1st Edition

Public Execution in England, 1573–1868, Part I Vol 2

By Leigh Yetter Copyright 2010
    378 Pages
    by Routledge

    The execution narrative was a popular genre in early modern England. This facsimile edition draws together a representative selection of texts to show the evolution of the genre from the late sixteenth century to the end of public execution in England nearly 300 years later.

    Volume 2 Public Execution in England, 1573–1674 Part II, 1675–1777 The Confession, Obstinacy, and Ignorance, of Father Bell, a Romish Priest. Wherein is Declared, the Manner of his Tryall, Condemnation, and Execution (1643) The Confession of Thomas Pjts Who Was Execution in Smithfi eld on Saterday Last … for Endeavouring to Betray Russell-Hall to the Enemy (1644) The Last Speeches and Confession of the Lord Maguire: The Irish Rebell, that Was Hanged at Tyburne, and Drawne, and Quartered [1645] A True and Perfect Relation of the Tryall, Condemning, and Executing of the 24. Prisoners, Who Suffered for Severall Robberies and Burglaries at Tyburn (1649) The Last Speech of Col. Eusebius Andrews, Sometimes a Lawyer of Lincolns[1]Inne, at the Time of his Execution on the Scaff old at Tower-Hill (1650) A True Copy of Sir Henry Hide’s Speech on the Scaff old, Immediately before his Execution Before the Exchange (1650) The Failed Execution of Anne Greene [Richard Watkins], Newes from the Dead. Or a True and Exact Nar[1]ration of the Miraculous Deliverance of Anne Greene, Who Being Executed at Oxford … Afterwards Revived; and … is Now Perfectly Recovered (1651) [W. Burdet], A Wonder of Wonders. Being a Faithful Narrative and True Relation, of One Anne Green, Servant to Sir Th o. Reed in Oxfordshire (1651) The Speech and Confession of Capt. Brown-Bushel, at the place of Execution… Together with the Manner of His Tryall; and the Articles and Charge Exhibited Against Him (1651) The Execution of Christopher Love Mr. Love His Funeral Sermon, Preached by Himself on the Scaff old on Tower Hill, in the Hearing of Many Thousand People (1651) A True and Exact Copie of Mr. Love’s Speech and Prayer, Immediately Before His Death, on the Scaff old at Tower-Hill (1651) Execution Narratives 2.indb v 23/04/2009 19:36:The Speech of Collonel John Sares, Delivered at the Place of Execution…With His Protestation that if He Had a Head of Hair as Big as Abso[1]lon, and Every Hair as Strong as Sampson, He Would Spend Them All for the Good and Honours of His King (1652) The Execution of Arthur Knight and Thomas Laret The Speech and Confession of Arthur Knight, and Thomas Laret, at the Places of Execution (1653) The Speech of Mr Arthur Knight of Grays-Inne Gentleman; Who Was Executed in the Covent-Garden (1653) Hannam’s Last Farewell to the World: Being a Full and True Relation of the Notorious Life and Shameful Death of Mr. Richard Hannam, the Great Robber of England (1656) The Speech of Major John Harris at the Place of Execution (1660) A True and Perfect Relation of the Grand Traytors Execution, as at Severall Times They Were Drawn, Hang’d, and Quartered at Charing-crosse, and at Tiburne (1660) The Execution of John James The Last Words and Action of John James, at His Execution …Wherein You Have his Confession and Prayer Under the Gallowes, Immediately Before His Execution (1661) The True and Perfect Speech of John James, a Baptist, and Fifth-Monarchy-Man (1661) The Traytors Pilgrimage fr om the Tower to Tyeburn: Being a True Relation of the Drawing of William Lord Manson, Sir Henry Mildmay, and Esquire Wallop (1662) The Speech of the Queene of Sluts. At her Execntion at Tyburne (1663) The Triumph of Truth in an Exact and Impartial Relation of Col. James Turner, which He Imparted to an Intimate Friend a Little Before His Execution [1664] Abraham Jennings, Digitvs Dei, or an Horrid Murther Strangely Detected. Declaring the Suspicion, Apprehending, Appraignment, Tryal, Confession, and Execution of Richard Rogers (1664) Innocency Reprieved, or the Gardner at the Gallows … Being a True Narrative of a Strange and Admirable Passage of Gods Providence in the Reprieve of Thomas Rivers Gardner (1667) Gods Justice Against Murther, or The Bloudy Apprentice Executed [1668] The Cruel Mother; Being a True Relation of the Bloody Murther Commit[1]ted by M. Cook, Upon Her Dearly Beloved Child (1670) A Dreadful Warning for Drunkards, or, the Execution and Confession of Fabian Price, a Souldier … As also of James Smith …With the Manner of T eir Behaviour in Prison, and at the Places of Execution (1673) Execution Narratives 2.indb vi 23/04/2009 19:36:News fr om Tybvrn, or, a Full Relation of the Confession and Execution of John Rendor, Charles Casby, William Pungly, Nathaniel Warden, Henry Milbourn, Francis Bennet, Ellen Bayly, James Woodsman (1674) Editorial Notes

    Biography

    Leigh Yetter