The Trials of Jeremiah Brandreth, William Turner, Isaac Ludlum, George Weightman, and Others, for High Treason: Under a Special Commission at Derby, on Thursday the 16th, Friday the 17th, Saturday the 18th, Monday the 20th, Tuesday the 21st, Wednesday the 22d, Thursday the 23d, Friday the 24th, and Saturday the 25th of October, 1817. With Anecdotal Proceedings ... |
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... shoot him . It was not explained who this was . The Prisoner said , they had got vermin in their own parish , and meant to kill it . Turner produced a list or paper , and Ludlam read it . It contained an account of the arms in ...
... shoot him . It was not explained who this was . The Prisoner said , they had got vermin in their own parish , and meant to kill it . Turner produced a list or paper , and Ludlam read it . It contained an account of the arms in ...
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... shoot them . They said the tide could as soon be stopped as they . I cannot recollect what was said , as to success or failure of the enterprize ; but they said they thought they should have a good succeed- 24 ing . Then some verses ...
... shoot them . They said the tide could as soon be stopped as they . I cannot recollect what was said , as to success or failure of the enterprize ; but they said they thought they should have a good succeed- 24 ing . Then some verses ...
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... shooting the badger , and gathered money ; each subscribed to send Joseph Weightman off to Nottingham , to know if the Nottingham people were ready ; this was before Turner came into the room . I do not remember his say ing any thing ...
... shooting the badger , and gathered money ; each subscribed to send Joseph Weightman off to Nottingham , to know if the Nottingham people were ready ; this was before Turner came into the room . I do not remember his say ing any thing ...
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... shoot him : William Turner said this . Turner wanted to know where the list was belonging to the Butterley people . They told him they had none : Cope said this . Turner seemed to make game of them because they were not so forward as ...
... shoot him : William Turner said this . Turner wanted to know where the list was belonging to the Butterley people . They told him they had none : Cope said this . Turner seemed to make game of them because they were not so forward as ...
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... shoot me ; the crowd said damn his eyes strike his head off ; some said bring him , others said leave him , others said never mind ; the captain said they were going to Nottingham , that he should be there by half past eight or nine in ...
... shoot me ; the crowd said damn his eyes strike his head off ; some said bring him , others said leave him , others said never mind ; the captain said they were going to Nottingham , that he should be there by half past eight or nine in ...
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9th of June afterwards arms asked Baron Richards believe body Booth's Brandreth bullets Butterley called captain challenged charge Codnor Cope Cross-examined Denman doubt duty Eastwood evidence farmer force Gentlemen George Weightman Glass House going to Nottingham Goodwin guilty hear heard Hepworth's high treason insurrection Isaac Ludlam James Taylor Jeremiah Brandreth John Bacon join Joseph Weightman jury Justice Abbott King knew Langley mill learned friend levying Lord Chief Manchester Turner meet mentioned morning night Nottingham Forest o'clock object open the door parish party Pentridge Pentridge-lane Pentridge-lane-end persons pikes pistol poney present prisoner proceeded proved purpose ranks Raynor's rear recollect Ripley road Samuel Hunt say any thing Serjeant shoot shot soner sons Southwingfield special constables spike stairs statute Storer's sworn taken talking tell Thomas told took Topham's close trial White Horse William Turner window Wingfield witness yard
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Page 236 - Unlike the heroes of each ancient race, Demons in act, but Gods at least in face, In Conrad's form seems little to admire, Though his dark eyebrow shades a glance of fire : Robust but not Herculean — to the sight No giant frame sets forth his common height ; Yet, in the whole, who paused to look again, Saw more than marks the crowd of vulgar men ; w They gaze and marvel how — and still confess That thus it is, but why they cannot guess.
Page 11 - Queen, or of their eldest son and heir; or if a man do violate the King's companion, or the King's eldest daughter unmarried, or the wife of the King's eldest son and heir; or if a man do levy war against our lord the King in his realm, or be adherent to the King's enemies in his realm, giving to them aid and comfort in the realm, or elsewhere, and thereof be provably attainted of open deed by the people of their condition.
Page 297 - Eldest Son and Heir ; or if a Man do levy War against our Lord the King in his Realm, or be adherent to the King's Enemies in his Realm, giving to them Aid and Comfort, in the Realm, or elsewhere, and thereof be probably attainted of open Deed by the People of their Condition.
Page 297 - People ; and if a Man slay the Chancellor, Treasurer, or the King's Justices of the one Bench or the other, Justices in Eyre, or Justices of Assise, and all other Justices assigned to hear and determine, being in their Places, doing their Offices.
Page 296 - The statute begins by reciting, that " whereas divers opinions have been before this time in what case treason shall be laid, and in what not ; the King, at the request of the Lords and of the Commons hath made a declaration in the manner as hereafter followeth, that is to say...
Page 237 - There was a laughing Devil in his sneer, That raised emotions both of rage and fear; And where his frown of hatred darkly fell, Hope withering fled, and Mercy sigh'd farewell!
Page 501 - ... place of execution, and be there hanged by the neck until you be dead ; and that afterwards your heads shall be severed from your bodies^ and your bodies be divided into four quarters, to be disposed of as his majesty shall think fit. And may God of his infinite goodness have mercy upon your souls.!
Page 14 - if persons do assemble themselves and act with force in opposition to some law which they think inconvenient, and hope thereby to get it repealed, this is a levying war and treason.
Page 297 - And because that many other like cases of treason may happen in time to come, which a man cannot think or declare at this present time; it is accorded, that if any other case, supposed treason, which is not above specified, doth happen before any justices, the justices shall tarry without any going to judgment of the treason, till the cause be shewed and declared before the King and his Parliament...
Page 126 - Every man his skill must try : He must turn out and not deny ; No bloody soldier must he dread, He must turn out and fight for bread. The time is come, you plainly see, The Government opposed must be.