The Proceedings on the King's commissions of the peace, and oyer and terminer, held for the City of London, and county of Middlesex, at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bailey, on the

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  • The Proceedings on the King's commissions of the peace, and oyer and terminer, held for the City of London, and county of Middlesex, at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bailey, on the
  • Proceedings. 1743-1761
  • Proceedings; Old Bailey proceedings; Proceedings on the King's commissions of the peace, oyer and terminer, and gaol delivery Dec. 1747-Dec. 1761; Proceedings on the King's commissions of the peace, and oyer and terminer, held for the City of London, &c
  • Universal Magazine. Index (June-Oct.1747). ; Trial of Wiliam Chetwynd.
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Imprint
London [England] : printed and sold by T. Cooper, at the Globe in Pater-Noster-Row, 1743-
Publication year
1743-1761
ESTC No.
P69
Grub Street ID
58370
Description
v. ; 4°.
Note
Title page includes name of current Lord Mayor and regnal year

Imprint includes year of publication

Imprints vary; from Feb. 1743-Oct. 1745, 1747-1755, and 1757-59 imprint reads in part: "printed, and sold by M. Cooper"; other imprint names include: C. Nutt, J. Hinton, G. Kearsly, J. Scott, and J. Robinson

Price below imprint in square brackets

Printed in two columns, with continuous pagination through the year

Some early numbers include advertisements illustrated with small cuts; later issues include one to three p. of booksellers' advertisements

Includes name of the Lord Mayor for that year, chief justices of the court and jurors for both London and Middlesex; names of the accused are given in black letter; sentences are summarised at end of each issue

Famous trials, also separately issued, are issued with the proceedings for the same month; they include: "The trial of William Chetwynd, Gent. for the murder of Mr Ricketts, &c."; "The trial of Mary Blandy"; the Trial of Swan and Jeffreys"; the trial of McDaniel, Egan, Berry and Salmon, and the conspiracy trial of Samuel Scrimshaw and John Ross

No. 8, pt. 2 (Oct. 1747) includes index to the Universal Magazine for June-Oct. 1747.