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Item #42051 Remarkable Trials and Interesting Memoirs, Of the Most Noted Criminals who have been Convicted at the Assizes, The King's-Bench Bar, Guildhall, &c. For High-Treason, Murder, Conspiracy, Rape, Highway, Felony, Burglary, Imposition, And Other Atrocious Crimes, Villainies, And Misdemeanours. From the Year 1740, To 1764. With an Account of Their Most Memorable Exploits, Adventures, Confessions, And Dying-Behaviour. TRIALS, GREAT BRITAIN.
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Remarkable Trials and Interesting Memoirs, Of the Most Noted Criminals who have been Convicted at the Assizes, The King's-Bench Bar, Guildhall, &c. For High-Treason, Murder, Conspiracy, Rape, Highway, Felony, Burglary, Imposition, And Other Atrocious Crimes, Villainies, And Misdemeanours. From the Year 1740, To 1764. With an Account of Their Most Memorable Exploits, Adventures, Confessions, And Dying-Behaviour
Remarkable Trials and Interesting Memoirs, Of the Most Noted Criminals who have been Convicted at the Assizes, The King's-Bench Bar, Guildhall, &c. For High-Treason, Murder, Conspiracy, Rape, Highway, Felony, Burglary, Imposition, And Other Atrocious Crimes, Villainies, And Misdemeanours. From the Year 1740, To 1764. With an Account of Their Most Memorable Exploits, Adventures, Confessions, And Dying-Behaviour

Remarkable Trials and Interesting Memoirs, Of the Most Noted Criminals who have been Convicted at the Assizes, The King's-Bench Bar, Guildhall, &c. For High-Treason, Murder, Conspiracy, Rape, Highway, Felony, Burglary, Imposition, And Other Atrocious Crimes, Villainies, And Misdemeanours. From the Year 1740, To 1764. With an Account of Their Most Memorable Exploits, Adventures, Confessions, And Dying-Behaviour

London: Printed for W. Nicoll, 1765. 2 vols. 8vo. 6 5/8 x 3 7/8 inches. [1-2] [i-iii] iv-x [xi-xiv] [1] 2-336; [i-viii] [1] 2-358 pp.

Contemporary full calf neatly rebacked, spines with raised bands forming six compartments, red and black morocco lettering pieces in the second and fourth compartments

A significant work for historians, criminologists, and collectors of legal history, a document of legal and social history, reflecting contemporary public's fascination with the macabre and the criminal underworld.

This collection features accounts of murders, thwarted insurrections, daring robberies and the trial of a midwife accused of negligence. Female criminals feature prominently, with detailed accounts of infamous figures such as Mary Blandy and Elizabeth Jeffries, both tried and executed in 1752 for murder. The inclusion of these women's cases underscores the broad scope of the compilation, which does not shy away from exploring crimes committed by women, a reflection of contemporary fascination with female offenders. Beyond its recounting of heinous acts, the work offers a window into the justice system, societal norms, and the public's appetite for tales of scandal and punishment in 18th-century Britain. A significant resource for scholars of legal history, social customs, and gender studies, the present work serves as both a historical record and a testament to the enduring intrigue surrounding crime and its consequences.

ESTC T114036.

Item #42051

Price: $1,250.00

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