The bloody assizes, or, A compleat history of the life of George Lord Jefferies, from his birth to this present time ... to which is added Major Holmes's excellent speech, with the dying speeches and prayers of many other eminent Protestants : none of which were ever before publish'd ...

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The bloody assizes, or, A compleat history of the life of George Lord Jefferies, from his birth to this present time ... to which is added Major Holmes's excellent speech, with the dying speeches and prayers of many other eminent Protestants : none of which were ever before publish'd ...

Author

Bent, James.

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London :: Printed for J. Dunton ... :

1689.

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Jeffreys, George Jeffreys, -- Baron, 1644 or 5-1689.

Great Britain -- History -- Revolution of 1688.

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Contents

• title page
• TO GEORGE Lord JEFFERIES LATE Lord CHANCELLOUR of England.
• A POEM, TO THE MEMORY OF GEORGE Lord JEFFERIES.
• THE Bloody Assizes: OR, A COMPLEAT HISTORY OF THE LIFE OF GEORGE Lord JEFFERYS.
  • The Dying Speeches, and the Behaviour of some of them, with the Circumstances of their Cases, take as fol∣loweth:
  • The Behaviour of Mr. Smith Constable of Chardstock.
  • The Behaviour and dying Speech of Mr. Joseph Speed of Culliton.
  • An Account of those that suffered at Bridport and Lime.
  • An Account of those Executed at Sherborn.
  • An Account of those Executed at Axminster and Honiton.
  • The Case of Mr. Simon Hamling.
  • The Case of Mr. Tho. Lawrence.
  • A True and Exact List of all them that were Condemned and Suffered in the West, in the Year 1685. Under the Sentence of my Lord Chancellor, then Lord Chief Justice of Eng∣land; with the Names of the Towns where they were Executed.
  • Some Remarkable Passages, with the Dving Prayers of many Eminent Persons who suffered in the West under the cruel Sentence of the late Lord Chancellor, then Lord Chief Justice Jefferys▪ and the most remarkable Circumstances that Attended their Execution, An Account of the behaviour of Coll. Holmes in Lyme, and at the place of his Execution. And his last Prayer.
    • subpart
    • Coll. Holme's Last Prayer.
    • Mr. Christopher Batiscombe, his last Speech and Prayer imediately before he suffered at Lyme 12th of September. 168.
    • Some Passages Relating to Mr. Sampson Larke with his Prayer, at the same time and place when Executed.
  • Capt. Madders last Prayer at the same time and place.
  • The Dying Words of Capt. Kidd, Executed at the same Time and Place.
  • The last Speech of Doct. Temple of Nottingham, at the Place of Execution.
  • A Poem on a Lady that came to my Lord Chief Justice, to beg Mr. Bescombs Life, Sister to one of the Sheriffs in the West, which he deny'd.
  • The Last Speech OF HENRY BODDY, Executed at BATH.
• ADVERTISEMENT.