A compassionate address to the high and mighty in behalf of the poor distressed prisoners. Contents. Remark about Persons executed and imprisoned in England. Of the Levitical Law and that of England in regard to Prisoners, &c. The Laws and Practice of the Saxons as to criminal Cases, and other Law Proceedings An Account of the Cruelty of William the Conqueror and of the Feudal Law. Cruelty to Criminals, &c. the last Remains of the other. The Hardship of the Court of Wards, &c. given up by King Charles II. Several extraordinary Instances. That of Lucia, Widow of the first Randle E. of Chester. Men and Women then bought and sold. Some Queries of the late excellent Bishop Berkley about Criminals, Spend-Thrifts, &c. Reflections thereon with Application of the whole.

Format:

Book

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prisoners--England--Early works to 1800.

Prisoners.

England.

Physical Description:

20 pages ; 8⁰

Place of Publication:

London : [publisher not identified], Printed in the Year MDCCLIII. [1753]

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Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

On verso of titlepage: "Next week will be publish'd, .. Some observations on the national debt, and encreasing the revenue and sinking fund. .. By the same author".

Price from imprint: price Two Pence [s.n.].

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T89207.

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