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The padlock: a comic opera: as it is perform'd by His Majesty's servants, at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane.
Bickerstaff, Isaac, 1735-1812.Date: [1768]- Books
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The padlock: a comic opera: as it is perform'd by His Majesty's servants, at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane.
Bickerstaff, Isaac, 1735-1812.Date: [1768?]- Books
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The padlock: a comic opera: as it is perform'd by His Majesty's Servants, at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane.
Bickerstaff, Isaac, 1735-1812.Date: [1789]- Books
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The padlock: a comic opera: As it is perform'd by His Majesty's servants, at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane.
Bickerstaff, Isaac, 1735-1812.Date: [1768?]- Books
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The padlock: a comic opera: as it is performed by His Majesty's servants, at the theatres in London and Dublin. With alterations.
Bickerstaff, Isaac, 1735-1812.Date: MDCCLXX. [1770]- Books
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A school for fathers; a comic opera: as performed at the Theatre-Royal, in Drury-Lane. The words and music by the author and composer of The padlock.
Bickerstaff, Isaac, 1735-1812.Date: [1770?]- Books
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The political padlock, and the English key, a fable. Translated from the Italian of Father M-----r S----ini, who is now under confinement for the same in Naples, by Order of Don Carlos. With explanatory notes.
S----ini, M-----r.Date: [1742]- Pictures
A stage scene showing an interior where a masked man in a close-fitting striped dress stands before a table on which sits a volume of the House of Commons, beyond which is an open window showing tailors at work in a building opposite. Engraving, 1769.
Date: [Jan 26 1769]Reference: 583483i- Pictures
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A good servant, represented as a hybrid creature combining a man, a pig, an ass and a deer, carrying cleaning implements and having a padlocked mouth. Engraving, 1749, after J. Hoskins.
Hoskins, John, 1566-1638.Date: Published according to Act of Parliament 1749Reference: 29721i- Pictures
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A good servant, represented as a hybrid creature combining a man, a pig, an ass and a deer, carrying cleaning implements and having a padlocked mouth. Engraving after J. Hoskins.
Hoskins, John, 1566-1638.Reference: 29723i- Pictures
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A couple lie in bed, the woman has her hands and feet padlocked into stocks at each end of the bed, and her husband has a whip. Coloured aquatint. after J.F.
Date: Novr. 1807Reference: 28582i- Books
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The temple of mirth: a collection of the songs, which are most admired for novelty, purity of sentiment, and brilliancy of wit: selected from all approved Collections, and particularly from the following favourite operas, now performing, viz. Sherwood Forest, Poor soldier, Agreeable surprize Son-in-Law, Castle of Andalusia Duenna, Love in a Village, Maid of the Mill, Lionel and Clarissa Thomas and Sally, Beggars Opera, Deserter, Chaplet, Midas, Waterman, Flitch of Bacon Double Disguise, Padlock, Comus, Devil to pay, including a number of scarce songs, which have been sung in private companies, never before published.
Date: [1785?]- Books
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A banquet of the Muses: or, the miscellany of miscellanies. Being a collection of choice and entertaining subjects in verse and prose, by the most eminent Authors. Among which are the following Pieces, viz. The Broken Mug, an Elegy. The Kiss, &c. The Old Cheese. Caleb and Tabitha. Epitaph on a Careless Couple. Winter, a Poem. Free-Thinker converted. The Two Rakes. The Tea Table. The English Padlock. The Generous Turk. The Female Volunteer. The Penitent Rake. The Skillet. On Providence. The City Wedding. Story of Inkle and Yarice. The Farmer and Monkey. A Smile for the Ladies. Corydon and Phillis. Baucis and Philomon. The Artful Wife. A Pastoral Farce. Fables, Epigrams, &c. Adorn'd with a Variety of Cuts.
Date: 1746- Videos
What the Victorians did for us. Crime and punishment.
Date: 2004- Books
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The muse in good humour: or, a collection of the best poems, comic tales, choice fables, enigmas, &c. From the most eminent poets. With some Originals. Part I. Containing, Bashful Ben. The Ladies Looking Glass. The Merchant's Tale. Desire and Possession. The Eachentment. The Wife of Bath. Truth and Falshood. Simple Simon. The imperfect Enjoyment. The English Padlock. The Vision. Middle aged Man and his two Mistresses. Sauntring Jark and idle Joan. Baueis and Philemon. The Original of Matrimony. Susannah and the two Elders. Female Virtue. Love Disarmed. Delia's Wedding-Night. Vertumnus and Pomona. The Conscientious Keeper. The Fox and Dragon. The Button-Hole. The Elbow Chair. Love attones for little Crimes. Saying and Doing are two Things. Woman's Logicle. The Substitute Father. To Cloe. A Fragment. The Exorcism. The Widow's Excuse. Falling in Love. Balaam's Pedigree. The Happy Night. A Game at Put.
Date: MDCCXLV. [1745]- Videos
What the Victorians did for us. Crime and punishment.
Date: 2001- Pictures
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Jack Sheppard in prison. Etching, ca. 1724.
Date: [1724?]Reference: 554333i- Archives and manuscripts
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M0005111: Scold's iron bridle
Date: 8 February 1937Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/41/60Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive- Books
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The history and antiquities of the four Inns of Court; namely, The Inner Temple, Middle Temple, Lincoln's Inn, and Gray's Inn; and of the nine Inns of Chancery; to wit, Clifford's Inn, Clement's Inn, Lion's Inn, New Inn, Strand Inn, Furnival's Inn, Thavies Inn, Staple Inn, and Barnard's Inn; also of Serjeant's Inn in Fleet-Street and Chancery-Lane, and Scroop's Inn: Containing Every particular Circumstance relative to each of them, comprized in the well-known and justly celebrated work, written by Sir William Dugdale, and published in Folio in the Years 1666, 1671, and 1680, under the title of Origines juridiciales, &c. To which is subjoined an appendix, containing Several Modern Orders made by the Society of Lincoln's Inn; namely, For appointing a Preacher, &c. - Their summary Method of proceeding by Padlock, Bar, and Watch, against a Member who suffers an Inmate to inhabit his Chambers, &c. Order against the Benchers nominating Objects for the Sacrament Money, &c. Also lists of the present benchers of the four Inns of Court. The whole is published by Desire of some Members of Parliament, in order to point out the Abuses in the Government of the Inns of Court and Chancery, and to propose such Expedients for remedying them, and regulating the Study and Practice of the Law, by Act of Parliament, as shall be judged necessary.
Dugdale, William, 1605-1686.Date: 1780- Books
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Hell-Gates open to all men: or, an invitation to persons of every age, sex and quality, to a residence in the infernal regions. By Lucifer. Illustrated with various diverting stories and Anecdotes; and embellish'd with eight copper-plate cuts, representing as many Scenes in the Practice of Vice and Iniquity. The said cuts exhibit the following scenes, viz. I. The Gates of Hell open by Sin and Death. II. Lucifer instructing Parents to bring up their Children in Vice and Folly. III. A Scene of Debauchery at a Tavern among the Youths of an University. IV. Youth at an University practising all Manner of Vice; Lucifer pointing to and laughing at them. V. Envy, Malice, Treachery, Revenge, busy at their respective Employments, which Lucifer illustrates and encourages. VI. Lucifer whispering in a King's Ear, as advising him to encourage all Manner of Debaucheries, &c. who rejects his Advice with Disdain. Vii. The Ministers putting a Padlock on a K-g's Sword, and keeping at a Distance Men of Integrity who would give him wholesome Advice. Lucifer laughing and pointing at them. Viii. Divers dignified Priests in their Pomp and Luxury; a Cardinal in his Coach and Six, Lucifer his Postilion, with several Imps for his Lacqueys and Domesticks. The Whole design'd to lash the Vices of the Age, to encourage Virtue, and to preserve Youth from falling into the Snares of the Devil.
Lucifer, active 18th century.Date: [1753]- Books
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Hell-Gates open to all men: or, an invitation to persons of every age, sex and quality, to a residence in the internal regions. By Lucifer. Illustrated with various diverting stories and Anecdotes; and embellish'd with eight Copperplate Cuts, representing as many Scenes in the Practice of Vice and Iniquity. The said Cuts exhibit the following Scenes, viz. I. The Gates of Hell open by Sin and Death. II. Lucifer instructing Parents to bring up their Children in Vice and Folly. III. A Scene of Debauchery at a Tavern among the Youths of an University. IV. Youth at an University practising all Manner of Vice; Lucifer pointing to and laughing at them. V. Envy, Malice, Treachery, Revenge, busy at their respective Employments, which Lucifer illustrates and encourages. VI. Lucifer whispering in a King's Ear, as advising him to encourage all Manner of Debaucheries, &c. who rejects his Advice with Disdain. Vii. The Ministers putting a Padlock on a K-g's Sword, and keeping at a Distance Men of Integrity who would give him wholesome Advice. Lucifer laughing and pointing at them. Viii. Divers dignified Priests in their Pomp and Luxury; a Cardinal in his Coach and Six, Lucifer his Postilion, with several Imps for his Lacqueys and Domesticks. The Whole design'd to lash the Vices of the Age, to encourage Virtue, and to preserve Youth from falling into the Snares of the Devil.
Lucifer, active 18th century.Date: [1754]- Ephemera
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Fancy your chances? : now guess why this guy won't be telling you he has HIV? / Terrence Higgins Trust, LADS, C.L.A.S.H., London Gay Men's HIV Prevention Partnership, MetroM8.
Date: [between 1998 and 2005?]- Books
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The pall-Mall miscellany. Containing, many curious pieces in prose and verse; with variety of new songs, adapted to old ballad tunes and country dances. Amongst about 20 others are the following, viz. The Rape of the Golden-Hair; or, the Defeat of P. Alexis by the Miller's Wife. A facetious Ballad. To the Tune of, To all you Ladies now on Land. The Tryal of Mr. Harvey of Chippenham in Wiltshire, for having Criminal Conversation with the Wife of Mr. Gouldney, an Attorney of Chippenham aforesaid. Try'd at the Sittings of the Common-Pleas, Westminster, on Friday, Jan. 28, 1731-2, for which the Plaintiff recover'd 1000 l. Damages. The Irish Absentees new Litany; and the Character of an Irish Absentce. Inscrib'd to the E. of I-q-n. The Lucky Dwarf; or, the Marriage of a young Lady-Lord to a Carbuncle, Rich Heiress. A Ballad. To the Tune of, Packington's Pound. The Maiden-Wife; or, Nature Padlock'd; being a curious Poem on a certain young Dutchess who was made a Woman by Art, and restored to her Duke some Time after Seperation. Advice from L. H-y to Miss Md-ws. The Six Firisky Maids; or, the Amours of P. Alexis. A new Ballad. To the Tune of, Pretty Parrot say, &c. A new Court allad. To the Tune of, Of a noble Race was Shinkin. The Chaste Lovers; or, Kissing more Substantial than Coition. On discovering a Maiden Lady sleeping with her Face vell'd in a Morning. By a Youth. Two Satvrs on Marriage; and one on a Female Mischief-Maker. A Funeral Poem on the Death of Mrs. Gascoigne.
Date: [1735?]- Books
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The pall-Mall miscellany. Containing many curious pieces in prose and verse; with variety of new songs, adapted to old ballad tunes and country dances. Amongst about 20 others are the following. viz. The Rape of the Golden Hair; or, the Defeat of P. Alexis by the Miller's Wife. A facetious Ballad. To the Tune of, To all you Ladies now on Land. The Tryal of Mr. Harvey of Chippenham in Wiltshire, for having Criminal Conversation with the Wife of Mr. Gouldney, an Attorney of Chippenham aforesaid. Try'd at the Sittings of the Common. Pleas, Westminster, on Friday, Jan. 28. 1731-2, for which the Plaintiff recover'd 1000 l. Damage. The Irish Absentees new Litany and the Character of an Irish Absentee. Inscrib'd to the E. of I-q-n. The Lucky Dwarf; or, the Marriage of a young Lady-Lord to a Carbuncle, Rich Heiress. A Ballad. To the Tune of, Packington's Pound. The Maiden-Wife; or, Nature Padlock'd; being a curious Poem on a certain young Dutchess who was made a Woman by Art, and restored to her Duke some Time after Seperation. Advice from L. H-y to Miss M-d-ws. The Six frisky Maids; or, the Amours of P. Alexis. A new Ballad. To the Tune of, Pretty Parrot say, &c. A new Court Ballad. To the Tune of, Of a noble Race was Shinkin. The Chaste Lovers; or, Kissing more Substantial than Coition. On discovering a Maiden Lady sleeping with her Face veil'd in a Morning. By a Youth. Two Satyrs or Marriage, and one on a Female Mischief-Maker. A Funeral Poem on the Death of Mrs. Gascoigne.
Date: 1732- Books
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The pall-Mall miscellany. Containing, many curious pieces in prose and verse; with variety of new songs, adapted to old ballad tunes and country dances. Amongst about 20 others are the following, viz. The Rape of the Golden-Hair; or, the Defeat of P. Alexis by the Miller's Wife. A facetious Ballad. To the Tune of, To all you Ladies now on Land. The Tryal of Mr. Harvey of Chippenham in Wiltshire, for having Criminal Conversation with the Wife of Mr. Gouldney, an Attorney of Chippenham aforesaid. Try'd at the Sittings of the Common-Pleas, Westminster, on Friday, Jan. 28, 1731-2, for which the Plaintiff recover'd 1000 l. Damages. The Irish Absentees new Litany; and the Character of an Irish Absentee. Inscrib'd to the E. of I--q--n. The Lucky Dwarf; or, the Marriage of a young Lady-Lord to a Carbuncle, Rich Heiress. A Ballad. To the Tune of, Packington's Pound. The Maiden-Wife; or, Nature Padlock'd; being a curious Poem on a certain young Dutchess who was made a Woman by Art, and restored to her Duke some Time after Seperation. Advice from L. H----y to Miss M--d-ws. The Six Frisky Maids; or, the Amours of P. Alexis. A new Ballad. To the Tune of, Pretty Parrot say, &c. A new Court Ballad. To the Tune of, Of a noble Race was Shinkin. The Chaste Lovers; or, Kissing more Substantial than Coition. On discovering a Maiden Lady sleeping with her Face veil'd in a Morning. By a Youth. Two Satyrs on Marriage; and one on a Female Mischief-Maker. A Funeral Poem on the Death of Mrs. Gascoigne.
Date: [1733?]