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Sentences of Death and Legal Contests at Shrewsbury
At the Affices at Shrewsbury four Persons receiv’d Sentence of Death for Burglary and horse stealing others reprieved. A Mandamus case against the Corporation of Shrewsbury was argued with a long jury trial in favor of the Corporation. Also reports of executions in Huntingdon and various ecclesiastical livings are noted alongside maritime losses and stock market postings from London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shrewsbury
Carvery Egan
Michal Laky
Edward Jones
Corbet Kynaston, Ely
Corporation of Shrewsbury
Huntingdon
Charles King
King
Winchester
Diocese of
Cathedral of
Alresford
Hants
Michelmarie
Southampton
Thames
London
Commissioners of Excise
A&t
Aberdeen
Katherine
Dewsbury
Newcastle
Havre de Grace
Cromer
Norfolk
Lisbon
Holland