Public execution in England, 1573-1868

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    • Yetter, Leigh

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Public execution in England, 1573-1868

edited by Leigh Yetter

Pickering & Chatto, 2009

  • : v. 1-4 set
  • v. 1
  • v. 2
  • v. 3
  • v. 4
  • : v. 5-8 set
  • v. 5
  • v. 6
  • v. 7
  • v. 8

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Contents of Works

  • pt. 1:v. 1- Public Execution in England, 1573-1674
  • pt. 1:v. 2- Public Execution in England, 1573-1674
  • pt. 2:v. 3- Public Execution in England, 1675-1777
  • pt. 2:v. 4- Public Execution in England, 1675-1777
  • pt. 3 ; v. 5. Public execution in England, 1778-1868
  • pt. 3 ; v. 6. Public execution in England, 1778-1868
  • pt. 4 ; v. 7. Commentary on capital punishment
  • pt. 4 ; v. 8. Commentary on capital punishment

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: v. 1-4 set ISBN 9781851969425

Description

The execution narrative was a popular genre in early modern England. This facsimile edition draws together a representative selection of texts to show the evolution of the genre from the late sixteenth century to the end of public execution in England nearly 300 years later.

Table of Contents

  • Part I Volume 1 Arthur Golding, A Briefe Discourse of the Late Murther of Master George Saunders (1573)
  • The Manner of the Death and Execvtjon of Arnold Cosbie (1591)
  • The Araignement and Execvtjon of the Late Traytors (1606)
  • 'True Relation of All Such Things as Passed at the Execution of M Garnet' (1606)
  • The Lives, Apprehension, Araignment & Execution of Robert Throgmorton, William Porter, Iohn Bishop (1608)
  • The Araignement & Burning of Margaret Ferne-seede (1608)
  • The Life, Apprehensio[n,] Arraignement, and Execution of Char[les] Covrtney... an[d] Clement Slie (1612)
  • The Murder of Thomas Overbury [1615]
  • The Lieutenant of the Tower his Speech and Repentance [1615]
  • The Bloody Downfall of Adultery, Murder, Ambition, at the end of which are added the Westons, and Mistris Turners last teares, shed for the murder of Sir Thomas Overbury [1615]
  • Franklins Farewell to the World, with his Christian Contrition in Prison, before his Death [c 1615]
  • Pitilesse Mother [1616]
  • Henry Goodcole, A True Declaration of the Happy Conuersion, Contrition,and Christian Preparation of Francis Robinson (1618)
  • Thomas Cooper, The Cry and Reuenge of Blood Expressing the Nature and Haynousness of Wilfull Murther (1620)
  • The Prayer and Confession of Mr Felton [1628]
  • True Relation of a Barbarous and Most Cruell Murther [Com]mitted by one Enoch ap Euan (1633)
  • The Apprentices Warning-piece. Being a Confession of Peter Moore (1641)
  • The Execution of William Waller [1641]
  • A Most True Relation of the Attachment, Life, Death, and Confession of Will Waller (1641)
  • The Confession of a Papist Priest, who was Hanged Drawn and Quartred at Tiburne, for Seducing the Kings People [1641]
  • The Execution of Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford (1641)
  • The Truest Relation of the Earl of Straffords Speech in the Scaffold (1641)
  • A Protestation Against a Foolish, Ridiculous and Scandalous Speech, Pretended to be Spoken by Thomas Wentworth, Late Earle of Strafford (1641)
  • New Matters of Note Made Knowne to this Kingdome (1641)
  • An Exact Relation of the Apprehension, Examination, Execution, and Confession, of Thomas Bullaker (1642) Volume 2 The Confession, Obstinacy, and Ignorance, of Father Bell, a Romish Priest, Wherein is Declared, the Manner of his Tryall, Condemnation, and Execution (1643)
  • The Confession of Thomas Pjts Who Was Execution in Smithfield on Saterday Last ... for Endeavouring to Betray Russell-Hall to the Enemy (1644)
  • The Last Speeches and confession of the Lord Maguire: The Irish Rebell, that Was Hanged at Tyburne, and Drawne, and Quartered [1645]
  • A True and Perfect Relation of the Tryall, Condemning, and Executing of the 24 Prisoners, Who Suffered for Severall Robberies and Burglaries at Tyburn (1649)
  • The Last Speech of Col Eusebius Andrews, Sometimes a Lawyer of Lincolns-Inne, at the Time of his Execution on the Scaffold at Tower-Hill (1650)
  • A True Copy of Sir Henry Hide's Speech on the Scaffold, Immediately before his Execution Before the Exchange (1650)
  • [Richard Watkins], Newes from the Dead, Or a True and Exact Narration of the Miraculous Deliverance of Anne Greene, Who Being Executed at Oxford ... Afterwards Revived and ... is Now Perfectly Recovered (1651)
  • [W Burdet], A Wonder of Wonders Being a Faithful Narrative and True Relation, of One Anne Green, Servant to Sir Tho Reed in Oxfordshire (1651)
  • The Speech and Confession of Capt Brown-Bushel, at the place of Execution ... Together with the Manner of His Tryall and the Articles and Charge Exhibited Against Him (1651)
  • Mr Love His Funeral Sermon, Preached by Himself on the Scaffold on Tower Hill, in the Hearing of Many Thousand People (1651)
  • A True and Exact Copie of Mr Love's Speech and Prayer, Immediately Before His Death, on the Scaffold at Tower-Hill (1651)
  • The Speech of Collonel John Sares, Delivered at the Place of Execution ...With His Protestation that if He Had a Head of Hair as Big as Absolon, and Every Hair as Strong as Sampson, He Would Spend Them All for the Good and Honours of His King (1652)
  • The Speech and Confession of Arthur Knight, and Thomas Laret, at the Places of Execution (1653)
  • The Speech of Mr Arthur Knight of Grays-Inne Gentleman Who Was Executed in the Covent-Garden (1653)
  • Hannam's Last Farewell to the World: Being a Full and True Relation of the Notorious Life and Shameful Death of Mr Richard Hannam, the Great Robber of England (1656)
  • The Speech of Major John Harris at the Place of Execution (1660)
  • A True and Perfect Relation of the Grand Traytors Execution, as at Severall Times They Were Drawn, Hang'd, and Quartered at Charing-crosse, and at Tiburne (1660)
  • The Last Words and Action of John James, at His Execution ...Wherein You Have his Confession and Prayer Under the Gallowes, Immediately Before His Execution (1661)
  • The True and Perfect Speech of John James, a Baptist, and Fift h-Monarchy-Man (1661)
  • The Traytors Pilgrimage from the Tower to Tyeburn: Being a True Relation of the Drawing of William Lord Manson, Sir Henry Mildmay, and Esquire Wallop (1662)
  • The Speech of the Queene of Sluts At her Execntion at Tyburne (1663)
  • The Triumph of Truth in an Exact and Impartial Relation of Col James Turner, which He Imparted to an Intimate Friend a Little Before His Execution [1664]
  • Abraham Jennings, Digitvs Dei, or an Horrid Murther Strangely Detected, Declaring the Suspicion, Apprehending, Appraignment, Tryal, Confession, and Execution of Richard Rogers (1664)
  • Innocency Reprieved, or the Gardner at the Gallows ... Being a True Narrative of a Strange and Admirable Passage of Gods Providence in the Reprieve of Thomas Rivers Gardner (1667)
  • Gods Justice Against Murther, or The Bloudy Apprentice Executed [1668]
  • The Cruel Mother, Being a True Relation of the Bloody Murther Committed by M Cook, Upon Her Dearly Beloved Child (1670) Volume 3 News from Execution-dock, or, the Last Speeches and Confession of the Two Notorious Pirates (1675)
  • An Account of the Particular Crimes, Confessions, Speeches, and Executions of the Prisoners [1676]
  • The Confession and Execution of the Seven Prisoners Suffering at Tyburn (1677)
  • The Execution of Mr Robert Foulks, Late Minister of Stanton-Lacy in Shropshire (1679)
  • The Behaviour and Execution of Robert Green and Laurence Hill (1679)
  • The Speech of Richard Langhorn Esq, at his Execution (1679)
  • Fair Warning from Tybvrn, or the Several Confessions and Executions of the Fifteen Notorious Malefactors that Suffered there on Munday the 8 of March [1680]
  • The True Narrative of the Confession and Execution of the Fifteen Prisoners at Tyburn on Monday the 8th of this Instant March 1679 [1680]
  • A True Copy of the Paper Deliuered by James Clough [1680]
  • The True Confession of Margret Clark (1680)
  • The Last Speech of Edward Fitz-harris, at the Time of his Execution at Tyburn the First of July (1681)
  • Some Short but Necessary Animadversions on the Paper Delivered to Dr Hawkins (1681)
  • The Confession and Execution of Laticia Wigington of Ratclif [1681]
  • An Exact Account of the Manner of the Execution of Algernoon Sidney Esq (1681)
  • A True Account of the Confession and Behaviour of the Three Late Notorious Traytors (1683)
  • A True Narrative of the Confession and Execution of the Three Prisonrs at Tyburn (1683)
  • The Last Dying Speeches, Confession, and Execution of John Stokes, Isaac Davis, Mary Williamson and Alice Paddison (1684)
  • A True Narrative of the Confession and Execution of the Four Prisoners Executed at Tyburn (1684)
  • The Behaviour of Edward Kirk, After his condemnation for Murdering his Wife (1684)
  • An Exact and True Relation of the Behaviour of Edmund Kirk, John Bennet, Morgan Keading and Andrew Hill [1684]
  • A True Paper Delivered by Edmund Kirk (1684)
  • The True Account of the Behaviour and Confessions of the Condemned Criminals in Newgate (1685)
  • An Account of the Manner, Behaviour and Execution of Mary Aubry (1687)
  • The Last Speech and Confession of Edward Altham (1688)
  • A True Account of the Behaviour and Confession of the Nine Criminals (1689)
  • A Full and True Account of the Confession, Behaviour, Last Dying Speeches, and Penitent end of Greenway Feild (1689)
  • The Speech of James Bird (1691)
  • The Last Words of a Dying Penitent (1692)
  • A True Copy of a Letter, Writen by Mr Harrison, in Newgate, to a Near Relation [c 1692]
  • An Account of the Conversation Behaviour and Execution of William Anderton Printer (1693)
  • A True Account of the Behaviour of Mr Francis Newland (1695)
  • An Account of what Passed at the Execution of Sr Will Parkyns and Sir John Friend (1696)
  • A True Copy of the Papers Delivered by Sir John Friend, and Sir William Parkyns to the Sheriff s of London and Middlesex (1696)
  • A True Account of the Dying Behaviour of Ambrose Rookwood, Charles Cranburne, and Major Lowick (1696)
  • An Account of the Execution of Brigadier Rookwood, Major Lowick, and Mr Cranburn at Tyburn (1696)
  • A True Copy of the Paper Delivered by Brigadier Rookwood, to the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex (1696)
  • A True and Impartial Account of the Birth, Parentage, Education, Life and Conversation of Edmund Audley (1698)
  • The True Confession of Mr George Norton (1699)
  • The Ordinary of Newgate his Account of the Behaviour, Confessions, andDying-Words, of John Peter Dramatti (1703)
  • The Confession of John Peter Dramatti, a Frenchman, Executed at Tyburn (1703)
  • P Lorraine, The Ordinary's Account of the Behaviour, Last Dying Speech and Confession of Mr Roger Lowen [1706]
  • The Ordinary's Account of the Life and Conversation, Birth, Parentage and Education of John Herman Bryan (1707)
  • The Whole Life and Conversation, Birth, Parentage and Education of Deborah Churchill (1708)
  • The Ordinary of Newgate his Account of the Behaviour, Confession, and Last Speech of Deborah Churchill [1708]
  • A True Copy of the Paper at large, left by Mrs Deborah Churchill, which she deliver'd at the Place of Execution to a Friend of hers (1708)
  • An Account of the Life, Birth, Death, Parentage, and Conversation, of Mr John Addison (1711)
  • The Whole Tryal, Life and Conversation, Birth, Parentage, and Education, of the Lady Aberganey (1712)
  • The True Copy of the Original Paper Signed by Mr Richard Noble (1713)
  • The Case or Declaration of Nath Parkhurst Gent, who was Executed at Tyburn May the 20th 1715 Written in his own Hand (1715)
  • The Ordinary of Newgate his Account of the Behaviour and Declaration of Nathanael Parkhurst, Esq [1715]
  • A Narrative, or the Ordinary of Newgate's Account of what Passed Between him and James Sheppard (1715)
  • Dying Speech of James Shepheard, who Suff er'd Death at Tyburn (1715)
  • The Ordinary of Newgate his Account of the Behaviours, Confessions, and Last Dying Words of the Malefactors that were Executed at Tyburn [c 1720]
  • The Ordinary of Newgate his Account of the Behaviour, Confessions, and Last Dying Words of the Malefactors that were Executed at Tyburn [1721]
  • The Ordinary of Newgate's Account of the Behaviour, Confession, and last Dying Speech of Matthias Brinsden (1722)
  • The Ordinary of Newgate his Account, of the Behaviour, Confession, and Last Dying Words of the Seven Blacks [1723]
  • The Ordinary of Newgate his Account, of the Behaviour, Confession, and Last Dying Words of the Two Malefactors [1724]
  • The Account of the Behaviour, Confession, and Dying Words, of the Malefactors, who were Executed at Kennington-Common (1735)
  • A Full, True, and Genuine Account of the Uncommon Behaviour of Mr Gill Smith (1738)
  • A Genuine Account of the Lives, Characters, Behaviours, Confessions, and Dying Words of the Six Malefactors that were Executed at Kennington-Common (1739)
  • The Life, Behaviour, Last Dying Words and Confession of Charles Drew, esq [c 1740] News from the Dead, or a Faithful and Genuine Narrative of an Extraordinary Combat Between Life and Death [1740]
  • A Genuine Account of the Behaviours, Confessions, and Dying Words, of the Six Malefactors [1742] Volume 4 James Guthrie, The Ordinary of Newgate, his Account of the Behaviour, Confession, and Dying Words of Abraham Pass (1743)
  • A True Copy of the Papers Wrote by James Maben, who was Executed Saturday, August (1744)
  • Samuel Rossell, A Genuine Account of the Behaviour, Confession, and Dying Words, of the Malefactors, who were Executed at Tyburn [1746]
  • A Genuine Account of the Behaviour, Confession, and Dying Words of Francis Townly, (Nominal) Colonel of the Manchester Regiment, Thomas Deacon, James Dawson, John Barwick, George Fletcher, and Andrew Blood [1746]
  • Authentic Copies of the Letters and Other Papers Delivered, at their Execution, by the Nine Rebels [1746]
  • A Genuine Account of the Lives, Behaviour, Confession and Dying Words of the Five Rebels (1746)
  • The Solemn Declaration of Richard Coleman [1749]
  • A True and Impartial Account of the Behaviour, Confession, and Dying Words of the Four Malefactors [1751]
  • The Only Genuine and Authentic Narrative of the Proceedings of the Late Capt James Lowrey [1752]
  • Copy of what Dr Archibald intended to have delivered to the Sheriff of Middlesex at the Place of Execution [1753]
  • My Christian Brethren! [1755]
  • A Genuine Account of the Life and Actions of William Cannicott (1756)
  • The Genuine Life, Trial, and Dying Words of Eugene Aram (1759)
  • Stephen Roe, The Ordinary of Newgate's Account of the Behaviour, Confession, and Dying Words of Four Malefactors (1760)
  • An Account of the Execution of the Late Laurence Earl Ferrers (1760)
  • The Last Dying Speech (and Last Farewell to the World) of Sarah Metyard [1762]
  • Joseph Moore, The Ordinary of Newgate's Account of the Behaviour, Confession and Dying Words of Elizabeth Brownrigg [1767]
  • Genuine Authentic Narrative of the Life, Trial, and Execution, of Elizabeth Brownrigg (1767)
  • A Genuine Account of the Life, Robberies, Trial and Execution of William Cox (1773)
  • John Villette, A Genuine Account of the Behaviour and Dying-Words of Daniel Perreau and Robert Perreau [1776]
  • John Villette, A Genuine Account of the Behaviour and Dying Words of William Dodd, LLD (1777)
Volume

: v. 5-8 set ISBN 9781851969449

Description

The execution narrative was a popular genre in early modern England. This facsimile edition draws together a representative selection of texts to show the evolution of the genre from the late sixteenth century to the end of public execution in England nearly 300 years later.

Table of Contents

  • Part II Volume 5 The Genuine Memoirs of Joshua Crompton (1778)
  • The Genuine Life, Trial, and Dying Words of the Rev James Hackman [1779]
  • The Last Dying Speech and Confession of all the Malefactors Executed this day at Kennington Common [c.1780]
  • The Last Speech and Confession of William-Meek Meyer [1781]
  • Crimes and Execution of the Five Bloody Robbers, hung at Tyburn [c.1782]
  • Account of the Behaviour and Execution of Ann Baker [after 1783]
  • The Last Dying Speech and Confession ... of the two Unfortunate Malefactors [Peter Declerk and Thomas Hunter] [1784]
  • The Last Dying Speech and Confession of the Unfortunate Malefactors [Patrick Blake and James Haynes] [1786]
  • The Last Dying Speech and Confession of the Six Malefactors, who were Executed at Northampton [1787]
  • The True and Remarkable Lives and Adventures, of David Clarey ... and Catherine Heyland [c.1788]
  • The Last Dying Speech and Confession, of the Unfortunate Malefactors ... [William Coleman, William Osland, and Mrs Phipoe] [1790]
  • The Last Dying Speech and Confession of James Gould [1791]
  • Thomas Tattershall, An Account of Tobias Smith, a Gipsy (1792)
  • The Dying Speech and Full Confession of Benjamin Brett [1794]
  • 'The Execution of Mr Reeves, Mr Wilkinson, and Mr. Adamson ...', The Times (1798)
  • The Last Dying Speech and Confession of Charles Squire [c.1799]
  • The Genuine Life and Extraordinary Adventures of James Turnbull [c.1799]
  • The Last Dying Speech, and Travels of William Walker [c.1800]
  • The Last Dying Speech and Confession [of] William Baldwin [c.1801]
  • 'Execution of Colonel Despard', The Times (1803)
  • Account of Col. Despard and the other 6 State Prisoners, Executed this Morning (1803)
  • The Life of Robert Avery: Who was Executed at Winchester (c.1805)
  • A Dreadful Warning to Disobedient Children [c.1805]
  • 'Execution of the Murderers of Mr Steel', Morning Chronicle (1807)
  • 'Execution', Leeds Mercury (1810)
  • A Warning to all Young Lovers. The Last Dying Speech and Confession of Ann Smith [c.1810]
  • A Full True and Particular Account of the Trial, Sentence & Execution of John Webb [c.1811]
  • The Confession of Percival Cooke and James Tomlinson [1812]
  • 'Execution of D T Myers at Peterborough', Hull Packet and Original Weekly (1812)
  • The Last Dying Words, Behaviour and Confession of D T Myers [1812]
  • 'Execution of John Bellingham', The Times (1812)
  • Brownrigg the Second
  • or the Cruel Stepmother [c.1812]
  • Davies, 'A Brand Plucked out of the Fire' (1813)
  • 'Execution of Massereaux and Nicholson', The Times (1813)
  • An Account of the Happy Death of William Grierson (1813)
  • Particulars of the Execution of Carpenter and Ruddock [1813]
  • 'Execution', Morning Chronicle (1814)
  • The Power of Conscience Exemplified in the Genuine and Extraordinary Confession of Thomas Bedworth (1815)
  • 'The Execution of John Brown, Thos. Jackson, Geo. Booth & John King', Derby Mercury (1817)
  • The Last Awful Moments of John Caffin, a Black who was Executed at the Old Bailey [1817]
  • Particulars of the Last Moments of Dan. Driskyll and James Brian [c.1817]
  • A Full and Particular Account of the Execution of Jeremiah Brandreth, Isaac Ludlam, and Willm. Turner [c.1817]
  • 'Execution of Chennel and Chalcraft for the Murder of Mr. Chennel's Family', The Times (1818)
  • 'Execution of Thomas Hopkinson, for Highway Robbery', Derby Mercury (1819)
  • 'Execution of Abraham Abrahams', The Times (1819)
  • 'Execution of Thistlewood and others for High Treason', Morning Chronicle (1820)
  • 'Execution [of Feely, Eaton, Hunt, Hughes, Goodwin, Scott, Gentle, and Reid]', The Times (1820)
  • 'Reflections on the Execution', The Times (1820)
  • The Last Awful Moments and Dying Confession of Ann Aytry [1820]
  • The Trial and Execution of James Spufford aged 20 yrs [and] Joseph Deeley, aged 18 yrs [c.1820]
  • The Execution of Charles Elliott
  • The Last Sorrowful Lamentations of Fifteen Poor Unfortunate Men ... Amongst them ... a Boy under Nine Years of Age [c.1820]
  • A Warning to Young Men. The Last Awful Moments of Charles Elliott [c.1820]
  • The Last Dying Speech and Confession of Thomas Howard [c.1820] Volume 6 A Particular Account of James Cawthorne [1821]
  • A Particular Account of the Trial and Execution of Ann Barber [c.1821]
  • Dying Speech and Confession of Anne Barber [c.1821]
  • The Last Dying Speeches of the Unfortunate Criminals [Anne Norris, Samuel Hayward and Joseph South] [c.1821]
  • Remarkable Speech of Cadman
  • Executions at Newgate [1821]
  • Account of the Execution of ... John Bingley, William Dutton, and William Batkin [c.1821]
  • An Account of the Crime, Trial, and Execution of Lawson and Currie [1822]
  • 'Execution of Hannah Halley, for the Wilful Murder of her Infant Child', Derby Mercury (1822)
  • Particulars of the Lives, Trials, Behaviour, and Execution of Henry Sanderson ... and of Robert Bamford and Adam Adie [c.1822]
  • A True and Particular Account of Joseph Birkett [c.1822]
  • An Account of the Last Awful Moments of Robert Chilcott (c.1822)
  • 'Confession and Execution of the Assassin Hartley', Trewman's Exeter Flying Post (1823)
  • Some Particulars of the Life, Trials, Behaviour, and Execution of Thomas Roe, and Bejamin Miller (1823)
  • A Full and Particular Account of the Trial and Execution of John Pallet, who took place at Chelmsford [1823]
  • The Life, Character, and Conduct of William Biggs [c.1823]
  • 'Execution of John Thurtell', Morning Chronicle (1824)
  • The Hertfordshire Tragedy
  • or, the Fatal Effects of Gambling (1824)
  • An Account of the Trial and Sentence of John Thurtell and Joseph Hunt (1824)
  • An Account of the Trial, Execution and Dying Behaviour of H Fauntleroy [1824]
  • An Account of the Trial, Execution, and Dying Behaviour of H Fauntleroy, Esq [1824]
  • The Execution and Confession of Young Dale, for the Murder of Mr Wood [c.1824]
  • The Confession of Joseph Dale, who was Executed at Chester [c.1824]
  • Execution of Jas. Weatherill, for the Murder of Mr William Berridge, of Brigg [c.1824]
  • An Account of the Execution of John & Mary Pitchford, at Worwic Castle [c.1824]
  • 'Execution at Newgate - Tuesday, Wood, Harris', Morning Chronicle (1825)
  • An Account of the Horrid Execution of Samuel Brown, who was Cut Down whilst Still Alive, and Hanged a Second Time [c.1825]
  • An Account of the Execution of Elizabeth Simmonds, who Suffered the Extreme Sentence of the Law ... and who was Restored to Life Again [1826]
  • The Last Words, Dying Speech, Confession & Behaviour of John and Joseph Bird, two Brothers (1826)
  • Account of the Execution of Sarah Green, an Interesting Woman, only 17 Years of Age [c.1826]
  • 'Execution', Morning Chronicle (1827)
  • 'Execution at the Old Bailey', Morning Chronicle (1827)
  • 'Conduct, Confession, and Execution of Corder', The Times (1828)
  • 'Conduct, Confession, and Execution', Leeds Mercury (1828)
  • An Account of the Trial & Execution of Wm. Corder, the Murderer (c.1828)
  • 'Execution of Kezia Wescombe & Rich. Quaintance', Trewman's Exeter Flying Post (1829)
  • 'Execution at Chester Saturday', Morning Chronicle (1829)
  • 'Execution of Bishop and Williams for the Murder of the Italian Boy', The Times (1831)
  • The Trial and Execution of the Burkers, for Murdering a Poor Italian Boy (1831)
  • 'Execution of Davis, Gregory, Clark, and Kayes', Bristol Mercury (1832)
  • An Account of the Last Words and Behaviour of the Four Unfortunate Men who were Executed at Bristol [1832]
  • Bristol Execution [1832]
  • 'Execution of Betty Rowland', The Times (1836)
  • 'Execution at Hertford - Effects upon the Crowd', London Dispatch and People's Political and Social Reformer (1839)
  • 'Execution of Courvoisier for the Murder of Lord W Russell', Southern Star and London and Brighton Patriot (1840)
  • Life, Trial, And Execution, Of Francois Benjamin Courvoisier (1840)
  • 'Execution of Blakesley', Morning Chronicle (1841)
  • 'Execution of Blakesley', Examiner (1841)
  • Full Particulars of the Trials and Execution of Jonathan Taylor [c.1842]
  • 'Execution of John Roberts', Preston Chronicle (1844)
  • 'Execution of Roberts, the Poacher', Lloyd's Weekly London Newspaper (1844)
  • Execution of Miss Blandy, Who was Tried at the Assizes, at Oxford [1820-44]
  • 'Execution of Mary Sheming, at Ipswich, for Murder', Ipswich Journal (1845)
  • 'Execution of John Tawell', Examiner (1845)
  • 'Execution of John Tawell', Morning Chronicle (1845)
  • 'Confession and Execution of Catherine Foster', Morning Chronicle (1847)
  • 'Execution of Catherine Foster', Ipswich Journal (1847)
  • W F Wadsworth, An Account of Thomas Malkin, who was Executed at York (1849) 'Execution of Sarah Thomas', Morning Chronicle (1849)
  • 'The Execution at Bristol', Daily News (1849)
  • Execution of Sarah Harriet Thomas (1849)
  • 'Rush's Demeanor in Prison', Manchester Times (1849)
  • 'Execution of Rush', Manchester Times (1849)
  • 'Execution of the Mannings', Daily News (1849)
  • 'Execution of the Convict Keene', Daily News (1852)
  • 'The Execution at Horsemonger-Lane', Daily News (1852)
  • 'Execution of Henry Horler for Murder', Daily News (1853)
  • 'The Execution of a Wife-Murderer', Daily News (1853)
  • 'Execution of Palmer', Era (1856)
  • 'Meeting Respecting Palmer's Execution', Reynold's Newspaper (1856)
  • 'The Execution', Liverpool Mercury (1856)
  • 'Execution of Joseph Shepherd', Manchester Times (1858)
  • 'Execution at York', Liverpool Mercury (1859)
  • 'Execution of Charles and Matthew Wedmore for the Wilful Murder of Sarah Waterman', Bristol Mercury (1861)
  • 'Calcraft after an Execution', Liverpool Mercury (1861)
  • 'Execution at Stafford', Daily News (1862)
  • 'Execution and Confession of one of the Bilston Murderers', Reynolds's Newspaper (1862)
  • 'Murder Will Out', Reynolds's Newspaper (1862)
  • 'Double Executon at Kirkdale Gaol', Liverpool Mercury (1862)
  • 'Phrenological Developments of Taylor', Liverpool Mercury (1862)
  • Henry Moule, Hope Against Hope Illustrated in the Case of the Convict Edwin Preedy (1863)
  • 'Execution at Chester', Liverpool Mercury (1863)
  • 'Execution of the Whittlesea Murderer', Liverpool Mercury (1864)
  • 'Execution of the Whittlesea Murderer', Manchester Times (1864)
  • Execution of James Sargisson for the Murder of John Cooper [1864]
  • 'Execution of Franz Muller Confessed Convict', Liverpool Mercury (1864)
  • 'Muller's Execution', The Times (1864)
  • 'The Execution of Muller', The Times (1864)
  • 'Execution of Southey', Birmingham Daily Post (1866)
  • 'Execution of a Young Man at Manchester', Liverpool Mercury (1866)
  • 'A Night in an Execution Crowd', Reynolds's Newspaper (1866)
  • 'Execution of Bordier', Reynolds's Newspaper (1867)
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  • 'Extraordinary Demonstration in the Metropolis', Daily News (1867)
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