A true and tragical song, concerning Captain John Bolton, of Bulmer, near Castle-Howard, : who after a trial of nine hours, at York-Castle, on Monday the 27th of March, 1775, for the wilful murder of Elizabeth Rainbow, an Ackworth girl, his apprentice; was found guilty, and immediately received sentence to be executed at [T]yburn near York on Wednesday following, but on the same morning he strangled himself in the cell where he was confined, and so put a period to his wicked and desperate life. His body was then pursuant to his sentence, given to the surgeons at York infirmary to be dissected and anatomized. To the tune of "Fair lady lay your costly robes aside"

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Book

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Early English books online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bolton, John, -1775--Poetry--Early works to 1800.

Bolton, John.

Bolton, John, -1775.

Trials (Murder)--England--Poetry--Early works to 1800.

Trials (Murder).

Ballads, English--18th century.

Ballads, English.

England.

Genre:

Broadsides -- England -- 18th century.

Poetry.

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1 online resource (1 sheet (1 unnumbered page))

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[London? : publisher not identified, 1775?]

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Verse: "Good Christian people all, both old and young,".

Printed in two columns.

Reproduction of original in the British Library.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books; Tract supplement ; A6:1[268]) s1999 miun s

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Roxburghe ballads Rox.III.453

Early English books tract supplement interim guide C.20.f.9[453]

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