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1671 A True Relation of the Unjust Accusation of a Certain French Gentleman, (Charged With a Robbery, of Which They Were Most Innocent) and the Proceedings Upon it, With Their Tryal and Acquittance in the Court of Kings Bench, in Easter Term Last
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Rebound, Very Scarce
The first edition of this very scarce work.
ESTC citation number R28675.
An account of the endeavours of Denzil Holles to save a group of Frenchmen who were accused of highway robbery.
Holles' attempts to prove the men innocent let to his quarrelling with the Chief Justice Keeling.
Denzil Holles, the 1st Baron Holles, was an English statesmen of the seventeenth century. He was one of the Five Members whose attempted arrest by Charles I led to the English Civil War.
Register runs as [1], B-F4, G2.
Collated, complete.
Bookplate of David Laing Philips to the front paste down.
Condition
Rebound in marbled paper wraps. Externally, smart. Very light edge wear and rubbing to the wraps, with a closed tear to the rear wrap. Bookplate to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age-toned with some spots and handling marks. Chip to the tail of the title page. A little closely trimmed to the head, affecting only the pagination. The occasional ink note to the margins. Repair to leaf F1.
Good
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