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Trial and Convictions for Libel and Sedition in Early Press
The report lists multiple defendants led by Charles Hornby a Hawkey and Jaac Dalton, George Fling, Christopher Smith, and James Dover on charges of publishing seditious libels and related offenses. Several were found guilty, others acquitted, with further trials postponed. Notable public events include visits of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Hampton Court and royal movements between Windsor and Woodstock. Advertisements follow, detailing lost goods, a runaway servant, and a psalm singing manual release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hornby
Hawkey
Cato
St. Paul’s
Jaac Dalton
Robin
George Fling
Richard Steel
Christopher Smith
Nath
James Dover
Church of England
Francis Prancia
Sarah Dalton
Isaac
Prince and Princess of Wales
Hampton Court
D. of Northumberland
Jerusalem
Westminster Abbey
D. of Marlborough
Windsor
Woodstock
Bath