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God's judgment on false swearing : Giving an account of one Mr. Richards and his wife, of the town of Horsham, in Sussex, charged his shop-maid with carrying off from his house and shop several things of great value, and had her apprehended and committed to gaol; and at the assizes one Ann Thomas swore against her at her trial, and said, that she saw her carry off the above things, for which she had sentence of death passed upon her accordingly. Likewise, an account how the things were found just as she was going to be executed, which caused the sheriff to stop the execution, and procure her a pardon. Also, an account of the perjured person's dying soon after in a miserable manner.

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Format:
Book
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Perjury--England--Early works to 1800.
Perjury.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (8p. ) ill. ;
Other Title:
God's judgment on false swearing
Place of Publication:
[London] : Printed and sold in Aldermary-Church-Yard, Bow Lane, London, [1775?]
Notes:
Horizontal chain lines.
Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).
Cited in:
English Short Title Catalog, T197548.
OCLC:
509646737

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