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The wicked husband, and unnatural father : being a sad and deplorable relation of one William Gilbert, a farmer of Toddington near Lynn in Norfolk, who coming home drunk late in the evening, on Tuesday the 7th of August, did in a most barbarous and inhumane manner, cut his own wife's throat from Ear to Ear (being big with Child) without any Provocation, and Murthered his young Daughter of 12 Years of Age, by beating out her Brains with a Hammer, because she beg'd for the Life of her Mother: With an Account of his Examination, Tryal, Condemnation at the last Assizes at Norwich; With his Confession, and last Dying Speech at the Place of Execution, being Hang'd in Chains before his own Door, as a sad Warning to all Drunkards, and unkind Husbands whatsoever Licensed according to Order.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English fiction--18th century.
- English fiction.
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (8p. )
- Other Title:
- Wicked husband, and unnatural father
- Place of Publication:
- London : printed by E. Bell, near Ludgate-Street, 1705.
- Notes:
- Reproduction of original from British Library.
- Cited in:
- English Short Title Catalog, T64362.
- OCLC:
- 642654506
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