Murders. True examples of the interposition of providence, in the discovery and punishment of murder

All titles

• Murders. True examples of the interposition of providence, in the discovery and punishment of murder
• Examples of the interposition of providence in the detection and punishment of murder. Selections
• Cheap repository.; Prayer to God, that our national crimes, may not bring down national punishments.

People / Organizations

• Henry Fielding (Author)

Imprint

Bath] : sold by S. Hazard, (printer to the Cheap Repository for Religious and Moral Tracts,) at Bath; by J. Marshall, at the Cheap Repositories, no. 17, Queen-Street, Cheap-Side, and no. 4, Aldermary Church-Yard; and R. White, Piccadilly, London; and by all booksellers, newsmen and hawkers, in town and country, [1795

Added name

Hazard, Samuel, -1806, printer, bookseller.; Marshall, John (Printer), bookseller.; White, Richard, active 1795-1796, bookseller.

Publication year

1795

ESTC No.

T109548

Grub Street ID

162299

Description

12 p. : ill. ; 12°.

Note

Below caption title on p. [2]: "(By that famous magistrate, Mr. Justice Fielding.)"; a selection from Fielding's "Examples of the interposition of providence in the detection and punishment of murder"

Price below imprint: Great allowance to shopkeepers and hawkers. Price an half-penny, or 2s. 3d. per 100. 1s. 3d. for 50. 9d. for 25

"A prayer to God, that our national crimes, may not bring down national punishments": p. 12; verse - "While Justice waves her vengeful hand"

In this edition, in the illustration on the title page, the gallows is at right, and consists of two uprights with a crossbar on top, and no hanging figure

This form of imprint was in use from March to May 1795 (Spinney)

Signatures: A]6.

Uncontrolled note

The title starts with "Murders", nothing on cheap repository etc