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A Funeral Sermon on a Tyburn Hangman and the Jury
The piece critiques juries and the law, arguing trials by jury cause delay and error. It references a Gloucestershire butcher hanged at Tyburn, the preacher’s sermon, and satirical commentary on judges, evidence, and public judgment with sharp, dismissive humor.
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Hangdar Tyburn
Clerkennel
New Ate
Paul Lerain
Enoch
Zybarr
Door Serrain
Newgate
Parkers
Pat Lorrain
Wilkins
Bradford
Courts of Justice