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121

A history of the lives and exploits of the most remarkable pirates, highwaymen, murderers, street-robbers, &c : Interspersed with several tales, and plesasant songs. Adorned with t...

by Defoe, Daniel
Published 1742

Printed and sold by T. Aris, near the Swan, in the High-Street

Subjects: “...Criminals / Great Britain / Early works to 1800...”

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122

An essay on crimes and punishments : translated from the Italian; with a commentary, attributed to Mons. de Voltaire. Translated from the French

by Beccaria, Cesare
Published 1767

printed by John Exshaw, in Dame-Street

Subjects: “...Criminal law...”

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123

General and true history of the lives and actions of the most famous highwaymen, murderers, pirates, &c : Interpers'd with several remarkable trials of the most notorious malefacto...

by Defoe, Daniel
Published 1747

Printed by R. Walker and W. Jackson

Subjects: “...Criminals / England / London / Early works to 1800...”

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124

The history of the life of Mr. Jonathan Wild the great. To which is added A journey from this world to the next. By Henry Fielding, Esq

by Fielding, Henry
Published 1775

printed for John Bell, No 132. Strand

Subjects: “...Criminals / Fiction / Early works to 1800...”

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125

The puffer puff'd, or O---r H****ly an overmatch for the devil; a vision. In an epistle to a friend, by Phantasius Teratopæus

by Teratopaeus, Phantasius
Published 1747

printed for A. Moore near St. Paul's

Subjects: “...Criminals / Early works to 1800...”

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126

Puff upon puff, the puffer puff'd, or O-r H ** ly and a certain g---l near the t---r, an overmatch for the devil; a vision. In an epistle to a friemd [sic], by Phanasius Teratoaeus...

by Teratopaeus, Phantasius
Published 1747

printed by T Truman, near Cornhill

Subjects: “...Criminals / Early works to 1800...”

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127

The history of Jonathan Wild the Great : By Henry Fielding, Esq

by Fielding, Henry
Published 1782

printed for Harrison and Co. No. 18, Paternoster-Row

Subjects: “...Criminals / Fiction / Early works to 1800...”

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128

The English Rogue revived : Or, The lives and actions of Jonathan Wild, thief-taker. Joseph Blake alias blueskin foot-pad and John Sheppard, house-breaker. Taken from several writi...

Published 1725

Printed by Dan. Pratt, over against York House in the Strand

Subjects: “...Criminals / Great Britain / Early works to 1800...”

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129

A particular and authentic narrative of the life, examination, tortures and execution of Robert Francis Damien, who attempted to kill Lewis XV. King of France, by stabbing him in t...

Published 1757

A Paris. Chez T. Le Grand, vis-a-vis La Bourse. London: reprinted for J. Reason, opposite Serjeant's Inn, Fleetstreet

Subjects: “...Criminals / France / Biography...”

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130

The prayer of a true penitent for mercy; or, The publican's prayer, illustrated : A sermon, delivered at Salem, Dec. 21, 1786, previous to the execution of Isaac Coombs, an Indian,...

by Spalding, Joshua
Published 1787

Printed by Dabney and Cushing

Subjects: “...Indian criminals / Massachusetts...”

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131

To the members of the College of Justice

by Ross, Walter
Published 1782

Subjects: “...Criminals / Great Britain / Biography / Early works to 1800...”

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132

Genuine memoirs of the life and adventures of that infamous assassin Robert-Francis Damien : (from the time of his birth) who attempted the life of his sovereign Lewis XV, King of...

Published 1757

printed for C. Langford, opposite St. Clement's-Church, Temple-Bar

Subjects: “...Criminals / France / Biography / Early works to 1800...”

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133

[An Act for discharging the attendance of noblemen, barons, and freeholders, upon the lords of justiciary in their circuits, in that part of Great Britain called Scotland : and for...

Published 1710

printed by the assigns of Thomas Newcomb, and Henry Hills, deceas'd; printers to the Queens most excellent Majesty

Subjects: “...Criminals / Early works to 1800...”

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134

No jest like a true jest; Being compendious record of the merry life and mad exploits of Capt. James Hind, the great robber of England : Together with the close of all at Worcester...

Published 1740

Printed and sold in London

Subjects: “...Criminals / England / Biography...”

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135

An account of the origin and effects of a police set on foot by His Grace the Duke of Newcastle in the year 1753 : upon a plan presented to his Grace by the late Henry Fielding, Es...

by Fielding, John
Published 1758

printed for A. Millar, in the Strand

Subjects: “...Crime and criminals / England / London...”

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136

The regulator : or, a discovery of the Thieves, Thief-Takers, and Locks, alias receivers of stolen goods in and about the city of London. With the thief-takers proclamation. Also A...

by Hitchin, Charles
Published 1718

printed for T. Warner, at the Black Boy in Pater-Noster-Row

Subjects: “...Criminals / England / London...”

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137

A genuine account of the behaviour : Confession, and Dying-Words of William Hawke and William Jones, Who were Executed at Tyburn on the 1st of July, 1774. By the Rev. John Villette...

by Villette, John
Published 1774

printed for H. Turpin, No. 104, St. John's-Street, West-Smithfield; J. Bew, in Pater-Noster-Row; E. Cooke, at the Royal Exchange; S. Chandler, Holborn-Bars; and at the author's house, Newgate-Street

Subjects: “...Criminals / England / Biography...”

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138

The malefactor's register : or, the Newgate and Tyburn calendar. Containing the authentic lives, trials, accounts of executions, and dying speeches, of the most notorious violators...

Published 1779

printed, by authority, for Alexander Hogg, at No. 16, Paternoster-Row

Subjects: “...Criminals / Early works to 1800...”

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139

A True, genuine and authentic account of the behaviour, conduct and transactions of John Rice, the broker : And Paul Lewis, the famous highwayman, who were executed at Tyburn, on W...

Published 1763

Printed for J. Richards, near the Cross Keys Tavern, Holborn

Subjects: “...Criminals / Great Britain / Early works to 1800...”

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140

The Life and transactions and last dying speech of John Bond, who was executed before the deptors door Newgate for the murder of his wife

Published 1798

Subjects: “...Criminals / England / Biography...”

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