuine and impartial account of the remarkable life and vicissitudes of fortune of Charles Ratcliffe, Esq; who was beheaded on Tower-Hill, Monday, December 8. 1746. for High-Treason, in being in the Rebellion in the Year 1715. With a full Account of the Rebellion in England and Scotland at that Time. Also the Proceedings that were had against his Brother, the late Earl of Derwentwater; Together with both his Speeches; the first that he made at the Bar of the House of Lords, when he received Judgment of Death; and the other that he made on the Scaffold, just before his Execution on Tower-Hill, Feb. 14. 1715-6. And in the Course of the Work, is related both their Behaviours on the Mornings of their Executions, and their last Dying Words on the Scaffold. By Gerard Penrice.

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1747

A sequel to Barrington's voyage to New South Wales, Comprising an interesting narrative of the transactions and behaviour of the convicts; the progress of the colony; an official register of the crimes, trials, sentences, and executions that have taken place: a topographical, physical, and moral account of the country, manners, customs &c. of the natives,- as likewise authentic anecdotes of the most distinguished characters, and notorious convicts that have been transported to the settlement at New South Wales. By the celebrated George Barrington, principal superintendant of the convicts.

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1800

A letter to a nobleman, concerning the bill to prevent frivolous and vexatious arrests; with the substance of the said bill, and notes thereupon. As also, reasons published for and against the bill, and the argument of a learned council in the House of Commons against the same; and a reply thereto. With observations, and proposals for rendring the bill more effectual; by extending thro' the kingdom the custom of foreign attachments, and Courts of Conscience, for more easy recovery of small debts; and by restraining the ill practices of inferior courts, and also of undersheriffs and their officers in arrests and executions.

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1726

Death God's executioner. A sermon, on I Cor. XV. 26. preach'd at the funeral of Godfrey Gowert, public executioner of Koningsberg in Prussia, wherein the origin, institution, and necessity of that office are considered. By M. Lilienthal, ... Translated into English from th original German.

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1750

Afghanistan: the retinue of Shah Shoojau-Ool-Moolk, including his Chief Executioner and a Mutilator. Lithograph by L. Haghe after L.W. Hart, 1843.

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[April 2nd 1843]

The Ordinary of Newgate's account of the behaviour, confession, and dying words of four malefactors, Viz. of Anne Hullock who was executed at Tyburn, on Saturday the 24th of May, for murder. Of Francis David Stirn, who died in Newgate, on Friday the 12th of September, being under sentence of death for murder: and of William Odell, and John Dempsy, who were executed on Monday, September the 15th, 1760. Being the fourth and fifth executions in the mayoralty of the Rt. Hon. Sir Thomas Chitty, knt. lord-mayor of the city of London. Number IV. for the said year.

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[1760]

The chronologist of the present war. Containing a faithful series of the events which have occurred in Europe, from the commencement of the year 1792, to the end of the year 1795. Amidst a Variety of interesting Articles will be found the following: Acts (principal of Parliament) Addresses Battles Declarations Denunciations Executions (remarkable). Finance Gifts (patriotic) Inventions Motions (remarkable in Parliament). Manifestoes Naval Engagements Proclamations Promotions (principal) Reports (of Parliament, Convention, &c.) Subsidies Sieges Supplies Treaties (offensive, defensive, and subsidiary; &c. &c.) Chronology, one of the Eyes of History.

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1796

A general history of the lives, trials, and executions of all the royal and noble personages, that have suffered in Great-Britain and Ireland for high treason, or other crimes, from the Accession of Henry Viii. to the Throne of England, down to the present Time; With a Circumstantial Narrative of Their Behaviour during Confinement, and At the Place of Execution: To which is added, A Particular Account of the Rebellions in England, Scotland and Ireland, for the two last Centuries. Compiled, with the Utmost Care and Accuracy, from the best histories, and Most Authentic Memoirs, by Delahay Gordon, Esq. And illustrated with Copper-Plates. ...

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MDCCLX. [1760]

The dance of death at Basel: death and the executioner. Lithograph by G. Danzer after H. Hess.

The chronologist of the present war; or general historical and political register: Containing a faithful series of the events which have occurred in Europe, &c. from the commencement of the French Revolution to the end of the year 1798, including a space of nearly nine years. In two parts.-Part I. Amidst a variety of interesting articles will be found the following: acts (principal of Parliament) addresses assassinations battles declarations denunciations executions (remarkable) finance gifts (patriotic) inventions manifestoes motions (remarkable in Parliament) naval engagements proclamations promotions (principal) reports (of Parliament) sieges subsidies supplies treaties (of peace, offensive, defensive, and subsidiary, &c. Chronology- one of the eyes of history.

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1799

The office of sheriff, shewing its history and antiquity: The Manner of appointing the High Sheriff, his Under Sheriff, and other Deputies; together with their respective Powers and Duties:-Particularly with Regard to the County-Court, Sessions, Circuit, Arrests on mesne Process, Bail, Juries, Executions, Escapes, Rescues and Replevins. To which are added, the mode of electing coroners, and returning Members of Parliament: with many useful Precedents, of Returns to Writs, and Proceedings in the County-Court, &c. calculated not only for the Benefit of Sheriffs, their Under Sheriffs and Deputies, but also for the Use of the Profession in General, and a copious index. By John Impey, Of the Inner Temple, Author of the New Instructor Clericalis, in the Courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas.

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M,DCC,LXXXVI. [1786]

The office of sheriff, shewing its history and antiquity: the manner of appointing the high sheriff, his under sheriff, and other deputies; together with their respective powers and duties: - Particularly with Regard to the County-Court, Sessions, Circuit, Arrests on mesne Process, Bail, Juries, Executions, Escapes, Rescues, and Replevins. To which are added, the mode of electing coroners, and returning members of Parliament: with many useful precedents, of Returns to Writs, and Proceedings in the County-Court, &c. calculated not only for the Benefit of Sheriffs, their Under Sheriffs and Deputies, but also for the Use of the Profession in General. - fourth edition. By John Impey, of the Inner-Temple, Author of the New Instructor Clericalis, in the Court of King's-Bench and Common-Pleas.

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1797