One case that came before magistrate William Bromley in Warwickshire in the late 17th century showed the pressure that servants could be placed under by their masters. Punishment Sentences at the Old Bailey. Vere, and W. Gilbertson, Title: The lamentation of John Musgrave.
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Emden (Germany), Themes: Wood 402(91, 92); cropped on right edge, affecting the MS annotations. Suicide In the seventeenth century, the Lord Chief Justice of England, Sir Matthew Hale (1909 -1676)wrote that the common law permitted the physical discipline of wives and that husbands had immunity from prosecution if they raped their wives (Historia Placitorum Coronae, Hale, 1736 @ pp 472-474 ).He also said wives, servants, apprentices and children could be subject to ‘moderate correction’ … This was a crime fighting team set up in London in 1748 by Henry Fielding.
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], Title: Arthur Chambers's sorrowful farewell to the World. Religious crimes against the state were severely punished often with torture and disembowelment. Punishment Sentences at the Old BaileyLate 17th century to the early 20th Century. When a 17th century Dutch painting looted by the Nazis turned up for sale in New York in late 2017, the FBI's Art Crime Team moved in, verified its identity and helped win a … Notes: Coles, F.
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Wood 401(187); MS. date: mense Feb: 1662.
Or Bloody news from St. Albans, First Line: All melting hearts come here and take a view, Title: The cook-maid's garland: or, The out-of-the-way devil, Title: A true relation of a notorious cheater one Robert Bullock, Tune: And for my offence I shall die, or, for the losse of my goods, Authors:
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London, Imprint: Printed at London for F.G. on Snow-hill, Title: A warning for wives, by the example of one Katherine Francis, alias Stoke, First Line: Alas what wretched bloody times, Authors:
The initial prosecution had been… Imprint Names:
In other words, theft as well as murder plummeted in the 17th century.
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who was executed at Kendall, for robbing the Kings receiver, First Line: To lodge it was my chance of late, Subjects:
Gilbertson, W. Title: A most wonderful and sad judgement of God upon one Dorothy Mattley late of Ashover, First Line: Listen a while dear friends I do you pray, Themes:
Crime - 17th century Slang. Good Christian people lend an eare, Themes: Crime - 17th century
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CENTURY ENGLAND I I propose in this essay to investigate the criminality of women in seventeenth-and eighteenth-century England by examining the judicial records of two southeastern counties, Surrey and Sussex. Langley, T. Imprint: Printed at London for T. Langley, and are to be sold by Thomas Lambert in Smithfield, neare to the Hospitall gate, Title: Murder upon murder, committed by Thomas Sherwood, alias, countrey Tom: and Elizabeth Evans, alias, Canbrye Besse, First Line: List Christians all unto my song.
This was a list of the many crimes that were punishable by death – by 1800 this included well over 200 separate capital offences. These crimes included: High treason Blasphemy Sedition Spying Rebellion Murder Witchcraft Alchemy 17th Century Crime & Notes:
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Imprint: London Printed for F.C. Policing in LondonHow suspects were apprehended. Harding B 39(71) is a photograph of Wood 401(191).
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Wright, J. Imprint: London, Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, and J. Wright, Title: Here's twenty sworn brethren, trades-men all, First Line: Good people give eare whilst a story I tell, Themes:
Crime - 17th century Crime - 17th century, Imprint: London, Printed for F. Coles, J.W. At first criminals from the UK were banished to America between 1717 and 1776, and then to Australia from 1787 to 1868. Wood 401(197); MS. annotations identifying the persons named. This list may not reflect recent changes ( learn more ).
Come listen all good people, Subjects: Notes: Crime - 17th century
This book, based on a detailed study of court records in Essex between 1620 and 1680 combines a detailed study of fluctuations in crime and punishment in a seventeenth-century English county with an analysis of the social processes which lay behind prosecution. ,
This category has the following 12 subcategories, out of 12 total. of March 1661. Trial Procedures. Executions, Titles: Crime From Late 18th Century To The End 1. The crime of witchcraft died away in the 18th century. GlossaryA guide to unfamiliar judicial and historical terms. With his last advice to Hall the chimney-sweeper, who impeach'd him, after his condemnation, in Newgate, First Line: The time is come at length that I, Themes:
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Here's twenty sworn brethren, trades-men all, First Lines:
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The text in the second illustration is: Lord bring my soule out of prison. J.W. January, February and March 1874’ .
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T.V. Explanations of types and categories of indictable offences. Trial ProceduresHow trials were conducted at the Old Bailey. A most sweet song of an English merchant born in Chichester, First Lines: Harding B 39(71) is a photograph of Wood 401(191).
Crime - 17th century, Titles:
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Clergy All ye youths of fair England, Themes: Blog. Crime - 17th century, Imprint: Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, and W, Gilbertson, Title: The downfall of William Grismond, or, A lamentable murder by him committed at Lainterdine in the County of Hereford the 22 of March, 1650, Themes:
Harding B 39(73) is a photograph of Wood 401(195). The streets were also ill-lit and dark, perfect for footpads and robbers. You can see that for children ranged 9 to 13 years old the punishments were severe for very minor offences (stealing pigeons, a coat or an umbrella).
Hutton, Luke, d. 1598, Themes:
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The process began when a magistrate learned or heard that someone had committed an offense. As sung before the absolvent commissioners Harding B 39(69) is a photograph of Wood 401(187). Crime - 17th century People had actually changed their values. Judges and JuriesThe decision-makers in criminal trials. Imprint Names:
This was called transportation. Black murther and adultery, Subjects: Gloucestershire (England)
Frauds. Witches. Suicide. Imprint: Lonpuo [sic] Printed for William Gilbertson i [sic] at the Bible in Giltspur-street, Title: The divils cruelty to mankind. ,
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A true relation of a notorious cheater one Robert Bullock, First Lines: People were more sceptical about the whole idea of spells, curses and conversations with the devil.
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The century was characterized by political, economic, social, and religious upheaval that included civil war, the loss of ancient … Notes:
Good people give eare whilst a story I tell, Themes: Tradesmen, Titles:
Poaching, in law, the illegal shooting, trapping, or taking of game, fish, or plants from private property or from a place where such practices are specially reserved or forbidden. ,
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Crime - 17th century, Bodleian Libraries | University of Oxford | Cookies. 1662 in ye beg: of said mounth. Coles, F.
Notes: Title: The careless curate and the bloudy butcher, Subjects:
Murder ESTC: R183245, Title: Save a thief from the gallows, and he'l hang thee if he can, or, The merciful father, and the merciless son, First Line: You disobedient children mark my fall, Themes:
Crime - 17th century In the 17th Century, there were fifty serious capital crimes punishable by death or torture. Rape
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Solving a 17th-Century Crime Forensic anthropologists at the National Museum of Natural History find answers to a colonial cold case The boy's skeleton was crammed into … Wood 401(195); MS. date: mense mar. ,
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MS. annotations: The initials A W in MS below the woodcut on the right side of the sheet; on the reverse of the backing paper is a MS note by Anthony Wood, showing descent of Holt family.
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Throughout the century, the criminals who preyed upon the city’s residents were usually more organized than those who battled crime. The excellent ballad of George Barnwell
12th; 13th; 14th; 15th; 16th; 17th; 18th; 19th; 20th; 21st; 22nd; Subcategories. Tho. Although their heyday was in the following century, highwaymen (muggers) had begun to demand that travellers on the edges of the city should stand and deliver.
The Bow Street Runners were so successful that by 1785 they were officially paid by the government and were the first modern detective force and formed the origins of the early police force. Late 17th century to the early 20th Century. Harding B 39(69) is a photograph of Wood 401(187). Wright, J. Imprint Locations:
They had become more honest as well as peaceable.
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‘A return of all cases of Children under 14 years of age committed to the Prison during the past Quarter. Another ballad is printed on the reverse; see Vet.
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A lot has changed in the realm of crime and punishment since the 18th century, but the core principles of natural law remain firmly rooted in modern times. Notes: London
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Notes: The early part of this period was marked by the religious and political upheavals of the Reformation and the Civil War. It is calculated … Crime from late 18th Century to the end of the Victorian Era
Crime rates in Victorian England rose from 5,000 cases a year in 1800 to around 20,000 in 1840.
The Reason why crime skyrocketed was because of the Industrial Revolution. From the late 17th century, however, the country was generally at peace. Imprint Names:
The old saying ‘may as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb’ means most of us are aware the punishment for stealing livestock was once death. Although the meanings of “murder” and “witchcraft” from these printed sources were fairly clear in the 17th century other, more ambiguous, narratives of crime and criminality came to the fore as the century progressed and the boundaries of tolerance were stretched. Adultery
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Retribution and deterrence were the main attitudes towards punishment in the 16th and 17th centuries. Or, Wonderful strange and true news from Gloucester shire, concerning one Mr. William Harrison, First Line: Amongst those wonders which on earth are shown, Subjects:
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Crimes Tried at the Old BaileyExplanations of types and categories of indictable offences.
Harding B 39(64) is a photograph of Wood 401(177). This anonymously tracks individual visitor behaviour on the website so that we can see how the site is being used. London. ,
Pages in category "17th-century criminals" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. Initially developed from Christian teachings, natural law refers to the underlying moral principles of humanity. [s.n. Adultery
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Election ale. To lodge it was my chance of late, Subjects: They led to harsh punishments where the criminals suffered pain, humiliation or death. Imprint Names:
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Clarke, J. Imprint: Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, J. Wright, and J. Clarke, Title: The Hartford-shires murder. Imprint Names:
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Pre 17th Century records are scarce but those which have survived show that a wide variety of crimes were committed by all classes of society. Vere, T.
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This paper surveys the criminal justice system in 16th and 17th, century England, for the purpose of pointing out important similarities between its workings and the operation of the criminal justice system in the modern United States. The divils cruelty to mankind. Tradesmen
Gloucestershire (England), Themes: The first line is annotated: A Rich Merchant Man \"there was\", Title: A most sweet song of an English merchant born in Chichester, First Line: A rich merchant man, that was both grave and wise, Subjects: